CONSERVE WATER GEORGIA
Community & Government
Organizations and Programs
- Alliance for Water Efficiency
- American Water Works Association
- Georgia Association of Water Professionals / Georgia Water Wise Council
- Georgia Rural Water Association
- Water efficiency services for water utilities
- WaterFirst
- WaterSense
- waterSmart
Alliance for Water Efficiency
As the first national non-profit organization on water efficiency, the Alliance for Water Efficiency is an advocate for water efficiency research, evaluation and education.
Water Efficiency Resource Library
The Resource Library houses a substantial body of information about water efficiency programs, products, practices, and more.
American Water Works Association
The American Water Works Association is an international non-profit educational society which provides information on water quality and supply. AWWA offers the following information on water conservation through the Water Loss Control Center and WaterWiser.
Water Loss Control Center
The Water Loss Control Center is a series of resources to help water utilities conserve water in their day-to-day operations.
WaterWiser
WaterWiser is a comprehensive clearinghouse of resources on water conservation, efficiency and demand management for conservation professionals and the water supply community.
Georgia Association of Water Professionals /
Georgia Water Wise Council
The Georgia Association of Water Professionals holds four major technical conferences each year and conducts Georgia's second largest professional meeting with over 1,500 attendees. The Georgia Water Wise Council, a section of GAWP, is dedicated to education and the dissemination of water conservation and water quality information.
Georgia Rural Water Association
The Georgia Rural Water Association is a non-profit organization representing the needs of rural drinking water and wastewater systems throughout Georgia.
Water efficiency services for water utilities
The Pollution Prevention Assistance Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources assists water system companies by encouraging and improving water efficiency by non-residential water customers.
WaterFirst
There are eight major components of the WaterFirst Program of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. Communities may need to address each area differently, depending on the size of the community and the water-related services that it provides. The components are:
- watershed assessment
- stormwater master planning
- water supply planning
- water supply protection
- water conservation
- wastewater treatment systems and management
- residual biosolids
- water reclamation and reuse
WaterSense
Become a WaterSense partner:
Utility companies, local governments and community organizations can become WaterSense partners. Among other benefits, participating organizations receive a toolkit with access to free customizable tools and resources for promoting the need for water efficiency.
waterSmart
Become a waterSmart partner:
A water utility can join waterSmart at any time.