2013 U.S. Water Prize – Nomination Deadline Extended!

Are holiday festivities and end-of-the-year chaos stressing you out? If they are, then the U.S. Water Alliance (Alliance) is excited to offer you some relief. The Alliance is happy to announce that we are extending the 2013 U.S. Water Prize nomination deadline to December 31, 2012, 11:59 pm! The U.S. Water Prize recognizes individuals and [...]

Alliance Convened Agriculture and Water Leaders to Discuss Nutrients in MS River

U.S. Water Alliance successfully convened a meeting of agriculture, water, and environmental sector leaders at Wingspread in Racine, Wisconsin, last week to plan a series of dialogues for increased collaboration to reduce excess nutrients in the Mississippi River.  “Nothing is more important right now than finding common ground to protect our water and grow our [...]

Webinar: Hydraulic Fracturing: Beyond Name Calling

The U.S. Water Alliance is launching a four-part webinar series Hydraulic Fracturing: Beyond Name Calling to Real Environmental Protection over the next four months. Register now for the first webinar, Knowing Your Watershed and Assessing Potential Environmental, Economic, and Social Impacts, which will take place on January 15, 2013 from 1:00 – 2:30 pm CST. [...]

Meeting the Demand of the CO River Basin by Tapping into the Missouri River

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced this week the release of a four-year study, authorized by Congress and jointly developed by DOI and the seven Colorado River Basin states, that projects water supply and demand imbalances throughout the Colorado River Basin and adjacent areas over the next 50 years. The study also develops [...]

D.C. Mayor Signs Bill Requiring Tests For Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water

District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray has signed legislation that will require DC Water, the city’s water utility, to test for 30 unregulated contaminants in the district’s drinking water and wastewater effluent. The data collected by DC Water will help further the research and understanding of emerging water quality issues in the District. The results of this [...]

Supreme Court Hears Arguments in L.A. Stormwater Runoff Case

Should Los Angeles County have to get a Clean Water Act permit for urban runoff collecting in channelized river systems it maintains and improves? This is the question that the Supreme Court asked on December 4, 2012, in a high-stakes case involving permits and responsibilities for polluted storm water flowing into the Pacific Ocean. Chief [...]

Drought is Affecting Mississippi River Transport

The drought of 2012 has already caused restrictions on barge traffic up and down the Mississippi River; however, the Army Corps of Engineers has begun to reduce the amount of water reaching the Mississippi River from the upper Missouri River. These actions will further deteriorate vital river traffic. In the balance, the next two months [...]

Submit Your Nominations for the U.S. Water Prize

The deadline for 2013 U.S. Water Prize nominations is fast approaching. Self-nominations and nominations of others are accepted. The Prize recognizes individuals and organizations that have taken the initiative, shown innovation, and contributed to greater water sustainability. Applications should be submitted online. The deadline for nominations is December 7, 2012. Recent Webinar Earlier this month [...]

Alliance Business Advisory Council to Meet at American Water Summit

This week the U.S. Water Alliance’s Business Advisory Council will meet in Chicago at the American Water Summit. The Business Advisory Council is a unique collection of private sector, water, wastewater, financing, manufacturing, environmental engineering and consulting organizations. Through the Council, the Alliance gathers suggestions on ways to spur innovation in technology and regulation, advance [...]

Leadership Conference Drives Collaboration

“What our planet needs today is a Force Multiplier,” urges Dan Bena, Senior Director for Global Sustainable Development, PepsiCo, in his keynote address.  “The only multiplier effect that is capable of producing those kinds of results is a word that literally means creating a whole greater than the sum of its parts: collaboration.”  In a [...]