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2024 promises to be an exciting and productive year for AWE and our members. While many faced challenges in 2023 including drought, contentious water negotiations, and new regulatory environments, there were also innovations and strides forward in the ways we can work together to make every drop of water count. AWE continued to have a critical role in helping to clarify needs, bring problem-solvers together and to evaluate and identify best practices.

June 2023 Update: Earlier this year, AWE’s President & CEO, Ron Burke, published a blog post about the multiple benefits of water efficiency and conservation. Since then, our team has transformed the high points from the blog and transformed it into a one-page fact sheet.

Today the Alliance for Water Efficiency (AWE) released the 2022 U.S. State Policy Scorecard for Water Efficiency and Sustainability (Scorecard), which ranked each U.S. state based on its adoption of laws and policies that advance water efficiency, conservation, sustainability, and affordability.

AWE sent a letter to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation signed by 35 organizations that encouraged the prioritization of water efficiency and demand reductio