The Work in Water Open House proved to be a smashing success and included more than 40 D.C. public high school students and volunteers representing an array of Reservoir Center partners and local water service providers. The event helped students understand water challenges in their communities and allowed them to meet the people working to... Read more »
Thank you to everyone who joined us for a Reservoir Center night at the movies! It was a fun and informative evening filled with impressive films and great networking. The movies' screened were water-focused documentaries "Upstream, Downriver" and "A River Out of Time". "Upstream, Downriver" takes viewers into the heart of the battle for water... Read more »
We hosted a thought-provoking conversation on water access for underserved communities. Our event co-hosts included Anacostia Riverkeeper, DigDeep, Moonshot Missions, U.S. Water Alliance, Engineers Without Borders-USA, and the Rural Community Assistance Partnership. In addition to experts representing our co-hosts, Mae Wu, Deputy Assistant Administrator for the EPA Office of Water offered remarks about the Biden... Read more »
An Evening On The Anacostia River The Reservoir Center continues to advance our key pillars of education and community engagement. Most recently, we partnered with Living Classrooms and the Washington, D.C. Department of Energy and Environment for an evening of kayaking and cleanup on the Anacostia River. After a brief introduction to the program and... Read more »
The future of climate resilient communities starts with us. Thank you to everyone who came to our thought-provoking Integrating Resilient Water and Transportation Decision-Making event. Productive discussions covered the importance of heightened stakeholder collaboration, open communication, access to updated data and more. Let's harness these insights to drive progress in water and transportation planning for... Read more »
Building on the energy and momentum from our most recent Careers for Change: Environmental Justice and Equity event, we’ve brought together individuals passionate about water in a social and fun environment. On May 4th, we had a fantastic turnout of young professionals at Hook Hall, representing a variety of water interests. It was wonderful... Read more »
On April 27th, a team of runners joined Mina Guli at the Reservoir Center for Water Solutions for an informative and action packed afternoon as they Run Blue together in Washington, DC. Together, they ran and walked along the Anacostia River, tackling water pollution by picking up trash along the way, and finished with happy... Read more »
Who is leading the way on social and environmental justice causes in their communities, workplaces, schools and careers? And where do you fit in? The effects of environmental degradation and climate change fall first on under-resourced, and often minority, communities. Learn how you can contribute your time, energy, and skills to support marginalized communities in... Read more »
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Reservoir Center for our Data Science in Water themed work day. The series continued with engaging discussions over lunch and many constructive conversations between attendees from Anacostia Riverkeeper, World Resources Institute, Internet of Water Coalition and Xylem. Here is our schedule for upcoming topics: March 15: Water and Sanitation Hygiene... Read more »
Excited to share that on Wednesday, January 18th, we had our first themed work day series! Our theme for the day “Marketing and Communications in Water"! We hosted water sector marketing and communications professionals for the day at the Reservoir Center. The session allowed marketing and communications peers to work at the Reservoir Center for... Read more »
We celebrated a year of building a broader water community! Over 2022, we spent time cleaning our parks, discussing the importance of recruitment to the water sector, highlighting the value of gender equity in the water industry, and exploring the impacts of sustainability. We could not have done this without the involvement, ideas, and engagement... Read more »
HYBRID EVENT In November, the Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation hosted the COP27 Water Pavilion in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt. On Wednesday, November 16th the Reservoir Center for Water Solutions hosted its own “Water and Climate” pavilion highlighting the importance of COP27 to the water sector. The event featured a cross-section of water stakeholders... Read more »
