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Lack of Water Efficiency Funding Undercuts Fight Against Drought

Submitted on May 26, 2021

The following op-ed by Ron Burke and Mary Ann Dickinson was originally published in The Hill on May 25, 2021.  With the current drought already impacting over 90 million  people in the U.S. and with water scarcity likely to get worse because...

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Water Efficiency Watch – May 2021

Submitted on May 18, 2021

In this issue of Water Efficiency Watch: American West Prepares for Drought Water Data Breakthrough – Flume Introduces Quarterly Household Water Use Index Promising Water Investments in Proposed Infrastructure Bill AWE Launches First-Ever Cooling Tower Estimating Model A Review of...

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White House Announces Infrastructure/Jobs Plan – Promising Investments for Water Efficiency

Submitted on April 1, 2021

Yesterday the White House announced its American Jobs Plan with a focus on economic development and job creation through infrastructure investment. AWE and its member organizations are currently analyzing the plan and working with congress and Biden administration officials to...

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Water Efficiency Watch – March 2021

Submitted on March 10, 2021

In this Issue of Water Efficiency Watch: AWE Hires Ron Burke as President and CEO AWE Releases Cooling Tower Estimating Model and Guide Ron Voglewede Appointed to Michigan Council on Climate Solutions WSI 2021 Legal Appeal of DOE Rulemakings AWWA...

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AWE Hires Ron Burke as President and CEO

Submitted on March 4, 2021

The Alliance for Water Efficiency (AWE) is excited to announce the hiring of Ron Burke as its new President and CEO. After spending the first twenty years of his career working on environmental policy and programs for nonprofits, the U.S. ...

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