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AWE Seeks Applicants for Director of Communications & Policy Position

Submitted on August 30, 2022

General Duties and Responsibilities The Alliance for Water Efficiency (AWE) seeks a dynamic individual to serve in the newly created position of Director of Communications & Policy. The Director will work closely with the President and CEO to manage AWE’s...

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Sign Letter Urging Reclamation to Prioritize Water Efficiency

Submitted on August 23, 2022

AWE is seeking organizations to sign onto a letter to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation encouraging the prioritization of proven water efficiency strategies when deciding how to spend $4 billion recently approved by congress for western drought response as part of...

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AWE Member Day

Submitted on August 22, 2022

New! This year we’ll be bringing together all AWE members for a day of connecting with and learning from your fellow AWE members at the WSI conference. Historically, the agenda has been meetings for each of the three AWE Advisory...

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$4 Billion in Drought Relief Funding in Inflation Reduction Act

Submitted on August 19, 2022

The Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law by President Biden this week, includes $4 billion for drought relief in the western U.S., including the Colorado River Basin (CRB) where the 23rd consecutive year of drought, fueled by climate change, has...

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McHenry County’s Regional Drought Might be Over, but Groundwater Concerns Linger

Submitted on August 2, 2022

By Aaron Dorman This article originally appeared in the Shaw Local News Network's Northwest Herald. The end of an almost two-year drought  in McHenry County hasn’t dampened concerns about municipalities’ drawing down of groundwater. While planners at the county and local level are...

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