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With historic droughts and growing demand, water reuse is making headlines as a viable, reliable, safe and locally controlled supply of water for communities across the nation. Stay connected with the latest news on projects and policy related to water reuse.

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Metropolitan Partners With Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County to Explore Regional Recycled Water Supply Program

The first step toward the potential development of a large-scale regional treatment project to purify wastewater currently discharged into the Pacific Ocean and instead use it to recharge local groundwater basins was approved November 10 by Metropolitan Water District’s Board of Directors. The board authorized...

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Leadership in Recycled Water Celebrated at Annual WateReuse Awards Ceremony

The WateReuse Association presented the 2015 WateReuse Award of Excellence to nine leaders in alternative water supply development during a September 15 luncheon in Seattle, WA held in conjunction with the 30th Annual WateReuse Symposium. “Our awards committee selected leadership as the theme for this...

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Water Sector Groups Provide Guidance for Direct Potable Reuse

Guidance Offers Framework for Converting Wastewater to Drinking Water In response to the many communities in the U.S. seeking new strategies to develop sustainable water supplies, a diverse group of water sector organizations has released a framework to help state regulatory agencies and utilities develop...

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El Paso Officially Launches “First-of-its kind” Water Reuse Project

Elected officials and key community leaders recently previewed a “first-of-its-kind” Advanced Water Purification Pilot Facility built by El Paso Water Utilities to meet the city’s water supply needs in the face of continuing drought in the Southwest. “El Paso has faced drought cycles and challenges for...

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Journal Presents Potable Reuse Research and Innovations

WateReuse members and staff contributed to a newly released special issue of Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, which highlights recent advances in potable reuse. This free journal is a comprehensive collection of papers highlighting research technology and engineering development at the leading edge of...

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California Agency Awards $450,000 for Water Reuse Research

The California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) recently announced that it would contribute $450,000 to support three new WateReuse Research Foundation studies. SWRCB and California’s nine regional boards are charged with protecting water quality and allocating surface water rights. “We are pleased to once...

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Senators Introduce Legislation Providing $200 Million for Water Recycling

Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer (both D-Calif.) introduced the California Emergency Drought Relief Act on July 29, a bill with both short- and long-term provisions designed to help communities cope with the ongoing drought and combat future droughts. The bill includes a range of provisions...

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Bureau of Reclamation Awards Nearly a Half Million Dollars to WateReuse for Research

The Bureau of Reclamation selected nine projects to receive $1.49 million under its Desalination and Water Purification Research Program. Reclamation’s funding will support almost $13.5 million in research. “Improving desalination and water purification across the West is crucial to providing affordable, clean and sustainable water...

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WateReuse, WEF, and WEAT Host Water Reuse Congressional Briefing

  The WateReuse Association, Water Environment Federation, and Water Environment Association of Texas hosted a congressional briefing on water reuse and recycling on June 11. Approximately 60 congressional staff members and members of the public attended the briefing. House Water Resources Subcommittee Chairman Bob Gibbs...

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