November 5, 2018
Washington Update
WateReuse Leads Stakeholders in Urging $250 Million Reauthorization for Title XVI-WINN
WateReuse Association Offers Support to Army Corps of Engineers on New Water Reuse Provisions
EPA Invites Water Recycling Projects to Apply for WIFIA Loans
The U.S Environmental Protection Agency invited three WateReuse Association members – the City of Los Angeles, Inland Empire Utilities Agency (CA), and Pinellas County Utilities (FL) – to apply for Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loans. Together, the three agencies will receive WIFIA loans of approximately $336 million to help finance water recycling infrastructure. EPA received 62 letters of interest from both public and private entities in response to the 2018 WIFIA Notice of Funding Availability After a statutorily required review process, 39 prospective borrowers’ projects were selected to submit applications for loans. In total, the selected borrowers will receive WIFIA loans of up to $5 billion to help finance over $10 billion in water infrastructure investments and create up to 155,000 jobs.
State Updates and Member Profiles
Welcome New Member!
The WateReuse Association welcomes the following new member:
Arizona: Peoria Moves Forward with Potable Reuse
WateReuse Association member the City of Peoria recently greenlit a $2.2 million project to recharge its groundwater aquifers with purified water. The project is designed to support the water supply in an area threatened by drought, rising demand, and climate change. Although new rules in Arizona would allow Peoria to send purified water directly to the drinking water treatment plant, the community decided to replenish the aquifers instead. Read More.
Colorado: WateReuse Colorado Releases Technical Memorandums on DPR
WateReuse Colorado released three technical memorandums from the “Advancing Direct Potable Reuse to Optimize Water Supplies and Meet Future Demands” project developed to advance direct potable reuse (DPR) in Colorado. The project assembled stakeholders including regulators, utility providers, consultants, and advocacy groups to address the regulatory, public outreach and perception, and technical hurdles that Colorado will face when implementing DPR. The technical memorandums on each topic are available in the links below, as well as an executive summary with an overview of the project.
- TM1: Regulatory Development
- TM2: Communications and Outreach Plan
- TM3: Treatment Train Planning Tools and Case Studies
- Executive Summary
Florida: Altamonte Springs Purifying Water from Sewers, Storms
WateReuse Association member the City of Altamonte Springs is emerging as a leader in advancing water purification with its pureAlta demonstration project that is turning 30 million gallons of wastewater and stormwater into drinking water each day. The project’s treatment train produces water that meets or exceeds drinking water standards, without the use of a traditional reverse osmosis step that can be particularly costly for inland communities that cannot easily dispose of the leftover salty concentrate. The project also serves as a model for the Florida Potable Reuse Commission as it develops a regulatory framework for potable reuse in Florida. Read More.
Online Member Resources
Flyer Illustrates Economic Value of Recycled Water
Did you know that 70% of the world’s internet traffic moves through servers in Loudoun County, VA that are cooled with recycled water? Or that Orange Country, CA produces enough purified water to meet the drinking water needs of more than 850,000 people? View and share Water Reuse: Transforming Water, Sustaining Our Future, a two page flyer that explains the benefits of water reuse on one side and presents infographics illustrating the economic value of recycled water for communities across the country on the other side. Visit the WateReuse website to view other public awareness resources, including videos, fact sheets, and reports.
Research Update
Water Research Foundation Seeks Proposals for Water Reuse Research
Conferences and Events
Webcast: Learn about the New Recycled Water User Network
Are you interested in recognizing recycled water customers as community water stewards or strengthening your marketing to potential new customers? Please join us for a webcast on Thursday, November 15 at 2 pm EST to learn about a new resource for WateReuse members and a new membership program for industrial and commercial users of recycled water called the Recycled Water User Network™. The network provides a member-only platform for users of recycled water, including customers of water utilities and organizations that recycle water onsite, and is designed to be a resource for members of the WateReuse Association to market and provide support to current and potential customers of recycled water, while building public acceptance of recycled water in your community. The network provides businesses, governments and nonprofits that use recycled water the opportunity to receive a green designation, Water StarTM and to access information and resources on recycled water. Members of the network would also receive access to the Association’s membership benefits, including access to monthly webcasts, weekly newsletter, and discounts on conference registration fees. To learn more about how your utility can take advantage of the Recycled Water User Network, register today for the webcast.
Webcast: Reducing the Cost of Concentrate Disposal: Using a Novel Hybrid NF-RO to Enhance Sodium Chloride Removal
Concentrate disposal is a major cost for desalting operations, and for many water-recycling applications only partial desalting is needed, often targeting sodium chloride specifically. Please join us on Wednesday, November 14 at 2 p.m. EST to learn about a pilot study that was conducted to demonstrate the viability of a two-pass system, combining an NF pass with a second RO pass and blending the NF concentrate with the RO permeate. Findings indicate that sodium chloride can be preferentially removed from the recycled water, chemical and power consumption can be reduced when operated at system recoveries comparable to typical RO systems, and much higher recoveries are achievable with modest increases in power and chemical usage. Register Now!
Upcoming Events
Join us on Tuesday, October 14, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Eastern Municipal Water District Board Room in Perris, CA for the Q3 Inland Empire WateReuse Chapter Meeting.
This meeting will bring together nationally recognized leaders in potable reuse, offering a rare opportunity to learn about and engage with transformative projects in San Diego, Los Angeles, and the California inland region.
Why attend:
- Hear directly from experts driving landmark reuse projects.
- Connect with engineers, utilities, vendors, and regulators.
- Gain insights that will accelerate innovation and resilience.
Lunch will be provided for all attendees.
We also encourage you to extend this invitation to colleagues in the field who would benefit from this unique opportunity to connect, learn, and collaborate. To help spread the word, we are providing a flyer which you can share or post in break rooms, lunchrooms, bulletin boards, or other common spaces (as allowed) where your teams and colleagues will see it.

Date & Time:
Thursday, October 16, 2025
10:30AM PST _ 1:30PM EST
In Spring 2025 Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) codified the Advanced Water Purification (AWP) rule. Under this rule, an applicant is required to conduct an Initial Source Water Characterization (ISWC) and implement an Enhanced Source Control Plan (ESCP). These two requirements are intertwined and require coordination. The purpose of the ISWC is to understand the baseline Advanced Water Treatment Facility (AWTF) feed water quality. The ESCP serves as a mechanism to identify, control, or eliminate constituents of concern (COCs), as identified during ISWC sampling, that are discharged to the collection system.
An ESCP extends beyond federal Industrial Pretreatment Program (IPP) requirements. Given the lack of environmental buffers inherent to AWP, a primary goal of an ESCP is to provide additional control measures to protect public health, as well as instill public confidence in the safety of AWP. As part of the AWP rule, an ESCP must incorporate monitoring of industry and regulated contaminants as required through an IPP, as well as consider monitoring of unregulated but possibly problematic chemicals (harmful or pass-through/interference) discharged to the sewer. The regulations also stipulate the development of an excursion response plan covering the source(s)/collection system, the Water Reclamation Facility, and the AWTF.
The ISWC lays the groundwork for developing the ESCP. Several approaches used at various utilities implementing potable reuse programs will be showcased to help navigate the requirements of the AWP rule. Additionally, utilities will need to consider other complexities, such as overlap with Tier 1 (Safe Drinking Water Act) constituents and chemicals that undergo changes during advanced treatment as part of the chemical inventory. Ultimately, the core questions that this presentation aims to address are: a) How do the ESCP and ISWC support safe and successful implementation of Arizona’s AWP rule, and b) What are strategies, using examples as a guide, Arizona utilities may use to meet their ESCP and ISWC regulatory requirements?
In-Person Location: Black & Veatch 2231 E Camelback Rd, Ste 300, Phoenix, AZ 85016
Moderator:
- Erin Young, Water Resources Manager, Flagstaff Water Services, WRAZ President
Presenter:
- Doug Rice, Process Engineer, Black & Veatch
- Mary Kate Forkan, Lead Scientist, Carollo Engineers
The third edition of Water Reuse Europe’s Knowledge Exchange Day will take place on 21 October 2025 in Brussels, Belgium.
This event will showcase the outcomes of recent and ongoing water reuse research projects delivered across Europe, providing a valuable platform for knowledge transfer between WRE members and non-members.
Water Reuse Europe’s Knowledge Exchange Days offer an excellent opportunity for researchers to present their findings, share innovative tools, and engage with potential partners in the water reuse sector. The event fosters collaboration among researchers, commercial companies, utilities, and public bodies, driving innovation and advancing the sector.
Professionals involved in the design and operation of water reuse schemes will benefit from insights into cutting-edge research, networking with key industry players, and discussions on the future of water reuse.
This edition will particularly highlight the impact of EU and nationally funded water reuse projects, including those supported by Horizon Europe. Attendees will gain insights into the latest advancements in R&D, connect with experts, and explore opportunities for future funding and collaboration.
More information and registration at: https://www.water-reuse-europe.org/event/water-reuse-europe-knowledge-exchange-day-2025/
Chapter Meeting: Agenda and Details TBD
Join Florida water reuse professionals to hear about legislative efforts, new technologies, WRFL will provide an update on our future activities, plus hear from a Florida representative.
COST:
Members: $50
Non-Members: $75
Do you need a hotel? Check out these hotel options:
Universal Cabana Bay Beach Resort (across the street from Sapphire Falls Resort)
Universal Terra Luna Resort
Drury Inn & Suites Universal Orlando
Parking for the event at the Sapphire Falls Resort has been discounted to $15/day.
The in-person Sacramento location is different for this meeting only:
925 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
First Floor Conference Room

10:00 am EST | 7:00 am PST (1 hour)
WateReuse Members: Free; Others: $55
PDHs: 1
Join WateReuse Ohio to learn about Upper Occoquan Service Authority’s water recycling history & journey.
Upper Occoquan Service Authority (UOSA) is a regional water recycling facility that protects public health and the environment as trusted stewards of our most precious resource – water. They have a long track record and will discuss their story along with how they are facing new challenges, such as emerging contaminants (PFAS), changes to influent load from water conservation, and changes to treatment targets.
UOSA was formed on March 3, 1971 by concurrent resolution of the governing bodies of Fairfax and Prince William Counties and the Towns (now Cities) of Manassas and Manassas Park. UOSA’s product water flows via Bull Run to the Occoquan Reservoir, one of two major water supply sources for Virginia residents served by Fairfax Water. Fairfax Water serves nearly two million people in Fairfax County, the City of Alexandria, and portions of Prince William County and Loudoun County.
Moderator:
- Jessica Langdon, Assistant Policy Director, Ohio EPA
Presenter:
- Brian Steglitz, Chief Executive Officer, Upper Occoquan Service Authority