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US Water Alliance Announces US Water Prize 2018 Winners

July 10, 2018

Hampton Roads Sanitation District, Intel, DIGDEEP, Yahara WINS, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, and journalist Dan Egan win in six categories for exceptional One Water work. | More >

LA Times: For millions of Americans, lack of access to water isn't just a drought problem

March 23, 2018

Water poverty affects nearly 1.6 million people in the United States, but it remains a stubbornly invisible crisis. Before widespread solutions can be rolled out, however, we need to know who exactly is getting by without the taps and the toilets the rest of us take for granted. But such granular data simply doesn't exist. | More >

ENR: Water Tunnel Business 'Exploding' as Technology Reduces Risk and Cost

March 21, 2018

Tunnels are being built around the country to reduce overflows and keep stormwater and wastewater from polluting natural bodies of water.  | More >

KJZZ: Water Infrastructure On The Local And National Level

March 16, 2018

Radhika Fox, CEO of the US Water Alliance, joins KJZZ radio station in Phoenix to discuss the One Water for America Policy Framework.  | More >

Report focuses on water equity and infrastructure in Great Lakes region

March 7, 2018

The U.S. Water Alliance, in a report released today, called for government at all levels to focus investment on water infrastructure with an emphasis on water equity related to economically disadvantaged communities in the Great Lakes region. | More >

Words On Water: Tony Parrott on a Utility’s Economic Impact

February 28, 2018

Tony Parrott, Executive Director of Louisville County Metropolitan Sewer District joins WEF to discuss the economic impact of investing in water infrastructure on their podcast channel.  | More >

ArtPlace America and US Water Alliance Announce a New Partnership to Deploy Arts and Cultural Strategies to Advance Solutions to Our Nation's Water Challenges

February 16, 2018

ArtPlace America and the US Water Alliance launch a new partnership that will bring together water experts and arts and cultural leaders to foster collaboration on our nation's thorniest water challenges.  | More >

Seven Ideas for Fixing Water in the United States

January 17, 2018

The U.S. Water Alliance heard from 500 people in the water sector about the nation’s water challenges and solutions and distilled conversations down to seven key ideas.  | More >

ARCHITECT: On the Progress and Promise of Water Reuse

January 8, 2018

Building codes and regulations are changing—slowly—to accommodate systems that support the capture and reuse of graywater and blackwater. | More >

Esty Announces Creation of New Bipartisan Congressional Infrastructure Caucus

October 27, 2017

Rep. Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) announced the formation of a new, bipartisan Congressional Infrastructure Caucus to focus on investment in the nation’s outdated roads, bridges, rails, airports, transit, wastewater systems, and drinking water.  | More >