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Submitted on July 5, 2019
19-7 #81 Water Efficiency Watch July 2019 - Nevada passes water efficiency legislation in response to AWE scorecard, U.S. Chamber joins effort to secure WaterSense funding and tax-free rebates, Newsletter founder and editor Peter Mayer steps down after 18 years, AWE member spotlight on the city of Sacramento, AWE member news, and much more.
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Submitted on July 1, 2019
AWE has scheduled this year’s in-person committee and annual member meetings to be held on Tuesday, October 1 in Las Vegas, NV.
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Submitted on May 2, 2019
19-5 #80 Water Efficiency Watch May 2019 - WaterSense on the chopping block again; WaterSense new home specification; Illinois conservation funding; American Water Works Association Water Science; Imperial Irrigation District sues to stop the Drought Contingency Plans; New AWE report on water loss policies; Southern Nevada Water Authority rebates home leak detection devices; AWE member news; and much more.
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Submitted on February 20, 2019
19-1 #79 WEW February 2019 - AWE Landscape Transformation Study released with major findings; WaterSense to review five major specifications; WaterSense pool cover Notice of Intent; Colorado River; AWE Colorado River State Scorecard; Melissa Elliott elected president of American Water Works Association; and much more.
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Submitted on August 27, 2018
Are Los Angeles ratepayers better off by conserving water over the long term? That’s the question explored in a new study released by the California Water Efficiency Partnership and Alliance for Water Efficiency in partnership with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
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Submitted on February 28, 2017
In the wake of flat or falling sales revenues, many a water (and energy) utility have turned to the idea of raising fixed charges. This might seem logical, given that water services require substantial fixed infrastructure costs; that is, they are particularly capital intensive. Monopolies are drawn to the idea of loading more costs on less price elastic usage, and welfare economics lends some support to this strategy (the inverse elasticity rule or Ramsey pricing). From a utility’s viewpoint, fixed charges look like a great deal. They primarily reduce revenue risk, shielding finances from...
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Submitted on February 29, 2016
Utilities nationwide are facing incredible costs to upgrade aging and inadequate infrastructure and address challenges related to drinking water, wastewater, and storm water management - estimated at $600 billion by the EPA or up to $1 trillion by AWWA.
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Submitted on October 20, 2015
Mary Ann Dickinson, President and CEO of the Alliance for Water Efficiency, presents the opening keynote address at the 2015 WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition.
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Submitted on March 15, 2013
Every water provider faces a unique set of circumstances that determine whether or not water efficiency programs will be cost-effective. What works for one water utility may or may not work for another. This is particularly true in regard to current and future costs of providing water service that can potentially be reduced, deferred, or avoided by actively reducing water demand.
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