2026-08-14T13:30:52-05:00 2025-09-30 SE McMASTER & ASSOCIATES PLLC 1825 K STREET NW STE 705 WASHINGTON DC 20006 990 2024-10-01 262112661 US WATER ALLIANCE % THE US WATER ALLIANCE USWA 2029382500 PO Box 4658 federal way WA 98063 Mami Hara CEO 2029382500 2026-05-15 true true S E McMaster CPA P00310424 2022235001 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Mami Hara PO Box 4658 federal way WA 98063 7907837 false X WWW.USWATERALLIANCE.ORG X 2008 DC THE US WATER ALLIANCE'S MISSION IS TO inspire and sustain a diverse movement to advance transformative solutions to pressing water challenges so communities can thrive 9 9 28 0 7816357 6606282 626036 1162060 25834 129017 14801 10478 8483028 7907837 0 0 0 0 3970681 4181517 0 0 205694 4259540 4445148 8230221 8626665 252807 -718828 7107486 6040444 921363 573149 6186123 5467295 WE INSPIRE AND SUSTAIN A DIVERSE MOVEMENT TO ADVANCE TRANSFORMATIVE SOLUTIONS TO PRESSING WATER CHALLENGES SO COMMUNITIES CAN THRIVE. false false 6882069 1161854 The US Water Alliance is a member-supported national nonprofit organization that aligns diverse stakeholders-including utilities, public agencies, community organizations, engineering and technology firms, environmental groups, agricultural interests, labor unions, researchers, artists and culture bearers, and many others-to develop common-ground and transformational solutions to our nation's most pressing water challenges. 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