Reuse

  1. How Water Reuse Projects Are Addressing Water Scarcity In The West — And Beyond 3/6/2025
    As water scarcity becomes a stark reality around the globe, more municipalities, water utilities, and industrial enterprises are exploring water reuse projects and adopting regulations to support them. Fundamentally, water reuse can help drought-proof regions and diversify water supply portfolios with recycled water.
  2. How Capturing Rain Can Contribute To Environmental Safety 1/7/2025
    There are many ways to capture stormwater — whether as a homeowner, business, or municipality — and even more benefits.
  3. Pioneering Recycling Program Quenches California's Thirst For Agricultural Water 10/31/2024
    With its innovative Harvest Water program, the Sacramento Area Sewer District supports Central Valley growers, thereby supporting the nation.
  4. A Game-Changing Approach To Salinity And Total Organic Carbon Treatment 9/6/2024
    With applications for drinking water, wastewater, and reuse, XBAT — ion exchange-based advanced treatment — could have revolutionary, far-reaching impacts for utilities.
  5. The Potential Of Rainwater As A Renewable Resource 7/12/2024

    As water resources become more stressed, continuing to "waste" rainwater becomes increasingly inadvisable, perhaps even irresponsible.

  6. Wastewater To Biogas: From Trash To Treasure 1/10/2024

    How U.S. wastewater treatment plants can learn from the example of others to transition into wastewater resource recovery facilities and create more sustainable, livable communities.

  7. Managed Aquifer Recharge Key To Water Reclamation 7/7/2023
    With the great need to get water back into circulation to satisfy high demand, managed aquifer recharge (MAR) via decentralized wastewater treatment is proving to be an effective solution.
  8. Navigating Contaminants Of Emerging Concern 3/9/2023
    Two recent research projects — one to improve potable reuse, the other to stop the proliferation of PFAS — look to source control as the key leverage point.
  9. Adopting A 'One Water' Approach Through Integrated Master Planning 1/11/2023
    A One Water master plan under development for the city of Winter Haven, Florida, serves as an example to other communities looking at the future through a One Water lens.
  10. What Role Can Decentralized Water Reuse Play in Tackling Water Scarcity? 7/15/2022

    Onsite and localized reuse expand the practice overall, which will be essential for long-term security.