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Education Resources
We’ve compiled a list of recommended resources to keep you up-to-date with the water industry.
- Learn about the Watersense partnership program sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to encourage the use of water efficient products and programs.
- Read about a huge variety of water topics at the Environmental Protection Agency.
- Sustainability and our nation’s water infrastructure is the topic of this EPA section. Find tools to help shift the utility management model beyond compliance to sustainability and improved performance.
- The Energy-Water Nexus: the production of energy requires large volumes of water while the treatment and distribution of water is equally dependent upon readily available, low-cost energy. Read the report to Congress that outlines the interdependence of energy and water and the challenge the U.S. faces as the population continues to increase.
- View information, ideas, resources and connections for those working on climate-related water issues in the United States, from the River Network.
- Save energy by saving water; reduce GHG emissions by saving water.
- What are greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions? Take a short course.
- "Water and Sustainability" is one of the Pacific Institute’s three main programs of research.
Keep current on water technologies, policies, issues and trends:
- Alliance for Water Efficiency
- Irrigation Association
- American Water Works Association
- American Water Works Association Research Foundation
- Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses (ACSP)
- Water Environment Federation
- Water Environment Research Foundation
- Alliance for Advanced Metering and Data Management Solutions, Utilimetrics
- Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA)
- National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA)
- Cooling Technology Institute
- Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)
- Edison Electric Institute (EEI):
- Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
- American Gas Association (AGA)
- American Society of Irrigation Consultants
- Alliance to Save Energy
- American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) - California Energy Commission
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Reducing Apparent Water Losses through Meter Typing (PDF)
Accelerating Sustainability: Combining On-site Renewables and Energy Efficiency to Fuel Economic, Environmental and Social Progress (PDF)
Funding Options and Financial Incentives for On-site Renewable Energy Projects (PDF)
Performance Contracting for Green Projects (PDF)
Accelerating Sustainability: Combining On-site Renewables and Energy Efficiency to Fuel Economic, Environmental and Social Progress (PDF)
Funding Options and Financial Incentives for On-site Renewable Energy Projects (PDF)
Performance Contracting for Green Projects (PDF)
