Publications
Below is a limited selection of downloadable publications by AWE and others.
***Note: This page contains a limited sampling of AWE-authored publications. For a complete list of our work, see the Our Work page in the IMPACT section.***
Topics: Utility Water Loss Control, Water and Land Use Planning, Water Conservation Programs, Planning, & Evaluation
Publication Date: December 12, 2017
The Alliance for Water Efficiency (AWE) and the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) have released a five-year update to the 2012 Water Efficiency and Conservation State Scorecard: An Assessment of Laws and Policies. As with the 2012 State Scorecard, the 2017 update reviewed, scored, graded states for laws supporting water conservation and efficiency. In addition, the 2017 report added a new component for climate resiliency planning and performed a parallel evaluation, scoring, and grading process.
Though based on a 16-question survey, the 2017 update is an expansion of the 2012 edition; the...
Topics: Communication and Education, Water and Land Use Planning
Publication Date: December 5, 2017
The Alliance for Water Efficiency (AWE) has prepared a position paper titled, Transforming Water: Water Efficiency as Infrastructure Investment. The paper quantitatively examines the short-term economic growth impacts of water efficiency investments, specifically in terms of job creation, income, GDP, national output, water savings, and other benefits. For example:
Economic output benefits would range between $2.5 and $2.8 billion per billion dollars of direct investment.
GDP benefits would range between $1.3 and $1.5 billion per billion dollars of investment.
Employment...
Topics: Water and Energy, Water and Land Use Planning
Publication Date: May 2, 2014
An Energy 20/20 White Paper--The Energy-Water Nexus: Interlinked Resources That Are Vital For Economic Growth and Sustainability is the fourth in a series of Energy 20/20 White Papers.
Topics: Water and Energy, Water and Land Use Planning
Publication Date: July 9, 2013
This investigation seeks to inform governmental officials and researchers about research related to the relationship and trade-offs between water and energy resources in the United States and where further efforts can aid in advancing sustainable practices.
The report identifies specific recommendations for research which will accelerate collaboration and integrated approaches to managing water and energy resources. Several key recommendations include:
Collect embedded energy in water data to determine the impact nationally of energy use in the water sector.
Conduct detailed...
Topics: Water and Land Use Planning
Publication Date: December 1, 2012
The Final Report, which documents the Study’s progress through January 31, 2011. In June 2013, new versions of the reports were posted. No technical changes were made to the documents, but slight formatting modifications were incorporated to facilitate document printing and for compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which ensures accessibility of information to people with disabilities.
Learn more here.