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AWE Files Federal Legal Appeals to Protect Efficiency Standards for Showerheads, Clothes Washers and Dryers

Submitted on January 28, 2021

Environment America , U.S. PIRG  and the Alliance for Water Efficiency have filed two appeals to protect federal efficiency standards for showerheads , clothes washers, and dryers . The suits challenge two new Department of Energy rules. One rule  changes the definition of a...

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Welcome Two New Board Members for 2021

Submitted on January 13, 2021

AWE is excited to announce the addition of two new Directors to our Board. Julie Hernandez-Tomlin is the first woman to serve as First Deputy Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Water Management (DWM). With 22 years of water utility...

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Water Efficiency Watch – January 2021

Submitted on January 13, 2021

In this issue of Water Efficiency Watch: Department of Energy Issues Final Rules That Slash Efficiency Standards AWE and Water & Planning Network Host a Webinar Welcome to Two New AWE Board Members! New Category of G480 Verification Open Channel...

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Department of Energy Final Rules Slash Efficiency Standards

Submitted on December 16, 2020

​The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)  announced a final rule yesterday that adopts a revised definition for "showerhead," and separate definitions for "body spray" and "safety shower showerhead". These products are exempt from current efficiency standards, meaning that the shower...

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Water Efficiency Watch – November 2020

Submitted on November 6, 2020

In this Issue of Water Efficiency Watch: AWE Files Comments on Proposed DOE Showerhead and Clothes Washer Regulations Executive Order on Water Infrastructure Learning Landscapes Grant Awardees AWE Webinar with Vessel the Leak Detecting Dog CalWEP Peer to Peer AWE...

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