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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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AWE Releases Cooling Tower Estimating Model and Guide

Submitted on February 24, 2021

AWE has released its highly-anticipated Cooling Tower Estimating Model (CTEM) and the accompanying guide titled, Taking Inventory: A Guide for Identifying Cooling Towers and Estimating Water Use. The AWE Cooling Tower Estimating Model (CTEM) is an Excel-based tool that provides...

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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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