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The US Water Alliance awarded waterloop with the US Water Prize for Outstanding One Water Communications in 2023.

waterloop was awarded the US Water Prize 2023 for Outstanding One Water Communications by the US Water Alliance. Founder Travis Loop accepted the award and spoke about his background in journalism, purpose of the media, and gratitude for the positive work of water professionals.

Water management is critical and challenging for Navajo Nation, which spreads across 27,000 square miles of the arid Southwest. In this episode, Crystal Tulley-Cordova, Principal Hydrologist for the Navajo Nation Department of Water Resources, shares her experiences and observations, including how climate change is impacting the landscape. She discusses the…

Katie Rosenberg of the City Of Wausau: City is using a Community-Based Public-Private Partnership to replace 8,000 lead lines in five years for $80 million. The approach, led by Community Infrastructure Partners, will improve speed, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and equity. More: https://lnkd.in/g9JnUYzG #water #waternews #watersolutions #watermanagement #waterutilities #IIJA #waterinfrastructure

This is an epilogue to the series The PFAS Puzzle: Lessons From A Contaminated Fear. The chemicals were dumped in the North Carolina river for nearly 40 years before being discovered. The series explores how a community responds when it is the epicenter of PFAS pollution. In this episode, waterloop…

Lisa Sorg of NC Newsline: Chemours can import up to 4 million pounds of PFAS to North Carolina from the company's Netherlands facility over the next year, according to an EPA letter authorizing the shipments. Story: https://lnkd.in/ei--tWgx Follow-up: https://lnkd.in/dc5KqiBe #water #pfas #waternews #pollution #environment

Husky Stadium at the University of Washington showcases the significant impact large sports venues can have on safeguarding local water resources and promoting sustainability within their communities. During a major renovation, rigorous measures were taken to capture and treat all construction runoff on-site. To protect the local salmon population, water…

Scott Bryan of Imagine H2O: Startups are invited to apply by November 1 for the 2024 Accelerator program that provides the resources to develop their solutions, commercialize their technologies, and enter new markets. More at https://www.imagineh2o.org/accelerator/ #water #watermanagement #watersolutions #waternews #entrepreneurs

Mark Olalde of ProPublica: Unearthed records shed new light on Western states’ vocal opposition in the 1950s to tribes claiming their share of the Colorado River. Today, many are still fighting to secure water. Story: https://www.propublica.org/article/states-tribes-water-rights-history-repeating-itself #water #waternews #watermanagement #tribal #coloradoriver

There is tremendous potential in onsite reuse, where a building’s greywater, wastewater, or stormwater is treated and used again at the same location. To raise awareness of this technology, a beer was brewed using water recycled by an onsite system at a San Francisco apartment building. The OneWater Brew and…

Robert Strand of World Water Film Festival: The submission period for the 2024 World Water Film Festival is now open and closes December 31. Selected films will be shown next spring at a main event in New York City and satellite events around the world. Learn more: https://worldwaterff.org #water #waterloop…

Mae Stevens of the American Business Water Coalition: The low-income household water assistance program that helps people in need to pay utility bills is expiring. There is a push to extend funding until a permanent program is established at EPA. More: https://lnkd.in/gWQtnjqJ #water #waternews #watersolutions #waterutilities #waterinfrastructure #h2ominutenews #sdg6

Historic levels of funding are available to replace lead service lines across the United States. But thousands of water systems are so small they lack the staff expertise and capacity needed to identify, apply for, and manage funds. That’s why there is a massive push to expand and deploy technical…

Historic levels of funding are available to replace lead service lines across the United States. But thousands of water systems are so small they lack the staff expertise and capacity needed to identify, apply for, and manage funds. That’s why there is a massive push to expand and deploy technical…

Kabir Thatte of DigDeep Water: A new collective called Vessel has launched to build a unified domestic WASH sector to drive change for the 2.2 million Americans without access to basic water or wastewater services. More: https://www.vesselcollective.us #water #watermanagement #watersolutions #wash #sdg6 #waternews