August 6, 2018
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Washington Update
WateReuse Submits Letter Supporting the Senate WRDA Bill
Senate Passes Second Minibus Funding EPA
New EPA Head Testifies at Senate Hearing
Reminders/Deadlines:
- Provide your input on WateReuse’s draft Stormwater Reuse and On-site Water Recycling Advocacy Principles to Amber Kim by August 20
State Updates and Member Profiles
Arizona: Report Examines “ick” Factor in Potable Reuse
A recent report broadcast on Arizona Public Media examined the challenges in getting the public comfortable with drinking purified water. Austa Parker of Carollo Engineers discussed a joint WateReuse Colorado and Denver Water initiative, Pure Water Colorado, which offered treatment demonstrations for the public and beer brewing with purified water. University of Pennsylvania Psychologist Paul Rozin and Brent Haddad, a water resources economist at the University of California, Santa Cruz discussed their research on people’s attitudes toward water, which can help water agencies develop compelling educational material. Read More.
California: OCWD and SFPUC Receive WIFIA Infrastructure Loans
California: Bureau of Reclamation Grant Helps Fund Recycled Water Pilot Study
WateReuse Association member Soquel Creek Water District, in collaboration with the City of Santa Cruz, is exploring and evaluating tertiary treatment technology as part of the district’s proposed Pure Water Soquel Project. This small-scale tertiary treatment pilot plant, using ultrafiltration membranes, is on-site at the City of Santa Cruz Wastewater Treatment Facility. The proposed full-scale Pure Water Soquel Project involves potentially recycling approximately 25% of the secondary treated effluent that is currently being discharged out to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary from the Santa Cruz Wastewater Treatment Facility, purifying it, and then using the purified water to replenish the Santa Cruz Mid-County groundwater basin and to create a seawater barrier. This pilot plant is partially funded by a Bureau of Reclamation Title XVI Recycled Water Feasibility Planning Grant for $150,000, which the district received last year. Read More.
Water Utilities Recognized for Transformational Initiatives
Association News
The Nominating Committee of the WateReuse Association Board of Directors issued a call for nominations to fill two Board vacancies. Individuals interested in being nominated should submit an application to either Patricia Sinicropi, Executive Director for the WateReuse Association, or to a member of the Nominating Committee by COB Tuesday, August 21. The Nominating Committee will review nominations and select candidates for approval by the full Board at its 3rd Quarter meeting in Austin, Texas on September 9. Directors are appointed for up to three two-year terms for a total of six years of service. Download the Call for Nominations.
Conferences and Events
Please contact Jennifer West for details
For more information contact Rosario Cortes
Tour of the San Jose Creek WRP will follow starting at 1:15 pm
Hosted by Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, and lunch will be sponsored by AECOM.
For in-person attendance, please RSVP to jjacobus@rinconconsultants.com by Friday, February 10. Virtual attendance option also available.
Agenda
For more information contact Madeline Blua

February 15, 2023 Time: 1:00pm CT | 2:00pm ET
As a global leader in water reuse, Israel takes a very intentional and integrated approach to producing and maintaining its water supply. They combine desalination, water recycling of municipal wastewater and stormwater capture, and reuse to ensure sustainable supplies. Nearly 90 percent of Israel’s treated wastewater is reused for agricultural irrigation purposes.
In November 2022, over 40 representatives from the U.S. water sector, including utilities, industry, states, and the federal government, traveled to Israel as part of a science, technology, and policy informational exchange focused on water reuse practices. This intensive week of learning about the Israeli approach to managing its water resources included several delegates from Texas.
The panelists will share their general experience as part of the delegation (5-10 mins each) and then we will ask a few prepared questions about lessons learned and how those could be applied to Texas communities. If time allows, we will take questions from the audience.
Moderator:
Paula Paciorek, Division Manager, Houston Water Planning
Presenters:
- Special Introduction by Omer Bab, Director of Trade and Regulatory Policy, Embassy of Israel and Danny Greenwald, Senior Deputy Director General for Regulation, Israel Water Authority
- Eva Steinle-Darling, Water Reuse Technical Practice Director, Carollo Engineers
- Hunter Adams, Environmental Laboratory Supervisor, City of Wichita Falls – Cypress Environmental Laboratory
- Erika Crespo, Assistant Deputy Director, Water Quality Division, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
- Kobe Nagar, CEO and Co-Founder, 374 Water
Key topic will be on urban runoff diversions; more details forthcoming.
For more information contact Kraig Erickson
For more information contact Claudia Llerandi
Please contact Jennifer West for details
For more information contact Jennifer West