Airdrop – Wins James Dyson Award

The 2011 James Dyson Award has been awarded to Edward Linacre of Melbourne, Australia for his Airdrop irrigation system — a device capable of transforming drought-ridden areas into fertile farmland. The James Dyson Award is an international student design award running in 18 countries. It’s run by the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson’s charitable trust, [...]

U.S. Water Prize

Monday, May 9, in a ceremony before more than 250 people, the Clean Water America Alliance presented the 2011 U.S. Water Prize to five organizations reflecting the diversity of America. Each winner sets a shining example for innovating, integrating, and collaborating to sustain America’s liquid assets: The City of Los Angeles, Milwaukee Water Council, National [...]

MSNBC – Alliance President Ben Grumbles on Hydraulic Fracturing

An interview with Clean Water America Alliance President Ben Grumbles on hydraulic fracturing with MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan

World Water Act Heads for the House

The U.S. House of Representatives may vote soon on the Paul Simon World Water Act (H.R. 2030/S. 624). The Act, which was passed by the U.S. Senate on September 20, 2010, seeks safe access to water for over a 100,000,000 people worldwide. The Chronicle’s Group has just released a short film, co-sponsored by the Clean [...]

Veolia Unveils Water Impact Index

Veolia Water North America (Veolia) recently unveiled the Water Impact Index, the first indicator enabling a comprehensive assessment of the impact of human activity on water resources. The company also announced what is believed to be the first-ever simultaneous analysis of water and carbon on a major metropolitan area’s water cycle. Most water indexes are [...]

The Story of Bottled Water

The Story of Bottled Water, released on March 22, 2010 (World Water Day) tells the story of manufactured demand—how you get Americans to buy more than half a billion bottles of water every week when it already flows from the tap. Over five minutes, the film explores the bottled water industry’s attacks on tap water [...]

CBS: Where America Stands on Water

Great overview on how America values water with an interview of Pat Mulroy, General Manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority and Board Member of the Clean Water America Alliance.

The Alliance’s Start

Commissioner Frank Avila of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago speaks with Ken Kirk, Past-President of the Clean Water America Alliance on the creation of the organization in 2008.