We are now accepting submissions through October 10 for the 2026 WateReuse Awards for Excellence! The awards recognize individuals and projects that have made significant contributions in support of greater adoption of water reuse. Award winners will be recognized at a ceremony during the 2026 WateReuse Symposium, March 8-11 in Los Angeles, CA. 

We’re also still accepting submissions for the Industrial Water Reuse Champion Award until August 15! This award is open globally to companies that incorporate the best-in-class water recycling and reuse programs to improve water stewardship and achieve their water management goals. Please consider nominating a large water user that you work with or that operates in your service area. 

The WateReuse Association welcomes Triangle Environmental Health Initiative (Tri-EHI)! Founded in 2016, Tri-EHI provides water, sanitation, and hygiene solutions to developing areas and is part of EPA’s National Water Reuse Action Plan and Small Business Innovation Research Program. The group is pioneering Zero Waste onsite reuse systems that can filter blackwater and graywater for non-potable reuse and recover resources for use in agriculture and soil enhancement. Headquartered in North Carolina with satellite locations in Kenya and Cambodia, Tri-EHI provides solutions across project management; data collection, analysis, and reporting; business development; sanitation technology advising; and Water, Sanitation, and Health Technology R&D. 

This month, WateReuse member Brown and Caldwell highlighted its program management of WateReuse member City of San Diego’s Pure Water Program, which will supply nearly half of the city’s water supply with 83 million gallons per day of purified water. The article includes an interview with Brown and Caldwell Pure Water Program team members Diala Dandach, Bob Vilker, and Victor Occiano, who discussed their program management approach with National Program Management Director Strauder Patton. The interviewees highlighted their role in facilitating pilot studies, ensuring regulatory readiness, evaluating and optimizing energy use, and engaging with stakeholders in collaboration with the city. The team helped shepherd the Pure Water San Diego project to its current stage of Phase 1 construction. 

Last week, Water and Wastewater Group Leader Rachel Kloos at WateReuse member ISG penned a blog post highlighting water reuse as a strategy for dairy processors to recover value and optimize usage of existing water resources. The blog highlights the water availability that makes recycling in these facilities advantageous: milk is composed of over 90% water, and as it’s processed into other products, that water can be reused within the production process. She notes the existing regulatory framework, the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance, which governs reuse of water within dairy processing facilities, and encourages facilities to ask critical questions about the degree of water quality needed for certain processes and the potential to recover water from business functions beyond the processing facility to optimize water efficiency. 

The International Ozone Association is holding their 27th Annual World Congress this summer, from August 25-29 in Atlanta, Georgia. They’ve put together five days of technical programming, networking, and activities with ozone experts and enthusiasts from across the globe. Don’t miss the keynote from Katherine Zitsch, Director of Water Strategy at Metro Atlanta Chamber, plus plenty of technical programming on ozonation in the water treatment process. Register before July 31 to secure their advance rate. 

Discover the latest news and take a deep dive into WateReuse advocacy efforts by visiting the WateReuse Newsroom. Past press releases, latest updates, and extended versions of newsletter stories are available for you to learn more about what’s happening in the world of water recycling. 

September 11, 2025
10:00 am ET | 7:00 am PT 
Free to the public 

Join WateReuse Ohio to get a detailed overview of the risk-based approach for designing and monitoring water reuse systems. Drs. Michael Jahne and Jay Garland from the U.S. EPA’s Office of Research and Development will describe how quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) has been used to define pathogen log reduction targets (LRTs) for reuse systems and present emerging work on chemical risk methods to inform treatment. Jahne and Garland will discuss translating the risk models into crediting frameworks to inform the design of treatment systems as well as shifting from end point water quality measurements to surrogate monitoring to assess performance. They will illustrate the development of the risk-based approach using a range of alternative source waters and end uses, with concluding remarks on the key next steps for continued advancement. 

Presented by WateReuse Ohio.

September 14-17, 2025 | Portland, OR

The Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association 2025 Annual Conference & Exhibition (PNCWA2025) will feature a full-day track hosted by WateReuse Pacific Northwest on September 16, 2025. This year’s conference theme is Flowing Together: Stories of Dedication and Innovation.

September 16-18, 2025 | Houston, TX

Come together to learn about water reuse in Texas including major advances in direct potable reuse, produced water, and much more.

September 21-23, 2025 | San Diego, CA

Save the date for the premier water recycling conference in California. Hear from a wide range of expert speakers and tour local San Diego-area water reuse projects.