On-Demand | Ongoing through April 30, 2022

The On-Demand WateReuse Symposium went live on March 21, with new recordings added every day. The full suite of Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday technical sessions are now available! If you are interested water reuse policy, be sure to check out sessions covering federal implementation of the bipartisan infrastructure law, utilities’ strategies in navigating Florida’s elimination of discharges law, EPA’s online tool compiling state regulations, the multi-stakeholder effort to advance stormwater capture and use, reuse as a water quality compliance strategy, and more.

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This week the Biden Administration released its fiscal year 2023 budget and included full first-time funding for the Alternative Water Source Grants Pilot Program, the only nationwide water recycling grant program. The WateReuse Association held multiple meetings urging the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to fund the program and successfully led the push to reauthorize the program at $25 million per year in the recent Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA).

WateReuse’s advocacy also helped ensure first-time funding for new Resiliency and Sustainability programs for Clean Water and Midsize and Large Drinking Water Infrastructure, and robust requests for other programs that support water recycling: the Small Drinking Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Program, the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Grants Program, and more.

Next, Congress will consider the budget request as it drafts appropriations bills for FY23. WateReuse expects to see proposed spending bills later this spring, and will work closely with congressional champions, appropriators, and WateReuse members to ensure for the Alternative Water Source Grants Pilot Program is included. Any funding that is appropriated for FY23 through the normal appropriations process will come on top of and in addition to funding provided by the IIJA. Stay tuned for more information about how you can engage!

Roto joins the WateReuse Association at the leading edge of designing science museums and exhibits, including water education centers, and delivering fresh ideas in architecture, exhibits, programs, and events.

WateReuse California Communications Collaborative Group recently launched a design website that showcases water reuse merchandise. The designs include slogans such as “from showers to flowers” and "water reuse is my super power."

The City of Healdsburg will receive over $7 million in grant funding from the California Department of Water Resources to add 4.5 miles to its municipal recycled water distribution network and expand recycled water deliveries. Healdsburg is using recycled water as a key strategy for drought resilience amid another year of dry conditions. Read more.

Officials broke ground on the Bee Ridge Water Reclamation Facility Expansion to provide a sustainable recycled water source for irrigation and add to the County's water reuse options including aquifer recharge. This project received finance support from the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA). “Infrastructure funding is crucial for our growing community, and this project showcases how important that effort truly is,” said Chairman Alan Maio. Read more.

Semiconductor manufacturer Micron Technology is partnering with City of Boise to construct a 40-megawatt solar energy project and to expand the city’s water recycling system. Micron supported the City of Boise’s 2021 bond to expand the water renewal system with a new water recycling component. Read more.

Learn more about what’s going on across the country in the latest WateReuse California and Florida newsletters.

Do you need to introduce a new customer to the concept of industrial reuse or find innovative examples? The WateReuse Association’s Profile in Industrial Reuse makes the business case for industry to invest in water recycling and presents brief case studies that illustrate the many ways in which businesses across the U.S. rely on water reuse to operate. The flyer is designed to introduce new audiences to the concept of industrial water reuse.

On-Demand from Anywhere |  Ongoing until April 30, 2022

This year’s theme, Water Reuse: Shaping Our Past & Charting Our Future, is a call to action for the water reuse community to tap into innovation and address the urgency of our changing Earth, including floods, fires, droughts, and pandemics. View recordings of five plenary sessions and over 50 technical sessions, access PowerPoint presentations and earn Professional Development Hours.

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

Join this webcast to learn how Virginia Tech's Smart One Water Management collaborative academic research effort can advance the implementation of water reuse.

The planned research investigates 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. Areas of focus include governance and implementation, innovation ecosystems, workforce development, diversity and stakeholders, and water reuse.

April 27, 2022 | Washington, DC

WateReuse Association will co-host the National Water Policy Fly-In in Washington, DC as part of Water Week 2022. Join water professionals from around the country to engage federally elected officials and key policymakers about the importance of water recycling nationwide. Contact Greg Fogel for more information.

The National Water Week Policy Fly-In is co-hosted by the WateReuse Association, Water Environment Federation, National Association of Clean Water Agencies, and Water Research Foundation.

May 18th, 2022
11 am PT | 2:00 pm ET | (1 hour)

The Four Corners region includes the arid western states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. These four states have several common challenges to providing reliable water supplies: rapid population growth, severe long term drought conditions, and dwindling or overallocated natural water sources. Indirect potable reuse is currently being practiced in these states, often through managed groundwater replenishment or incidental means. Is engineered potable reuse the next step to building safe, reliable, and resilient water resource portfolios?

While water utilities in the Four Corners states are taking steps toward direct potable reuse (DPR), each of these states face different implementation challenges. This panel discussion delves into the progress and issues regarding DPR in the region.