WateReuse Association wishes you a happy summer! Next week, Monday, July 31, WateReuse Review will take a one-week hiatus. We’ll return to your inbox with the latest water reuse news and analysis on Monday, August 7.

Before you head off to the beach, make sure to take advantage of these upcoming opportunities to stand out as a water reuse leader:

The WateReuse Association welcomes the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. EPD is the state’s agency charged with protecting Georgia's air, land, and water resources through the authority of state and federal environmental statutes. The Watershed Protection Branch manages water resources in Georgia through regulatory and protection programs, monitoring, assessment, and planning. The Branch issues permits to local governments and industry to discharge treated wastewater and stormwater and to local governments, industry, farmers, and subdivisions for surface water and groundwater withdrawals. The Branch ensures that Georgia's public water systems are operating properly to supply safe drinking water to citizens, and controls nonpoint sources of pollution through grants and volunteer programs such as Rivers Alive and Adopt-a-Stream.

WateReuse Association has published a new institutional one-pager. Titled “the WateReuse Association – Engage, Educate, Advocate,” this piece is easy to email or print and distribute to support conversations about what we do as an association representing entities engaged in water recycling. The front page summarizes the WateReuse Association’s members and programs, and the back gives a brief introduction to water recycling and its benefits.

THIS THURSDAY!

July 27, 2023
1 pm PT | 4 pm ET (1 hour 15 minutes)
Free to WateReuse members

Direct Potable Reuse (DPR) is the next frontier in sustainable water supply management. One of the biggest impediments to more widespread DPR is the lack of regulatory certainty – something that is beginning to change. Wherever DPR regulations are under consideration, WateReuse Association State Sections and members are leading the charge. Join us to learn about the advocacy efforts that are moving DPR ahead across the country, the unique challenges and approaches to DPR in several states, and an update on the status of regulations.

Sponsored by Arcadis

August 31, 2023
10 am PT | 1 pm ET (1 hour)
Free to WateReuse members

This webcast will explore what the next generation of water and resource recovery facilities will look like, and the steps that we need to take to develop the future of potable reuse. Our panel of experts will lay out how and where we can incorporate technical innovations into potable reuse treatment facilities to make them more robust, resilient, and sustainable. The panelists will discuss reducing carbon footprint, recovering heat and material, contributing to the circular economy, and creating public and private partnership opportunities.

September 13, 2023
9 am PT | 12 pm ET (1 hour 30 minutes)
Free to WateReuse members

U.S. EPA has proposed the first-ever National Primary Drinking Water Regulation to limit six PFAS chemicals and is also proposing to designate both PFOA and PFOS as “hazardous substances” under CERCLA, commonly known as Superfund. As the regulatory framework is finalized, what is the current thinking on how best to monitor, manage, and treat PFAS from a water reuse perspective? How will current and future uses of recycled water, such as irrigation and direct/indirect potable reuse, be impacted by the proposed requirements? What PFAS-related concerns might Florida end users have when using recycled water? This webinar will cover the PFAS challenges from regulatory, agriculture, and utility perspectives in Florida.

Frisco, TX
September 20-22, 2023

Tacoma, WA
September 11-13, 2023

Indian Wells, CA
November 5-7, 2023

Removing Barriers, Elevating Opportunities
Denver, CO
March 10-13, 2024

Presentation Proposal Deadline: September 14

October 15-18, 2023 | Seville, Spain

WateReuse Association is a supporting partner of International Desalination Association (IDA)’s 2023 Water & Climate Change Summit, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the IDA. Join us in Seville, Spain, for a week of engaging sessions including multiple water reuse panels presented in collaboration with WateReuse. Topics include adaptation to climate change and synergies between mitigation and adaptation, integrating unconventional water resources to ensure long-term water security, decarbonizing the water sector, the need for environmental stewardship, integrated water resource management, and solutions to food security, industry, and municipal water needs.