The Symposium discount rate for rooms at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter has been extended until Friday, February 25.

The Rivercenter is located at the heart of the world-famous River Walk, San Antonio's premier dinning, shopping, and entertainment destination. Symposium sessions are conveniently located in the Rivercenter event halls. You can stroll the tree-lined paths between sessions, or network at a river-side café or bar, all within steps of your room!

There are prime spots remaining in the WateReuse Symposium exhibit hall in San Antonio. Share your services and technologies with the water reuse world! View the exhibitor prospectus. The exhibit hall will feature a wide variety of organizations and companies from all corners of the water reuse industry in a safe and socially distanced environment. Events such as the Welcome Reception and networking breaks will take place amidst this impressive display.

Select the exhibitor rate when registering to sign up for a booth. Questions? Contact Alicia Rutherford.

The 37th Annual WateReuse Symposium will also feature a robust virtual on-demand offering. The Virtual Symposium will provide access to an abundance of plenary panels, technical sessions, informational materials and more.

Virtual Symposium dates: March 21 - April 30, 2022

Sunday, March 6 | 9:30am – 12:30 am
Cost: $60

In-person Symposium participants can tour the Steven M. Clouse Water Recycling Center, the largest treatment facility in greater San Antonio. Learn about its environmental trifecta, reusing all three sewage treatment by-products: water, biosolids & methane gas. The plant is the largest direct recycled water system in the nation with approximately 130 miles of pipeline delivering high-quality recycled water for use by golf courses, parks, commercial and industrial customers, as well as San Antonio’s famous River Walk!

Sign up for the tour when you register, or contact Alicia Rutherford if you're already registered and want to attend the tour. Pack closed-toe shoes, comfortable clothing, and your own set of safety glasses!

Is Your Water Reuse Project Ready for Federal Funding? 

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will send billions of dollars to your communities for investments in water recycling projects. Please take this brief five-question survey to help WateReuse Association understand if your agency plans to apply for federal funding or financing for a water reuse project in the upcoming two years. Your feedback will help us ensure that every possible dollar of federal funding for water reuse is put to good use.

WateReuse is keeping a close eye on whether Congress will include appropriated funds for water reuse, authorized in the recent Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA), in its FY 2022 spending package. Many aspects of the IIJA now have authorizations for funding in 2022, however Congress did not pass the IIJA until long after appropriators began negotiations over 2022 appropriations. 

Last week, Biden signed a three-week continuing resolution (CR) to extend current discretionary funding levels ahead of a February 18 government shutdown deadline. The CR gives Congress until March 11 to finalize a full 2022 spending package. In the short time left before March 11, Congress will navigate spending allocation challenges to draft a final omnibus funding bill. WateReuse continues to meet and talk with appropriators as they negotiate final funding levels.

Climate Adaptive Infrastructure funds large-scale, low-carbon infrastructure investments that can withstand the structural risks and economic pressures of the climate crisis. This includes integrated water and wastewater management through potable reuse, methane-to-energy, and renewably powered desalination.

The City of El Paso Municipal Government declared February 15 “Gilbert Trejo Day”. Trejo is El Paso Water’s Chief Operations Officer for Production and Treatment and the immediate Past President of WateReuse Association. The proclamation comes on the heels of Gilbert being awarded Engineer of the Year by the Texas Society of Professional Engineers. WateReuse congratulates Trejo on a job well done! View the proclamation.

February 24, 2022
11 am PT | 2:00 pm ET | (1 hour)

Hear experts in California discuss two alternative approaches that have great potential to replace ozone-BAC in some Direct Potable Reuse (DPR) projects without any substantial impacts on project cost, footprint, or operational complexity.

Draft California DPR regulations require a high degree of protection for unknown chemicals, chemical peaks, and pathogenic organisms where at least four separate treatment processes and three diverse treatment mechanisms are needed. These include ozone and biologically activated carbon (BAC) prior to full advanced treatment for chemical control. While efficacy of ozone-BAC has been well proven, it can also increase operational complexity, footprint, and project costs. The draft regulations allow for alternatives if an agency demonstrates that the proposed train removes contaminants of concern to an equivalent or better level.

April 6, 2022
11 am PT | 2:00 pm ET | (1 hour)

For the past three years, Virginia Tech has led a collaborative academic research planning effort exploring the concept of Smart One Water Management. Join this webcast to learn how research can improve the reliability of our water resources and advance the implementation of water reuse. The research plan covers governance and implementation, innovation ecosystems, workforce development, diversity and stakeholders, and water reuse.

Smart One Water requires understanding how people interact with smart water services, as well as advancing national-scale cyberinfrastructure for adaptive management of water systems, driven by societal needs for resilience, sustainability, and social justice. Despite an increased urgency to modernize and integrate water system management practices, for most communities, management remains ad hoc and siloed with only incremental and reactive changes over the last few decades. Join us to learn about a major national initiative to converge disciplines around the most pressing challenges in our water systems.