The 2024 WateReuse Symposium, taking place March 11-14 in Denver, CO, will conclude with a Technology Showcase on Thursday morning spotlighting top new and emerging technologies that could significantly improve and transform water recycling during the next five to 15 years. Organized by the National Alliance for Water for Innovation (NAWI) and sponsored by Xylem, the showcase will present innovative technologies that improve the efficiency or efficacy of treatment processes, collection or distribution processes, or residual management. In a lightning round, researchers will introduce each featured technology from the main stage. Attendees will then have an opportunity to speak directly with researchers while viewing research posters around the room that highlight results from pilot studies.

At the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s October 5 Summit on Sustainability and Circular Economy, WateReuse Association and our partners announced two winners of the Global Industrial Water Reuse Champion Award. Kimberly-Clark Corporation, manufacturer of paper and personal hygiene products, has reduced company-wide water consumption by over 42% since 2015. The company has used onsite water recycling to reduce their reliance on freshwater supplies by more than 30,000 gallons per day at their diaper manufacturing facility in Paris, Texas. Carlsberg Group was recognized for using water recycling to reduce water consumption by 500,000 cubic meters per year and virtually eliminate wastewater in its brewing operations at its flagship brewery in Fredericia, Denmark. WateReuse Association Executive Director Patricia Sinicropi presented the awards at the U.S. Chamber event.

The Global Industrial Water Reuse Champions Award program was developed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, WateReuse Association, Veolia, The Water Center at the University of Pennsylvania, and the International Desalination Association as part of the National Water Reuse Action Plan.

Award submissions will be accepted until next Monday October 16, 2023. Nominate yourself or another leader or initiative to be recognized during the 2024 WateReuse Symposium, March 11-14, 2024.

The WateReuse Association and WateReuse Nevada welcome Intuitech, Inc. Combining over 20 years of experience in the water treatment and controls industry, the owners formed Intuitech in 1996 to provide treatment system automation services. Intuitech helps to turn ideas into solutions by providing innovative and cost-effective pilot-scale testing equipment for water purification processes. As a leading provider of packaged water treatment pilot plants, Intuitech is committed to providing innovative water pilot plant solutions that feature highly functional control systems and effectively model full-scale water treatment processes. 

As other states advance toward statewide Direct Potable Ruese (DPR) regulations, and the water reuse community prepares to convene in Denver for the 2024 WateReuse Symposium, now is a great time to familiarize yourself with the recent Colorado statewide DPR regulations! WateReuse Colorado had an integral role in advancing the regulations, which were approved in late 2022. WateReuse Colorado also developed a Frequently Asked Questions document to answer common questions about the process and help other states and utilities that are considering implementing and regulating DPR. 

October 10, 2023
8 am PT | 11 am ET | 5:00 pm CET (1.5 hours)
Free to WateReuse members

Despite Germany’s temperate climate and history of adequate water resources, the country is experiencing droughts and extreme weather trends as a result of climate change. Germany’s increasing interest in employing water reuse for agricultural and landscape irrigation can serve as a model for other temperate regions facing these trends. Join us to learn about reuse in Germany, including initiatives which have existed for decades, future outlooks for reuse in Germany, and the recent European Water Reuse Regulation (2020/741) which went into effect in June 2023. Our panel of research and utility experts will also present ongoing research related to non-potable reuse of municipal wastewater for agricultural and landscape irrigation.

October 19, 2023
11 am PT | 2 pm ET (1 hour)
Free to WateReuse members

High-recovery desalination processes offer the benefit of increasing water recovery, but generally lead to increasing cost and complexity. In this webcast, presented by WateReuse Arizona, experts will review and compare reverse osmosis and electrodialysis desalination processes with respect to high-recovery water reuse applications.

Indian Wells, CA
November 5-7, 2023

Removing Barriers, Elevating Opportunities
Denver, CO
March 11-14, 2024