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 Environmental Finance Authority
- Georgia Rural Water Association
- 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 Environmental Finance Authority
The Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) provides low-interest water infrastructure financing for local government water utilities. GEFA has several loan programs that can be used by water utilities to finance a broad range of water conservation projects in the areas of utility water loss and end-use water efficiency.
- Utility water loss consists of "real" losses, in the form of leaks, and "apparent" losses, such as metering inaccuracies and water theft.
- End-use water efficiency projects include upgrading water fixtures (e.g., toilets, faucets, irrigation systems, etc.) and encouraging water conservation by utility customers.
Click here for a summary of GEFA's conservation-related loan programs.
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.
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.