Consumer Outreach Features, Insights, and Analysis
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Water Is Health
3/22/2022
World Water Day both celebrates clean water and reminds us that 2 billion people live without access to it. Safe drinking water is one of the most fundamental elements of health — healthy water keeps people healthy; sick water makes people sick.
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Environmental Racism In America: How It’s Affecting Vulnerable Communities
3/10/2022
The history of decisions that have led to environmental pollution, with impact on some more than others, calls for corrective measures to atone for the injustice.
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The US Water Alliance Recovering Stronger Team Releases Report On Community-Driven Water Utility Consolidations And Partnerships
2/22/2022
The US Water Alliance and partners just released a report entitled Catalyzing Community-Driven Utility Consolidations and Partnerships. Based on an in-depth stakeholder process as part of the Alliance’s Recovering Stronger initiative, the report examines strategies, tactics, and resources for community-driven consolidations and partnerships in the state of California. Though focused on California, this report reveals lessons and ideas that can spark similar dialogues and progress in communities across the nation.
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The Age Of Aquarius
2/14/2022
The cast of Hair seemed to know the start date of the Age of Aquarius — "when the moon is in the seventh house and Jupiter aligns with Mars" — though astrologers have argued for centuries about when the sun would be lined up with the constellation of the water carrier and signal the start of an era of enlightenment.
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Water Is Life
1/21/2022
In the Beginning, there was water. The first couple of lines of the Bible describe a newly formed earth covered in water, a swirling deep. From there, the rest of creation emerged.
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Are You A Water Player? Be The Brand.
1/4/2022
Leading innovators in the water industry share tips on creating strong branding for water companies and their personnel.
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Millions Of Americans Struggle To Pay Their Water Bills — Here’s How A National Water Aid Program Could Work
12/2/2021
Running water and indoor plumbing are so central to modern life that most Americans take them from granted. But these services aren’t free, and millions struggle to afford them. A 2019 survey found that U.S. households in the bottom fifth of the economy spent 12.4 percent of their disposable income on water and sewer services. News reports suggest that for low-income households, this burden has increased during the pandemic.
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Using Artificial Intelligence To Reduce Response Times
11/1/2021
Public works operations and water utility personnel are now using AI-enabled insight to better serve their communities and save money.
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Connecting Every Drop: Are Your Water-Loss And Conservation Efforts Up To Date?
10/8/2021
A new, peer-reviewed study published on Nature.com confirms what water utilities know and confront every day — water scarcity is already a problem, and its growth is forcing action now. Here are tangible steps that can be taken to meet current and future challenges.
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Telling Water's Story; Selling Your Story
9/7/2021
Why good storytelling is important for improving the state of municipal water service.