Press Releases

The Global Conversation on Energy Sustainability Comes to Old Town; Alexandria Renew Enterprises is Part of the Dialogue

ALEXANDRIA, VA – April 30, 2012 –  Lord Mayor of the City of Bottrop, Germany Bernd Tischler, and a select group of government and technical professionals today made a presentation on cutting-edge technologies to generate energy from wastewater.  The event – co-sponsored by the German Embassy and the Water Environment Federation (WEF), located in Old [...]

Heads Up for Alexandria Residents and Businesses: New Billing System for Wastewater Treatment Will Begin in October

ALEXANDRIA, VA – APRIL 23, 2012 – Alexandria Renew Enterprises – formerly the Alexandria Sanitation Authority – announced today that beginning in October 2012, its customers will receive a separate bill for wastewater treatment services. Currently, this service is included in their Virginia American Water bill.  However, Virginia American Water informed Alexandria Renew Enterprises late [...]

Alexandria Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Wins the Ellen Pickering Environmental Excellence Award

ALEXANDRIA, VA –APRIL 21, 2012 – The 2012 Ellen Pickering Environmental Excellence Award was presented to the Alexandria Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) by Alexandria Renew Enterprises (formerly Alexandria Sanitation Authority) and the City of Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission at today’s Alexandria Earth Day celebration. BPAC was launched in February 2011 to support a [...]

AlexRenew and Water Environment Federation Celebrate World Water Day

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia – March 22, 2012 – Today the Alexandria Renew Enterprises welcomed the staff of the Water Environment Federation (WEF) headquarters, located in Alexandria, as part of their celebration for World Water Day and the launch of WEF’s WATER’S WORTH IT campaign. AlexRenew employees gave the WEF staff a tour of the facility, which [...]

AlexRenew Welcomes Two New Board Members

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia – March 20, 2012 – Alexandria Renew Enterprises welcomes new Board members William Dickinson and John Hill. Both are long-time Alexandria residents. Mr. Dickinson has been a member of the Arlington/Alexandria Task Force on the Waste-to-Energy Plant and has served on the Alexandria Citizen Corps Council and the City Manager’s Open Space Task [...]

City Council Gives AlexRenew the Green Light for Four Mile Run Pump Station

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia – March 19, 2012 – This weekend, the Alexandria City Council approved the Alexandria Renew Enterprises’s plans to upgrade the Four Mile Run Pump Station on Commonwealth Avenue. The new facility will include an artificial turf athletic field on top of underground tanks. The pump station will be next to Cora Kelley School for [...]

AlexRenew and Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission Seek Nominees for Annual Ellen Pickering Environmental Excellence Award

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia – February 23, 2012 – The Alexandria Renew Enterprises (AlexRenew) and the City of Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission seek nominees to the Ellen Pickering Environmental Excellence Award to recognize those who help keep the City green. The award will be presented on Alexandria Earth Day, to be celebrated at Ben Brenman Park, on April [...]

Alexandria Renew Enterprises Going Solar

Installing solar panels at Alexandria Renew Enterprises. Credit: AlexRenew ALEXANDRIA, Virginia – January 30, 2012 – The Alexandria Renew Enterprises (AlexRenew) continues its commitment to protect the environment and enhance sustainability in all of its operations by installing solar panels on the roof of its main pump station building. The new panels will transform clean [...]

Alexandria Renew Enterprises Names New Financial Officer

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia – January 30, 2012 – The Alexandria Renew Enterprises (AlexRenew) welcomes Lester W. Robinson as its Chief Financial Officer. Lester is a Certified Public Accountant with over 30 years’ experience in financial management. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Wayne County Airport Authority, where he managed the Detroit Metropolitan Airport, [...]

Alexandria Sanitation Authority is now...

Alexandria Renew Enterprises

Learn More