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Celebrating Retiring Members – Spring 2026

Submitted on March 3, 2026

  Laura Wing, Senior Water Resources Administrator, City of Thornton Colorado Celebrating 32 years contributing to Water Efficiency and Conservation Congratulations to Laura Wing on her 32-year career dedicated to serving Thornton’s water customers! Thanks to Laura’s vision and execution,...

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Call for Abstracts Now Open

Submitted on January 28, 2026

Submit an abstract for the 4th Annual Water Efficiency & Conservation Symposium and help shape a dynamic, inclusive, and action-oriented program. We’re looking for proposals featuring practical research, hands-on learning, core industry topics, and emerging challenges or innovations. Core topics...

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Support Funding for WaterSense, NIST Plumbing Research Act: Congressional Sign-on Letters

Submitted on January 13, 2026

Alliance for Water Efficiency and partner organizations are organizing sign on letters in support of full funding for the EPA WaterSense Program (Letter Here) and the NIST Plumbing Research Act (Letter Here). WaterSense is a highly successful, voluntary public-private partnership...

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AWE Opposes “Shower Act” Aimed at Weakening Efficiency Standard

Submitted on January 13, 2026

In May 2025, the Department of Energy adopted a rule intended to roll back the federal showerhead efficiency standard to allow multiple nozzles per showerhead, with each nozzle meeting the standard of 2.5 gallons per minute. Thus, a 3-nozzle showerhead,...

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Water Efficiency Watch – December 2025

Submitted on December 15, 2025

In this issue... AWE Organizational Updates 2026 Symposium Program & Research Updates Policy Updates Member Spotlight News Briefs AWE Organizational Updates Welcome, Joan Hughes, AWE’s New Director of Programs & Research We are thrilled to have Joan join AWE as...

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