• Thoughts from WateReuse Texas President David Sloan

    Happy New Year, WateReuse Texas! Yes, I know it’s already February, but 2024 is off to a busy start. Much of the state has received some very welcome rain, even if a few spots got it in a shorter than ideal time frame. While that helps to raise some lake and aquifer levels, it doesn’t…

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  • Announcing the 2023 WRTX Award Winners

    Congratulations to our 2023 Vandertulip Best Presentation Winner: Angel Bustamante, PE (El Paso Water), for his presentation Reuse: The Bridge Between Drinking Water and Wastewater. Angel provided an overview of El Paso’s drinking water system which highlighted its reuse history. As El Paso implements their new direct to distribution DPR facility, he detailed how wastewater and drinking water operators must adjust…

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  • Water Reuse Advances in the 88th Texas Legislative Session

    Post-Session Update 6/5/2023  Senate bill 1289 passed! The legislation will pave the way for onsite treatment and reuse of blackwater in Texas without going through the extensive TLAP or TPDES permitting process. WateReuse Texas will work with TCEQ to incorporate feedback from our members as they develop the new regulatory pathway for onsite treatment and…

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