ANNOUNCEMENTS
EPA Awards Moonshot Missions 7.5 Million
Press Release
EPA Selects Moonshot Missions as National Environmental Finance Center to Help Underserved Communities.
9/20/23
Moonshot Missions Awarded $1.2 Million by GLPF
Press Release
Moonshot Missions Awarded $1.2 Million by the Great Lakes Protection Fund (GLPF) to Improve Wastewater Treatment in The Great Lakes.
4/26/23
EPA Recognizes Moonshot Missions as a National EFC
Announcement
EPA selects Moonshot Missions to serve as a National Environmental Finance Center to help disadvantaged communities access federal and state infrastructure funding.
9/16/22
NJAEA Joins Moonshot Missions to Launch a State Peer-to-Peer Network
Press Release
New Jersey partners with Moonshot Missions to develop a peer-to-peer network so everyone has access to clean water no matter the zip code.
12/3/20
Moonshot Missions Partners with NACWA
Press Release & Link to White Paper
Moonshot partners with NACWA in delivering an important white paper providing recommendations for future governance for public clean water utilities.
10/13/20
Moonshot Missions launches MD Peer-to-Peer
Press Release
Maryland partners with Moonshot Missions to develop a peer-to-peer network so everyone has access to clean water no matter the zip code.
9/15/20
Stand Up for Justice
Press Release
The Moonshot Missions’ team statement on the recent protests against racial injustice and the ongoing inequity of access to water to underserved communities.
6/7/20
Moonshot Missions Launch
Press Release
George Hawkins announces launch of Moonshot Missions to help utilities in underserved communities.
4/15/20
CALENDAR
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VIDEO & AUDIO
Waterloop #153: On A Mission To Help
Video/Audio
George talks about bringing his experience, including as the head of DC Water, and building a team to work with utilities and launch them on a path of progress.
Water Infrastructure in 2040: Business as Usual or Transformation?
Video/Audio
George Hawkins, the Founder & CEO of Moonshot Missions, joins the Water Foresight Podcast to discuss his vision for "Water Infrastructure in 2040: Business as Usual or Transformation?"
Moonshot Missions Official Launch Video with George Hawkins, Founder & President
Video
Unable to talk to you in person, George announces that Moonshot Missions is ready to serve you!
2020 Masterminds of Maintenance with Ryan Chan
Video Interview
Ryan Chan interviews George on how new approaches can revolutionize the water industry and reduce costs while improving performance.
The Water Values Podcast: Moonshot Missions & the Modules that can Optimize Utilities
Podcast
David McGimpsey interviews George on one of the original water podcasts. George starts at 12:30.
WaterSmart Innovations 2019 Keynote Opening Address
Keynote Speech
George Hawkins on how to overcome the challenges to achieve innovation, lower costs and better service.
George Hawkins on Leading and Leaving a Water Utility
Video/Audio
In this episode, George talks about why Blue Plains is considered the world’s largest advanced wastewater treatment plant, the importance of communicating to the public, and his decision to step down at the end of the year.
Overcoming the Obstacles of Innovation
Video/Audio
George Hawkins, DC Water’s CEO and general manager, discusses how he was able to reinvent his organization after it had lost the public’s trust and introduce money saving innovations that will benefit customers for decades to come.
ASCE Interchange
Video Interview
Casey Dinges from the American Society of Civil Engineers interviews George Hawkins on overcoming the obstacles to innovation.
Planning Social Equity Through Infrastructure
Video/Audio
The master's in Urban & Regional Planning program at Georgetown University features George hawkins, General Manager of DC Water, in their fall 2014 speaker series, "Planning Big Investments in Big Cities."
ARTICLES
Seven Ideas on the Future of Water - Plus 1
Article
Imagine the future of water, even if some of that future seems impossible today
Overcoming Obstacles to Innovation
Article
George Hawkins offers a thought on the obstacles that many institutions confront when seeking to take steps to help protect the planet
World Water Day: 7 Steps to Innovation in the Water Sector
Article
George Hawkins shares seven steps to drive innovation in the water sector - principles that found Moonshot Missions. We understand the scale of need. We can only meet this need by driving change.
Access To Safe & Affordable Water
Article
Policy makers in Washington, D.C., are debating a generational opportunity to invest in water, upgrading infrastructure at a time when extreme weather across the nation is generating more frequent floods and drought.
Addressing the Affordability of Water and Wastewater Services in the U.S.
Article
Case Studies of Utility Affordability Programs and Rate Structures
Public CleanWater Agencies in a COVID-19 World
Article
January 1, 2020 ushered in a new decade with both great promise and great peril for public clean water agencies.
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