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?? Attention California’s Rural, Small, and Tribal Communities! ?? Securing funding for wastewater projects can be a challenge, but help is here! Join us on April 22, 2025 for a free training designed specifically for small, rural, and tribal wastewater systems in California. This webinar will simplify the funding process and connect you with resources to upgrade your wastewater infrastructure through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act loans. In addition, we will share resources to help municipal water providers build trust with customers. We hope to see you there!? ?? What you’ll gain:? ? A step-by-step guide to securing wastewater funding? ? Success stories from other small California communities? ? Insights from experts on community engagement & trust-building? ?? Date: April 22, 2025? ? Time: 10 AM – 12:30 PM PT? ?? Register today! ? https://lnkd.in/gpu6Tj73 If you're a local leader, wastewater utility staff, or community partner serving a small, rural, or tribal community in California, this session is for you!?

Don’t miss our upcoming webinar, coming up on Tuesday, March 18, where we’ll explore solutions for small, rural, and tribal water systems facing wastewater and stormwater challenges. Join us to hear from experts and community leaders about opportunities for technical assistance, whether you're focused on understanding your system's needs, or on accessing funding and financing to pay for improvements. Register now to secure your spot: https://lnkd.in/gEtsPGqE #WaterInfrastructure #RuralCommunities #StormwaterManagement #WastewaterSolutions

What a great group! We were so inspired meeting this year's Transformative Water Leadership Academy participants in Washington, D.C. last week. In a packed few days, we discussed turning "underground" water utilities into anchor institutions, envisioned the success of the participants' Capstone Projects, and explored how the varied experiences we carry with us impact our work. Many thanks to our guest speakers Andy Kricun, Hattie Portis-Jones, MPA, and Dom Bennett, MSOD, who offered their great expertise and leadership insights to the cohort. A huge thank you also to our partners at American Water Works Association and Ortega Strategies Group for all their work making the program happen. We're excited to keep working with this dynamic group of up-and-coming water leaders, and we can't wait to get back together in person in Denver this fall.

Mark your calendars for an upcoming webinar on Managing Wastewater & Stormwater in Small, Rural, and Tribal Communities! Small, rural, and tribal water systems face unique challenges in managing wastewater and stormwater. How can these communities access resources, technical assistance, and funding and financing to improve their systems? Join us for a webinar where we'll explore: ? Available programs and funding and financing opportunities ? Real-world success stories from communities and utilities ? Next steps to take if you'd like to seek additional support for your system ?? March 18, 2025, 10 am PST / 1 pm EST ?? https://lnkd.in/gEtsPGqE

WaterNow Alliance is excited to announce the exceptional winners of our fifth annual Emerging Leader Awards! The award celebrates mid-career Emerging Leaders whose work advances sustainability, equity, and innovation in the water sector. Take a look at our latest blog post to read more about this year's winners: Aaron Kirkland, Dani Luna Morgutia, Lisa Pace, Tony Searls, and Corwin L Washington! https://lnkd.in/e-g6Csdy

Small, rural and tribal water systems face unique challenges in managing wastewater and stormwater. Join us for a March 18th webinar highlighting resources communities are using to address these challenges, from technical assistance evaluating system needs, developing projects, and building organizational capacity, to support accessing funding and financing to pay for system improvements. The webinar will provide an overview of currently available programs, share stories from participating communities and utilities, and provide insight on the process of from an applicant’s perspective. Learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/gEtsPGqE

WaterNow is excited to launch the Colorado State Revolving Fund Technical Assistance Dashboard—your go-to resource to secure financing for sustainable and innovative water infrastructure projects. Through the dashboard you can: ?? Explore eligible SRF project types, ? ?? Get step-by-step guidance on the application process and explore benefits for disadvantaged communities,? ?? Access WaterNow’s pro-bono technical assistance and other tools and resources.?? ? Our technical assistance program is open to all water, wastewater, and stormwater managers in Colorado. Access the dashboard here: https://lnkd.in/gcdsMuZN Read our blog post to learn more about the dashboard! https://lnkd.in/gVDVn5hF?

Did you hear? We extended the application deadline for our Colorado Project Accelerator cycle to this Friday, February 14th. Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/eca3qPT??

DEADLINE EXTENDED!! We’ve had great conversations with Colorado communities looking to develop their sustainable water programs and projects. We’ve heard you are pressed for time, so we extended our Project Accelerator application deadline to February 14th! Apply now: https://lnkd.in/eca3qPT??

Applications for our Colorado Project Accelerator round close this Friday!