September 17, 2018
33rd Annual WateReuse Is Overwhelming Success
Washington Update
Congress Passes FY19 Funding for Title XVI
House Passes New Pre-Conferenced WRDA Legislation
State Updates and Member Profiles
Welcome New Members!
The WateReuse Association welcomes the following new members:
California: WateReuse California Supports Bond that Includes $400 Million for Recycled Water
California: California Water Wins Approval for Desalination Plant in Monterey
California American Water, a WateReuse Association member, received approval for its $279.1 million plan to create a new water source for the Monterey Peninsula on September 13. The Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project will draw water from an intake system of subsurface wells. The water will be sent to a desalination plant built on a 46-acre vacant parcel. The project is needed because California has ordered new restrictions on water from the Carmel River and the Seaside Groundwater Basin, which currently supply the peninsula. Read More.
California: WateReuse California Communications Collaborative Group Meets on October 17
Communications Professionals: WateReuse California is starting a Communications Collaborative Group to provide a forum to discuss and collaborate on potable reuse communications. Please join us for our first meeting on October 17 from 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. The meeting will be held both online and in-person to promote statewide participation. All WateReuse California members are welcome.
Register for online meeting
RSVP to attend in-person by October 10
Meeting Agenda
California: Kennedy/Jenks Promotes Dawn Taffler to One Water Practice Lead
Florida: Panama City Beach Sports Park to Use Recycled Water
Construction is about 33 percent complete for the new $37 million sports park in Panama City Beach that will use reclaimed water when available. Officials broke ground on the sports park in June, and expect the park to open June 2019. The sports complex will include athletic fields, an outdoor field complex, and walking and biking trails. Read More.
Association Updates
WateReuse Launches Network to Connect Recycled Waters Users Across the U.S.
The WateReuse Association launched the Recycled Water User Network last week, 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 will help users promote their commitment to water use sustainability, stay informed about the latest research and news about the safety of recycled water, and connect with other users to learn and share best practices.
Awards for Excellence Honor Achievements in Water Recycling
WateReuse, NACWA Announce Memorandum of Understanding
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) and the WateReuse Association are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) outlining a commitment from the two organizations to work more closely together on issues around water reuse and water recycling. The MOU notes that NACWA recognizes WateReuse’s technical expertise on reuse/recycling issues, and that WateReuse recognizes NACWA’s unique advocacy role in supporting and encouraging resource recovery and water reuse. The document also outlines a number of areas of policy advocacy coordination – including around federal funding, research, regulation, and federal statutes – as well as a commitment for collaborative knowledge sharing, learning opportunities, and engagement between members and staff.
Conferences and Events
Webcast: Potable Reuse Using Ozone-Biofiltration
Interest in potable reuse is rapidly increasing across the United States, but some utilities are finding proven treatment processes cost prohibitive. Please join us Wednesday, September 26 at 2 p.m. eastern to hear results from a Water Research Foundation and Gwinnett County, Georgia study evaluating an alternative treatment train using two-stage ozone-biofiltration – without reverse osmosis – to achieve potable quality water. The presentation will include the research drivers and background, outline the pilot study objectives, and provide a summary of results from the drinking water pilot as well as the upstream advanced treatment facility. A cost comparison will be presented showing significant capital and operating cost savings of this non-RO based treatment approach. This research provides valuable information to the water industry by demonstrating the strengths and challenges associated with this non-RO approach to potable reuse, particularly for inland facilities where disposal of RO brine can be cost-prohibitive. Register Now!
Upcoming 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