The Water Collaborative seeks to ensure a lifetime of living, thriving, and loving water for every resident.
The Water Collaborative seeks to ensure a lifetime of living, thriving, and loving water for every resident.
The Water Collaborative seeks to ensure a lifetime of living, thriving, and loving water for every resident.
Getting Smart About Water
Water is one of the biggest challenges and threats to human life in Southeast Louisiana. From tropical storms, rain events, subsidence, and aging infrastructure, we work collaboratively to develop innovative solutions to our region's most pressing problem of too much water.
The Results Are In!
Sign Up To Learn More About Our First Water Quality Report.
During the summer of 2022, the Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans sampled surface water throughout Cancer Alley to test for certain chemical contaminants. Evidence of toxic “forever chemicals” has been found.
On January 20, 2023, the Water Collaborative released a report on our findings. We hosted a report release lunch and panel discussion at the St. James Parish Library in Lutcher, LA followed by a 45-minute tour of several Cancer Alley sites, where toxic “forever chemicals” were found.
To learn more or to receive a copy of the report please email Holly@nolawater.org
Current Projects
Water Quality Testing in Cancer Alley, Louisiana
This summer, the Water Collaborative conducted a water quality study of PFAS, BTEX, and 1,4-Dioxane in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley. Learn more about these pollutants, their dangers, and how you can reduce risks to your health, your community, and your environment.
New Orleans Needs A Stormwater Fee - We’re Leading the Charge
Since May 2022, The Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans has been leading a transparent, accessible, and inclusive process to develop a fee to fund our aging grey infrastructure system, and expand and fund our green infrastructure system to better combat the impacts of climate change and reduce the risk of neighborhood flooding. Our process is open to everyone including elected officials, residents, businesses, government agencies, water professionals, and many more.
Be part of the process and join the Stormwater Advisory Group today.
Water Flows Forward: Floating Planter Box Challenge
Water Flows Forward is a national project of The Water Collaborative of Greater New Orleans which seeks to educate, innovate, and move designers, creators, and thought leaders to think deeply about the impacts of climate change and how it impacts vulnerable and BIPOC communities in the Gulf South through climate adaptive tools that serve dual purposes. This year’s client is the Grand Bayou Tribe of Plaquemine’s Parish. Click Here to Learn More About This Year’s Competition and The Client.
Art tells the story and water purifies.Together they heal.
Learn more about our ongoing efforts to bring artists, creators, and influencers together to cultivate engaging and educational events and public art.
In response to Covid19, The Water Collaborative expanded our mission to include Water Justice and co-founded the People’s Water Project.
As residents of Southeast Louisiana continue to deal with the compounding impacts of an aging and failing water infrastructure and the climate crisis, we realized that it was unacceptable to not address the intentional divestment of water utilities and agencies serving BIPOC communities.
Who We Are
Networked for Change.
The Water Collaborative brings people from all walks of life together to ensure water is prioritized. We work to ensure water management is climate resilient, accessible, affordable, and clean for all residents living in the Greater New Orleans Region. Get involved through our free membership and advisory groups and join our climate resilient movement alongside the best leaders, professionals, and advocates in the sector.
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