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Learn about Water Recycling Products and Services at the 34th Annual WateReuse Symposium

Visit the Exhibit Hall during the 34th Annual WateReuse Symposium to find water recycling products and services and to get answers to your technology related questions. The Annual WateReuse Symposium takes places September 8-11 in San Diego and features a robust program on water reuse policy, technology, innovation, research, and public acceptance. Although we have reached our capacity for the 34th Annual WateReuse Symposium, if you would like to be added to our Waiting List to be notified if there are cancellations and a spot has opened up, please contact Alicia Rutherford.

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Washington Update

Encourage Congress to Support Water Reuse Funding during Recess

There are just two weeks left during Congress’ summer recess, when many Members of the House and Senate are back home meeting with constituents. When Congress returns to Washington, DC on September 9, its first order of business will be completing FY 2020 appropriations bills. Contact the local offices of your senators and representative to see if they can meet with you or tour your reuse projects, and be sure to ask them to help secure robust funding for water recycling programs administered by the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. For more information on our specific funding asks for FY 2020, contact the Association’s Policy Director, Greg Fogel, at gfogel@watereuse.org.

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Bureau of Reclamation Awards $16.98 Million to Five Water Recycling Projects

The U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation announced that it is awarding $16.98 million to five communities in California, Hawaii and Texas to help plan, design and construct congressionally authorized Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects. Title XVI is the only federal program that provides funding specifically for water reuse projects in 17 western states and Hawaii. The WateReuse Association members receiving funding are the Padre Dam Municipal Water District ($778 thousand), City of San Diego ($10.4 million), Rancho California Water District ($1.7 million), and El Paso Water Utilities ($3.5 million). Read More.

State Updates and Member Profiles

California: Escondido Selects Team to Build Water Recycling Facility for Avocado Crop Irrigation

WateReuse Association member the City of Escondido selected the design build team of Brown and Caldwell and Filanc to plan and construct a $45 million reverse osmosis treatment facility that will produce recycled water for agricultural use. Avocado crops in Escondido generate about $40 million in revenue per year, but are currently irrigated with potable water due to their sensitivity to saline levels. The facility is expected to begin construction in early 2020 and come online in December 2021. Read More.

WateReuse Member Xylem Makes Fortune’s “Change the World” List for Second Year

WateReuse Association member Xylem has been included on Fortune’s 2019 “Change the World” list for a second year running. The Change the World list is a ranking of 50 companies that have made a significant social impact through their core business strategy. Xylem was recognized for its work with customers and communities around the world to bring digital transformation to the water sector and create a more water-secure, sustainable world through water recycling and other technologies. Read More.

WateReuse Customer Communications Tools and Resources

How Can You Offer Recognition to Your Recycled Water Customers? Participate in the Recycled Water User Network

Are you interested in recognizing recycled water customers as community water stewards or offering an incentive for new customers to come onboard? Participate in the Recycled Water User Network, a members-only network for businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations that use recycled water, including customers of water utilities and organizations that recycle water onsite. The network gives businesses, governments and nonprofits that use recycled water the opportunity to receive a green designation, Water Star^TM, and access to information and resources on recycled water. Learn More.

Conferences and Events

Webcast: Membranes 101 – The Basics and Beyond

How are membranes used in water recycling and what are the typical operational tasks? Please join us on September 26 at 2 p.m. ET for Membranes 101: The Basics and Beyond to learn how membranes can be used alone, or in conjunction with complementary technologies, to remove a broad range of contaminants from water. This range of capabilities has contributed to the widespread use of membranes to treat water, wastewater, and recycled water. The presentation will explain the types of membranes and their uses, review proper maintenance, and provide viewers with insight into this popular treatment technology. Register Now!

Upcoming Events

Sep

Thu

Webcast: Membranes 101 – The Basics and Beyond

Tickets

Sep 26 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Presented in partnership with WateReuse Pacific Northwest, this webcast will discuss how membranes are used in water, wastewater and reuse applications and review typical operational tasks. Webcast 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Eastern; 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pacific Fee: Members: Free; Others: $49 PDHs: 1 Register Now! How are membranes used in water recycling and what are the typical operational tasks? Learn how membranes can be used alone, or in conjunction with complementary technologies, to remove a broad range of contaminants from water. This range of capabilities has contributed to the widespread use of membranes to treat water, wastewater, and recycled water. The presentation will explain the types of membranes and their uses, review proper maintenance, and provide viewers with insight into this popular treatment technology. Please join us to learn about:

Micro and ultrafiltration membranes, used to remove particles as small as viruses by size exclusion;
Nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes, capable of removing dissolved salts and organic compounds; and
Proper maintenance of membranes and membrane systems necessary to maximize system capacity, water quality, and life span.

Presenter

Daniel A. Hugaboom, P.E. Carollo Engineers Dan is Carollo Engineer’s Chief MF/UF Membrane Technologist. In this role, he directs technical aspects of the company’s low-pressure membrane filtration based projects. Dan also serves as President of the Northwest Membrane Operator’s Association and serves on the Board of Directors for the American Membrane Technology Association.

Oct

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Webcast: Enhanced Source Control for Direct Potable Reuse

Tickets

Oct 2 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Presented in partnership with the National Water Research Institute, this webcast will offer insight into the nature of enhanced source control and discuss how some communities are optimizing their source control programs to support potable reuse.

Webcast
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Eastern; 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pacific
Fee: Members: Free; Others: $49
PDHs: 1

Register Now!

What are the best source control strategies when developing a potable reuse project? As more communities turn to potable reuse to expand water supplies, the goals of source control programs have broadened to include producing water that meets drinking water regulations. Join three uniquely qualified experts to gain insight into the nature of enhanced source control and to learn how some communities are optimizing their source control programs to support potable reuse. The presentation will provide valuable guidance for utilities and regulatory agencies considering enhanced source control to protect the quality of wastewater that is entering the treatment system.

Presenters

Linda Shadler is head of the Industrial Waste Section of the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County. The Industrial Waste Section manages 950 Significant Industrial Users, making it one of the largest pretreatment programs in the United States.

Ellen McDonald is Chief Technical Officer and Water Planning Practice Leader at Plummer in Fort Worth, Texas, where she works on water resource planning, water reuse, water quality modeling, and water and wastewater system modeling and planning

Tyler Nading works on potable reuse projects and source control investigations, and was a technical advisor and engineering consultant on the Sustainable Water Initiative for Tomorrow at the Hampton Roads Sanitation District in Virginia Beach, Virginia.