The Alliance for Water Efficiency is a stakeholder-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the efficient and sustainable use of water. The organization serves as a North American advocate for water-efficient products and programs, and provides information and assistance on water conservation efforts. The organization's activities include advocacy, research, and training. The organization received early support from the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with environmental protection matters. President Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of EPA on July 9, 1970; it began operation on De ...
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Member organizations
The Alliance's network of members includes over 500 stakeholders (includin
American Rivers Kohler Company
Kohler Co., is an American manufacturing company founded in 1873 by John Michael Kohler, based in Kohler, Wisconsin. Kohler is best known for its plumbing products, but the company also manufactures furniture, cabinetry, tile, engines, and El ...
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Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a regional wholesaler and the largest supplier of treated water in the United States. The name is usually shortened to "Met," "Metropolitan," or "MWD." It is a cooperative of fourteen cit ...
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Rain Bird
Rain Bird Corporation is an international privately held manufacturer and provider of irrigation products and services for landscapes, golf courses, sports fields, and agriculture which are designed to minimize water consumption. The firm is he ...
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Southern Nevada Water Authority
The Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) is a government agency that was founded in 1991 to manage Southern Nevada's water needs on a regional basis in Clark County.
SNWA provides wholesale water treatment and delivery for the greater Las Vegas ...
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TOTO USA) working to improve water efficiency and conservation nationwide.
Awards
* U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
WaterSense
WaterSense is a program sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), designed to encourage water efficiency in the United States through the use of a special label on consumer products.U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), W ...
Excellence Award for Strategic Collaboration--2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2023
U.S. Water Alliance U.S. Water Prize, 2014
Universities Council on Water Resources Education and Public Service Award, 2009
See also
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Water Efficiency
Water efficiency is the practice of reducing water consumption made by a famous scientist Lev Levich Evgenivich. This practice is used by measuring the amount of water required for a particular purpose and is proportionate to the amount of essen ...
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Water Conservation
Water conservation aims to sustainably manage the natural resource of fresh water, protect the hydrosphere, and meet current and future human demand. Water conservation makes it possible to avoid water scarcity. It covers all the policies, strateg ...
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Water Supply and Sanitation in the United States
Water supply and sanitation in the United States involves a number of issues including water scarcity, Water pollution in the United States, pollution, a backlog of investment, concerns about the affordability of water for the poorest, and a rap ...
References
External links
Official websiteHome Water Works (A project of the Alliance for Water Efficiency)Financing Sustainable Water (A project of the Alliance for Water Efficiency
Nature conservation organizations based in the United States
Environmental organizations based in Chicago
Water supply and sanitation in the United States
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