Submitted on August 27, 2021
On August 10, the U.S. Senate passed a bi-partisan infrastructure bill with $400M (over 5 years) in new funding for western states water efficiency through the Bureau of Reclamation’s Water Smart grant program. AWE’s lobbying in DC, including a sign-on...
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The federal government declared a water shortage for Lake Mead and the Colorado River, meaning that individual states will have water allocations cut starting in January. This first-ever shortage declaration for the Colorado River comes after Lake Mead, the largest...
Read More >>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...
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