One Water Alexandria to Host Imagine a Day Without Water Popup Event
One Water Alexandria to Host Imagine a Day Without Water Popup Event
The public is invited to an education and outreach event to raise awareness of the water resources in the City of Alexandria through the lens of Imagine a Day Without Water.
The popup event will be held on Thursday, October 19, 2023 from 3 to 5 pm at King Street Waterfront Park. Residents will have an opportunity to learn about One Water Alexandria, a partnership between the three water resource entities who provide and treat water for residents of the City of Alexandria. Imagine a Day Without Water is hosted by Virginia American Water, Alexandria Renew Enterprises (AlexRenew) and the City of Alexandria, which forms the One Water Alexandria partnership.
Imagine a Day Without Water is a National Day of Action that brings together diverse participants to highlight how water is essential, invaluable, and in need of continuous investment.
About One Water Alexandria
Launched in 2018, One Water Alexandria is a partnership between the three water entities that serve the City of Alexandria: Virginia American Water, who provides drinking water; the City of Alexandria, who owns the sanitary and storm sewer infrastructure; and Alexandria Renew Enterprises (AlexRenew), who owns the water resource recovery facility, interceptors, pump stations, and combined sewer outfalls. RiverRenew is the program owned and implemented by AlexRenew, with support from the City of Alexandria, to reduce combined sewer system overflows in Old Town, Alexandria.