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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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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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