Upstream Winning

Improving and sustaining watersheds and communities always needs some upstream thinking and doing. This year’s 3 winners of the U.S. Water Prize are succeeding in different ways and contexts but all share a willingness to think outside the “box”– whether the box is a county line, a factory fence, or a bureau boundary. The Freshwater [...]

2013 U.S. Water Prize Winners Announced

(Washington, D.C.) February 26, Along the Reflecting Pool between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial, the U.S. Water Alliance announced the 2013 winners of the coveted U.S. Water Prize: Onondaga County, NY, for its program to “Save the Rain” and embrace green infrastructure solutions to wet weather problems; The Freshwater Trust for its collaborative [...]

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 [...]

Forests & Faucets, Wetlands & Waterworks

Earth Day and U.S. Water Prize celebrations remind me that some of the most important things we can do for water are above the intake and beyond the outfall–sometimes many miles above and beyond the man-made infrastructure systems. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recognizes this and its “Forests to Faucets” project, is doing something about [...]

2012 U.S. Water Prize Winners Honored

WINNING HEARTS, MINDS, AND THE U.S. WATER PRIZE – CEREMONY HONORS INNOVATORS, INTEGRATORS & EDUCATORS FOR WATER SUSTAINABILITY (Washington D.C.) Commemorating Earth Day, the U.S. Water Alliance presented six outstanding organizations the 2012 U.S. Water Prize in a ceremony attended by 300 U.S. water leaders.  “Water needs champions” noted Ben Grumbles, president of the Alliance.  [...]

2012 U.S. Water Prize Winners to be Celebrated

The winners of the U.S. Water Alliance’s 2012 U.S. Water Prize will be honored in a special ceremony on Monday, April 23, 2012, at the Washington Marriott Hotel in Washington, D.C.  National water and environmental leaders will attend the celebration. Each recipient will receive a handcrafted, water-inspired, ceramic art work commissioned from internationally acclaimed potter [...]

March Madness and the Sweet Six

This busy time of year means more than just the beginning of Spring and the madness of NCAA basketball: It’s a time to commemorate water and its champions locally and globally, including our very own six winners of the U.S. Water Prize. The U.S. Water Alliance (Alliance) created and launched the U.S. Water Prize in [...]

2012 U.S. Water Prize Winners Announced

Download The U.S. Water Alliance announced winners today of the 2012 U.S. Water Prize for watershed-based approaches toward water sustainability.  “These six water champions are showing America how to innovate, integrate, and educate for water sustainability and economic success,” explained Alliance President Ben Grumbles. U.S. Water Prize winners by alphabetical order are PepsiCo Frito-Lay, Milwaukee [...]

Nominate Today – 2012 U.S. Water Prize

An The U.S. Water Alliance (Alliance) is accepting nominations for the 2012 U.S. Water Prize. The Prize recognizes individuals and institutions that have taken the initiative, shown innovation, and contributed to greater water sustainability. Applications should be submitted via the website www.USWaterPrize.org. The deadline for nomination is December 7, 2011. Launched in 2010, the U.S. [...]

LA Mayor Villaraigosa Accepts U.S. Water Prize

Download (Washington D.C.) The Honorable Mayor Villaraigosa of Los Angeles accepted the 2011 U.S. Water Prize from the U.S. Water Alliance this morning at a meeting of the LA Chamber of Commerce.  “Los Angeles is connecting the dots and drops to show the nation how integrated resource planning, from sanitation to transportation, can save water [...]