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Water Efficiency Watch – February 2019

Submitted on June 26, 2019

In this issue of Water Efficiency Watch… AWE Outdoor Water Savings Research Initiative – Project 2 Released – Landscape Transformation – Impacts and Attitudes   WaterSense to Review Five Major Product Specifications   WaterSense Issues Notice to Label Swimming Pool Covers  Historic...

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32 Congressional Reps Ask for Water Conservation Rebates to be Tax Exempt

Submitted on June 7, 2019

Update: The Alliance for Water Efficiency has been working hard, along with a number of other organizations, to get an amendment to the tax code to make water conservation rebates exempt from federal income tax. On Friday, December 11, 2015,...

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AWE Seeks Tax-Exempt Status for Water Conservation Rebates

Submitted on June 7, 2019

The Alliance for Water Efficiency is urging a change in federal tax law so that rebates and credits for water conservation and green infrastructure projects remain tax-free for recipients.  In response to urging from key lawmakers, AWE has suggested that...

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Speaker Announced for AWE Annual Meeting & Reception in Las Vegas

Submitted on June 6, 2019

AWE is pleased to announce that at its annual member meeting and reception in Las Vegas on October 6, 2015 the featured speaker will be Brian Richter, Chief Scientist for the Global Water Program of The Nature Conservancy, President of Sustainable Waters—a global...

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AWE and SFPUC Win Imagine H2O Water Policy Challenge

Submitted on June 6, 2019

Imagine H2O™ today announced the results of its inaugural California Water Policy Challenge. The initiative, which seeks to advance the market for water innovation through forward-thinking policy, attracted over one hundred submissions from academia, the private sector, government entities and NGOs....

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