The U.S. Water Alliance has announced the 5th annual U.S. Water Prize winners for 2015: the City of San Diego Public Utilities Department, California; Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California; and The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, Georgia.
Winners were selected representing municipal, non-profit, and business:
- City of San Diego Public Utilities Department’s Water Purification Demonstration Project is recognized as a trailblazer for reservoir augmentation; the project findings are helping develop standards for potable reuse across the country. Their award-winning efforts have enabled the City to move forward with Pure Water San Diego, a 20-year water reuse program to supply 83 million gallons per day of drinking water locally by 2035.
- The Electric Power Research Institute and a collaboration of power companies, farmers, state and federal agencies, and environmental interests have established the world’s only interstate water quality trading project. The Ohio River Basin Trading Project has built a comprehensive, scientifically-based approach for designing and developing markets for nutrient reduction credits to reduce nutrient loads in Ohio River Basin waters and improve regional water quality.
- The Coca-Cola Company is delivering on its goal to be water neutral by 2020. The company is working towards this goal by safely returning to communities and nature an amount of water equal to what is used in their finished beverages. So far Coca-Cola has replenished more than 60 percent of its total beverage volume in North America. Through strong partnerships, innovative manufacturing projects, and sharing best practices the company is a corporate leader in advancing water sustainability.
The nominations were reviewed by an independent, volunteer panel of judges respected as leaders in the fields of water and environmental policy. Commenting on the awards, Dick Champion, Chairman of the USWA Board of Directors said:
“These are inspiring organizations -they are at the forefront of improving and protecting the health of U.S. watersheds. Through technology, collaboration, and education these organizations are driving the United States to a more sustainable water future.”
The winners will be honoured in an awards ceremony at National Geographic headquarters in Washington D.C., on April 13, 2015. The recognition program will be attended by more than 300 water leaders from throughout the United States.
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