New EPA Watersense Award

The EPA is announcing additional awards for the first annual WaterSmart Innovations Conference. They will be partner of the year awards in Promotion, Manufacturing, Retail/Distribution, and Irrigation and will be presented October 8-10 in Las Vegas. Cliff Crego

Benjamin Grumbles, Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will present the first-ever WaterSense® Awards at the keynote luncheon of the inaugural WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition October 8-10 at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

WaterSmart Innovations is presented by the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) in conjunction with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) WaterSense Program and other forward-thinking organizations.

At the luncheon, Grumbles and the EPA will recognize WaterSense program partners in the following categories:

Promotional Partner of the Year
Manufacturer Partner of the Year
Retailer/Distributor Partner of the Year
Irrigation Partner of the Year

EPA launched the WaterSense Awards program this last February, honoring work performed during 2007. The new awards recognize WaterSense partners who helped advance the overall mission of WaterSense; increased awareness of the WaterSense brand in a measurable way; and demonstrated overall excellence in the water-efficiency arena. For more information, visit www.epa.gov/watersense/awards.htm .

Source: EPA