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April 6, 2020

Washington Update

Action Needed: Submit Your “Shovel-Ready” Water Recycling Projects for Stimulus Investment

Member Spotlight: WateReuse Member COVID-19 Experiences and Responses

WateReuse Members Share their COVID-19 Experiences

WateReuse Member Businesses Become COVID-19 First Responders

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Please submit your COVID-19 story or your company’s COVID-19 response (up to 50 words) for inclusion in a future issue of WateReuse Review. Email your information to info@watereuse by Thursday at 12 pm ET.

State Updates and Member Profiles

WateReuse Pacific Northwest Quarterly Newsletter Highlights Regional Water Reuse Activities

The WateReuse Association’s Pacific Northwest Section (WR-PNW) showcased the accomplishments of members in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington in its first 2020 quarter newsletter released last week. The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, a member, approved a permit for the City of Nampa to use recycled water for irrigation, landscaping, fire protection, and industrial processes. Both Washington and Oregon gained traction on respective state House Bills (HB 1747 and HB 3182) concerning risk-based water quality standards for onsite non-potable water systems. WR-PNW also shared an update on the postponement of their 2020 Annual Conference: Reimagining Reuse to later in the year. Read More.

Arizona and Georgia: Google Turns to Recycled Water to Ensure Sufficient Supplies of Water

Google is turning to recycled water and seawater to cool water hungry data centers that power online searches, web advertising and cloud services. In Douglas County Georgia, the company has used recycled water since 2012 to conserve the nearby Chattahoochee River. For a new data center in Mesa, Arizona, Google is working with authorities on a water credits program. Google also saves water by recirculating it through cooling systems multiple times. Read More.

California and New Mexico: Ecolodges Promote Recycled Water Use to Attract Eco-Friendly Travelers

The hospitality industry has a growing sub-set known as ecolodges. Ecolodges aim to provide accommodations with minimal impact on natural surroundings for eco-conscious travelers. Ecolodges highlight employing local workers, providing environmental education programs, and giving back to local communities. Among the sustainability amenities drawing travelers to two ecolodges in California and New Mexico are their use of recycled water for irrigation and other services. Read More.  

Wyoming: Industry and Ranchers Combine Forces to Take on Wastewater Issues

Encore Green Environmental, an agricultural midstream company in Wyoming, has a vision to reuse water produced as a byproduct of oil and gas extraction to increase the state’s carbon sequestration capacity. Encore is working with local ranchers to understand their soil chemistry and the water treatment needed to provide safe water of good quality. Encore sees a future in improving the soil, air, and vegetation in Wyoming by tapping into the nearly 2.4 billion gallons of “produced water” created every day in the United States. Read more.

WateReuse Communications Tools and Resources

Profiles in Reuse: Flyer Explains Safety and Reliability of Potable Reuse

Use our flyer, Profiles in Reuse: Potable Reuse, to inform ratepayers, elected officials, and other stakeholders about the safety and reliability of using purified water as part of the drinking water supply. The flyer also supports WateReuse’s Medical Community Initiative, which seeks to build support for potable reuse among medical and public health officials. This flyer is the first in a series of Profiles in Reuse that will serve as resources for member communication on water recyclingDownload Flyer.

Conferences and Events

Webcast: Breaking Down Implementation Barriers for Onsite Non-Potable Water Systems

What are the key components of a successful onsite non-potable water system? Join us April 15 at 2 pm to learn about a Water Research Foundation guidance manual and interactive training modules to tackle critical knowledge gaps businesses and utilities. The presentation will cover treatment goals, effective design, strategies for effective operation and monitoring, and regulatory and permitting frameworks. Register Now!

Webcast: America’s Water Infrastructure Act – Implications for Water Reuse and COVID-19

Are water recycling utilities well prepared to deal with the COVID-19 crisis and other potential future risks? Join us on April 21 at 2 pm ET for a discussion of America’s Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) and risk assessment for utilities. AWIA requires all utilities serving 3,300 or more people to complete a risk and resilience assessment (RRA) for their water systems, followed by the completion of an emergency response plan. This presentation will discuss risk and risk perceptions in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Register Now!

Upcoming Events

Oct
10
Tue
Germany’s Approach to Water Reuse for Agricultural and Landscape Irrigation
Oct 10 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Germany’s Approach to Water Reuse for Agricultural and Landscape Irrigation
8:00 am PT | 11 am ET  | 5:00 pm CET (1 hour 30 minutes) WateReuse Members: Free; Others: $49 PDHs: 1.5 Germany’s Approach to Water Reuse for Agricultural and Landscape Irrigation Register Now! 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 for this 90-minute webcast covering the full timeline of reuse in Germany, including reuse 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, which is part of the German BMBF Water Technologies: Reuse (WavE) funding program. Moderator:
  • Dr. Veronika Zhiteneva, Project Manager, Kompetenzzentrum Wasser Berlin
Speakers:
  • Dr. Christina Jungfer, Project Manager, DECHEMA
  • Prof. Dr. Jörg E. Drewes, Chair of Urban Water Systems Engineering, Technical University of Munich
  • Markus Büttner, Environmental Engineer, Stadtentwässerung SCHWEINFURT
  • Prof. Dr. Thomas Wintgens, Chair of Urban Water Management and Institute of Environemtnal Engineering, RWTH Aachen University
  • Prof. Dr. Thomas Dockhorn, Director, Institute of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Braunschweig
  • Prof Dr. Aki S. Ruhl, German Environment Agency, Technical University of Berlin
WRCA Los Angeles Chapter Meeting @ Rowland Water District
Oct 10 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Our next Bimonthly Member Meeting will be held in-person on Tuesday, October 10th at Rowland Water District, 3021 Fullerton Road, Rowland Heights, CA 91748Lunch will begin at 11:00 a.m., and the formal meeting will begin at 11:30 a.m. There will also be an option to participate in the meeting virtually. A Zoom meeting registration link will be sent out with the agenda about one week prior.

Whether you plan to attend in person or via Zoom, please RSVP by Friday, October 6th by filling out the form at this link: https://forms.office.com/r/itWNqv2xh9Please indicate if you plan on joining for lunch as well as the formal meeting so that we may get an accurate count. This meeting will have a capacity limit of 35 people.

Oct
12
Thu
Northern California/Central Valley Joint Meeting
Oct 12 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Oct
17
Tue
Pacific Northwest Section Meeting
Oct 17 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Oct
19
Thu
WateReuse Arizona: High-Recovery Desalination: Tradeoffs in Reuse
Oct 19 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
WateReuse Arizona: High-Recovery Desalination: Tradeoffs in Reuse

11:00 am PT | 2 pm ET (1 hour)
WateReuse Members: Free; Others: $49
PDHs: 1

Register Now!

High-recovery desalination processes offer the benefit of increasing water recovery, generally with increasing cost and complexity.  Reverse osmosis and electrodialysis desalination processes will be reviewed and compared with respect to high-recovery water reuse applications.

Moderator:

Erin Young, R.G.

Hydrogeologist | Water Resources Manager

City of Flagstaff Water Services

eyoung@flagstaffaz.gov | w: (928) 213-2405

 

Presenter:

Shane Walker, Ph.D., P.E.

Director, Water Resources Center

Professor, Civil, Environmental, & Construction Engineering

Texas Tech University

shane.walker@ttu.edu

806-834-0823

Orange County Chapter Meeting @ Irvine Ranch Water District
Oct 19 @ 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Oct
26
Thu
WateReuse AZ 4Q Section Meeting & Election
Oct 26 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Nov
1
Wed
WRFL Annual Meeting @ Tampa Bay Grand Hyatt
Nov 1 @ 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
WRCA Los Angeles – Emerging Professionals Committee for a tour of MWD’s Weymouth Water Treatment Plant
Nov 1 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Please join the Emerging Professionals Committee for a tour of MWD’s Weymouth Water Treatment Plant on November 1, 2023, from 10 am – 12 pm! Tour capacity is limited to 30 people so please RSVP ASAP to reserve your spot at the link here: https://forms.gle/gxGhtcBLVwWMTG1F7

Constructed in 1941, the Weymouth Water Treatment Plant is the first water treatment plant constructed by the MWD and now has a treatment capacity of 520 million gallons per day! Please check out the fact sheet here for more information: water-treatment-plants-fact-sheet-final_web.pdf (mwdh2o.com)

Event Address: 700 Moreno Ave, La Verne, CA 91750

Parking is available on site.

Following the tour, anyone who is hungry is open to join us at In-N-Out Burger:

Restaurant Address: 2098 Foothill Blvd, La Verne, CA 91750

For more information, please contact Seto Cherchian at 714.944.4726 or SCherchian@brwncald.com.

Nov
5
Sun
2023 WateReuse California Annual Conference @ Indian Wells, CA
Nov 5 – Nov 7 all-day

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