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Washington Update

Bi-Partisan Drought Legislation Includes $100 Million for Water Reuse
Public Comment Period Ends July 1 for Comments on EPA’s Draft Water Reuse Action Plan
State Updates and Member Profiles

Welcome New Members!
The WateReuse Association welcomes the following new members:
Arizona: Tucson Water to Use Recycled Water to Revitalize Santa Cruz River
WateReuse Association member Tucson Water will begin this week releasing 2.8 million gallons of recycled water daily to improve conditions in the Santa Cruz River. This added water will bring perennial flow to a section of the river, fostering native vegetation and wildlife along with new recreational and economic opportunities. The project uses existing infrastructure to bring recycled water to the river for in-channel aquifer recharge and riparian habitat expansion. Read More.
California: Montecito Sanitary District’s Water Reuse Pilot Project to Start Soon
WateReuse Association member Montecito Sanitary District will soon begin operating a recycled water pilot project to test technology for its new reuse program. The pilot program will use a pulse-fed reverse osmosis system and may provide water for a neighboring cemetery. Once built, the full-scale facility will provide water for irrigation and groundwater recharge. Read more.
Texas: Austin Water to Meet with Stakeholders to Advance On-Site Reuse
WateReuse Association member Austin Water is hosting an informational workshop on June 25 for architects, building engineers, and developers to encourage on-site water reuse. Workshop attendees will learn about local and national initiatives that demonstrate how these projects can be implemented. Austin Water staff will also seek comments on new ordinance concepts to require developments over 250,000 square feet to use alternative and onsite waters to meet indoor and outdoor non-potable demands. Read More.
WateReuse Members Recognized for Advancing Water Reuse Research
WateReuse Association members San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC), the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), and Tampa Bay Water received the Water Research Foundation’s Outstanding Subscriber Awards for their involvement in water reuse research. SFPUC was recognized for its contributions to innovative research on on-site reuse and potable reuse. SNWA’s research and development team mentors post-doctoral students and collaborates with other utilities on water reuse research. Tampa Bay Water was honored for its water supply diversification, which includes desalination. Read more.
Conferences and Events
Webcast: Removing Barriers to Direct Potable Reuse
The number of direct potable reuse (DPR) projects in operation or in development in the United States is growing. Where is DPR moving forward and why? On July 10, join nationally recognized water experts to hear their perspectives on recent scientific, technical, and policy developments in DPR. Learn how the water sector in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, and Texas is proactively collaborating with policymakers to advance the discussion on DPR and remove barriers to implementation. The regulatory frameworks created in these states are changing the national discussion about water supply management and establishing models that can be used elsewhere. Register now.
Executive Director, Members Share Water Reuse Success Stories in Berlin
On June 19, WateReuse Association Executive Director Patricia Sinicropi participated in a panel discussion on innovative U.S. water reuse projects at the 12th IWA International Conference on Water Reclamation and Reuse. In her remarks, Sinicropi highlighted the Hampton Roads Sanitation District’s SWIFT program, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s Living Machine, and the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center water reuse pipeline project. The panel also included members Eva Steinle-Darling of Carollo Engineers, Mark Poling of Clean Water Services, and Melissa Meeker of Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources. Justin Mattingly, a research manager with the Water Research Foundation, moderated the session.
Upcoming Events

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
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
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11:00 am PT | 2 pm ET (1 hour)
WateReuse Members: Free; Others: $49
PDHs: 1
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
806-834-0823
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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