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January 28, 2019

Judge Gordon Cologne, a Pioneer Advocate for Water Recycling and Clean Water, Dies at 94

Judge Gordon Bennett Cologne, a California legislator, jurist, and recycled water advocate, died January 4, 2019 in Rancho Santa Fe, California at the age of 94. During his tenure in the California legislature, he was Chairman of the Senate Water Resources Committee and became recognized for his role in championing water quality issues.

“Judge Gordon Cologne’s contributions to advancing water quality issues and water recycling are immense. In 1969 as a California State Senator, he championed the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, which served as a model for the federal Clean Water Act. Additionally, when the WateReuse Association was formed in California in 1990, he was our first advocate in Sacramento and worked tirelessly to advance recycled water legislative and regulatory initiatives. The WateReuse Association is proud to honor Judge Cologne’s memory,” said Paul Jones II, WateReuse Association President and General Manager of the Eastern Municipal Water District.

Cologne, the son of a small meat market owner and school principal, served as Mayor of Indio (1954-56) and State Assemblyman and State Senator from Riverside County (1961-1972). He was appointed by Governor Ronald Reagan as Associate Justice to the California Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division One in San Diego (1972-1984). As a legislator, he is known for the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act and was responsible for the legislation to raise $468 million to complete the State Water Project. As an Associate Justice, Cologne authored over 800 opinions.

After spending two years in the U.S. Navy, Cologne graduated from the University of Southern California and Southwestern College of Law. He worked briefly as a trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division before starting his private law practice in Indio, California. He represented the WateReuse Association and many California water districts in legislative matters. He is survived by son Steven Cologne, Managing Partner at the law firm of Higgs Fletcher and Mack in San Diego, daughter Ann Meyer of West Bend, Wisconsin, and granddaughter Stevie Meyer who is finishing high school. He was married to Patricia Ruth Cologne and together they raised their children in Indio, California. He was predeceased by his second wife the former Patricia J. Radice.

WateReuse California hosts a policy breakfast at its annual conference named for Judge Cologne.

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Washington Update

Register Today to Participate in the National Water Policy Fly-In

Registration is open for the National Water Policy Fly-In, April 3-4, in Washington, DC. Held during Water Week 2019, March 31–April 6, the National Water Policy Fly-In brings together the nation’s water sector to speak with one voice to Congress and the Administration. With a new Congress in place, your attendance and engagement are more critical than ever. WateReuse urges members to join us in Washington DC to ensure that the water reuse message is an integral part of the Water Week message.

Building off the momentum of major advocacy wins in 2018—such as the bipartisan passage of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act that included key provisions beneficial to water recycling —and the significant potential for congressional focus on infrastructure during the next session, it is crucial that policymakers hear directly from you about the specific challenges to your utility and community.

Join us as we call on the Administration and the new Congress to work in partnership with the sector and invest in our nation’s water infrastructure, including drinking water, clean water, and recycled water. With an engaging format and affordable price point, you won’t want to miss the next Fly-In, the most significant water policy event of 2019!

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State Updates and Member Profiles

Welcome New Members!

The WateReuse Association welcomes the following new members:

Conferences and Events

Abstracts Due February 7 for the 34th Annual WateReuse Symposium

The WateReuse Association invites abstract submissions for the 34th Annual WateReuse Symposium, taking place Sunday, September 8, through Wednesday, September 11, 2019 in San Diego, California. Submit your proposal for a technical and/or plenary session before February 7, 2019. This year’s theme is “Collaborate to Innovate.” The program will showcase recycled water collaborations among utilities, farmers, and industry; regulators working together at both the state and federal level; sustainability; public/private partnerships; and, for the first time, the latest in reuse research led by the Water Research Foundation. The Annual WateReuse Symposium is the nation’s premier conference on water recycling. The event attracts more than 600 water professionals from around the nation. Submit an abstract now!

Webcast: Community Engagement for Potable Reuse Success

Please join us on February 14, Valentine’s Day, to learn about the latest techniques in engagement and public education that will help your community fall in love with potable reuse. The water professionals on this panel have one common objective: to ensure a potable reuse project will be evaluated on its own merits and not dismissed as dangerous and too risky to pursue. The presenters will describe key elements that have helped their past efforts and discuss new outreach tactics they are relying on to take their outreach efforts to the next level. Register Now!

Register for the 2019 WateReuse California Annual Conference

Registration is open for the 2019 WateReuse California Annual Conference to be held March 17-19, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency Orange County in Garden Grove, CA. The conference is designed for individuals, organizations, and agencies that are associated with or interested in the design, management, operation, and use of water recycling facilities and projects in California. Register Now!

Upcoming Events

Apr

Wed

WateReuse Pacific Northwest Meeting

Tickets

Apr 15 all-day

Categories: WateReuse Pacific Northwest

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

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Apr 15 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Presented in partnership with The Water Research Foundation, this presentation will cover key components of successful onsite non-potable water systems.

Webcast
2:00 – 3:00 pm Eastern ; 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pacific
WateReuse Members and WRF Subscribers: Free
Others: $49
PDHs: 1

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Across the nation, onsite non-potable water systems (ONWS) are becoming increasingly common as a means to conserve and recycle water. Ensuring consistent implementation is one of the principal challenges for ONWS programs, particularly when multiple, new stakeholders are involved. Water Research Foundation project 4909 sought to identify key knowledge gaps and provide the resources needed to aid in the smooth implementation of ONWS. Through interaction with the National Blue Ribbon Commission for Onsite Non-potable Water Systems, the project team identified common pitfalls that have impacted the design, operation, permitting, and implementation of ONWS.

This presentation will cover key components of a successful ONWS program including: (1) treatment goals that control public health risk, (2) effective design of both treatment and non-treatment (i.e., management) barriers, (3) strategies for effective operation and monitoring of ONWS systems, and (4) frameworks for regulating and permitting ONWS. The goal of this presentation is to convey the importance of stakeholder knowledge for consistent protection of public health at ONWS installations. This information will be presented through a survey of the projects two main deliverables: the comprehensive guidance manual and interactive training modules.

Presenters

Brian Pecson, Ph.D., P.E., Principal Engineer, Trussell Technologies
Brie Post, P.E., Senior Engineer, Trussell Technologies
Paula Kehoe, Director of Water Resources, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

Categories: Featured Webcasts

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

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Apr 21 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Are water recycling utilities well prepared to address the COVID-19 crisis and other potential future risks?

Join Us!
2:00 – 3:00 pm Eastern ; 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pacific
WateReuse Members: Free
Others: $49
PDHs: 1

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The America’s Water Infrastructure Act (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 (ERP). The RRA’s are part of an overall effort to improve the ability of water systems to prepare for and respond to events from water resource limitations to cyber attacks, from extreme weather to an assault on the utility, and from contamination to treatment and distribution infrastructure, among others. In short, it is an all-hazards approach to managing risk.

This webcast will discuss how water reuse interacts with the RRAs and highlight some the ways that risks are viewed and managed from an AWIA perspective. It will also discuss how we are interpreting and acting upon risk in the midst the COVID-19 pandemic crisis and how we can use RRAs to prepare for future risks. This webcast will offer a fresh look at risk and resilience through the lens of preparation and response. The presentation will begin with an overview of AWIA requirements, RRAs, and the role of water reuse in those assessments followed by a focus on risk and risk perceptions in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Presenters

Dr. Ben Stanford is an Associate Vice President with Hazen and Sawyer in the Denver office where he leads the implementation of innovations in water, wastewater, and water reuse. He is currently leading or supporting over a dozen risk and resilience projects in FL, NC, TX, CO, AZ, and CA.

Dr. Douglas Crawford-Brown is Professor Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was Founding Director of the Institute for the Environment, and at the University of Cambridge, where he was Director of the Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research.