Submitted on August 3, 2021
Today the Alliance for Water Efficiency (AWE) once again praised the Department of Energy (DOE) for proposing to undo Trump-era rules that slashed efficiency standards. The previous Administration’s DOE created separate “product classes” for dishwashers, clothes washers, and dryers that...
Read More >>Submitted on July 16, 2021
Today the Alliance for Water Efficiency (AWE) praised a Department of Energy (DOE) proposal to reverse changes to the federal definition of showerhead made under former President Trump that would have skirted federal standards adopted in 1994 that required showerheads...
Read More >>Submitted on July 16, 2021
In this issue of Water Efficiency Watch: WaterSmart Innovations Conference and AWE Meetings AWE Launches Pilot Program for Whole-Home Flow Monitoring Devices and Smart Irrigation Controllers AWE Sends Letter Asking for Water Efficiency Funding New G480 Water Conservation Standard AWE...
Read More >>Submitted on July 6, 2021
The Alliance for Water Efficiency (AWE) has released two Requests for Proposals for nationwide (excluding California) direct distribution pilot programs covering whole-home flow monitoring devices and smart irrigation controllers. Building on the success of other state and regional direct distribution...
Read More >>Submitted on July 2, 2021
On July 1st the U.S. House of Representatives passed the $715 billion INVEST in America Act, with funding for transportation and water infrastructure. Although this bill does not include new water efficiency grant funding that AWE has recommended, it does include significant...
Read More >>
