Wednesday, December 13, is the final day to save big with an early bird registration for the 2024 WateReuse Symposium! Register now to join us for four days of learning with leading water reuse practitioners.

The Annual WateReuse Symposium is the most comprehensive water recycling learning opportunity available, covering policy, technology, operations, and communications for applications that range from irrigation and potable reuse to onsite and industrial systems. This one stop event also includes networking events, six meals, coffee and snack breaks, and interactive workshops – all included in the price of a single registration!

Submission Deadline: January 12, 2024

Do you know a teacher or student in Colorado? Help spread the word about the Wate Reuse Art and Video Contest!   Students from first grade through high school can submit a drawing, painting, or YouTube educational video highlighting the value of recycling water! Winners in three age brackets will be awarded monetary prizes and invited to receive their award onstage at the 2024 WateReuse Symposium in Denver!

The WateReuse Association and WateReuse California welcome the California Institute for Water Resources (CIWR). CIWR is a hub for water research, extension, and education programs in California. Their mission is to bring knowledge into practice through collaborations that address water resource challenges. CIWR collaborates with researchers, agencies, and communities to support applied research projects that address water management challenges in California. Through their projects, they identify ways to adapt California's existing water policies and infrastructure for 21st century needs. The Institute values working across disciplines and institutions through communities of practice, which foster a future generation of water researchers in California.

The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Authority has secured plans, permits, and partial funding to complete their Southside Water Reclamation Plant outflow restoration project. The plant already outputs highly treated recycled water, which has helped to restore a local stretch of the Rio Grande as a thriving habitat for fish and birds. The next phase would employ nature-based methods such as an engineered flood plain, invasive species removal, and more, to further improve the habitat and resulting water quality. The project requires an additional $2.5 million in committed funding to proceed. To learn more about the many benefits of pairing environmental restoration with water reuse, don’t miss the opening plenary panel of the 2024 WateReuse Symposium: Restoring Our Natural Resources Through Reuse.

Fox 5 Las Vegas produced a report on Southern Nevada Water Authority’s (SNWA) water reuse program, which captures and purifies nearly all water from indoor uses in the city. “What you see here is about 200 million gallons a day of treated wastewater that we return back to Lake Mead. This allows us to extend our water supply,” says Bronson Mack, Outreach Director for SNWA. The report highlights the importance of continued infrastructure investments in water reuse and associated infrastructure including pumping stations, as well as the importance of continued conservation measures by residents.

In another example of the power of water reuse for environmental restoration, Yes! Magazine investigated the outcomes of Clean Water Services’ Fernhill Wetlands project since it was constructed in 2014. The wetlands are fed by five million gallons of recycled water per day, with constructed waterfalls for added oxygenation. The wetlands now boast around one million reintroduced native plants representing about two dozen species, and over 240 species of visiting birds. After treatment at both the water recycling plant and the constructed wetlands, the water returns to the Tualatin River which supplies water for more communities and habitats downstream. “I always say wetlands are the kidneys of the Earth,” says Jared Kinnear of Clean Water Services. “We’re just harnessing the process that’s been going on for millions of years.”

December 14, 2023
11 am PT | 2 pm ET (1 hour)
Free to WateReuse Members

Sponsored by Hazen & Sawyer.

Carbon Based Advanced Treatment (CBAT) has increasingly been adopted as a treatment solution to treat municipal effluent to provide a safe, reliable augmentation of drinking water supplies. CBAT involves the use of biologically activated carbon (BAC) usually with ozone, followed by granular activated carbon (GAC) to achieve advanced treatment of water. It may also include flocculation/sedimentation and UV disinfection. This presentation will outline various combinations of this process and review a series of CBAT case studies for potable reuse.

December 20, 2023
10 am PT | 1 pm ET (1 hour)
Free to WateReuse Members

Even the best water reuse projects live and die by community acceptance. Community engagement is a vital element to designing and launching plans that will create lasting impact. Community engagement is not, however, a one-size-fits-all endeavor. What motivates communities in Seattle will not be the same as Boise, or rural Oregon. In this webcast, we will discuss the importance of localizing a communications and engagement strategy to reflect the values, culture, and drivers of each specific community. We will look at two Pacific Northwest case studies from Boise and the WateReuse Oregon Subcommittee that demonstrate effective, local engagement approaches.

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

Early Bird registration ends December 13. Register today to save big!