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New Study Demonstrates Importance of Federal Water Efficiency Standards

Submitted on June 25, 2026

The results of a newly released study from the Water Research Foundation demonstrate that proposals to weaken federal water efficiency standards are misguided. The study offers some of the clearest evidence yet that these standards are delivering exactly what they were intended to do: reduce water use,...

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AWE Releases Data Center Primer for Water Service Providers

Submitted on June 23, 2026

The Alliance for Water Efficiency, in partnership with Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District, has released A Data Center Primer for Water Service Providers to help water utilities and other water practitioners engage more...

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California Water Service Earns Platinum-Level Recognition for Implementation of the AWWA G480 Water Conservation and Efficiency Program Standard

Submitted on June 15, 2026

We were proud to recognize the Cal Water team last week at California Water Efficiency Partnership's Peer to Peer Conference in Napa. As the first AWE member to achieve this recognition under the newly updated AWWA G480-25 standard, Cal Water...

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AWE and Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy Launch Colorado River Basin Water Efficiency Network

Submitted on June 11, 2026

The new Colorado River Basin Water Efficiency Network (CRB Network) recently held its inaugural kick off meeting, bringing together an inaugural cohort of 40+ water service providers as well as local and state land use and water planning agencies committed...

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Farewell from Kelly

Submitted on May 15, 2026

Dear Members, It’s been a joy to call AWE home for the past three and a half years. However, even the best things come to an end and I wanted to take a moment to share that I’ll be transitioning...