WateReuse Texas

We’re thrilled to welcome J. Hunter Adams, M.S., Water Source & Purification Superintendent for the City of Wichita Falls, to the #WRTX Board! Hunter is a Double A licensed Water and Wastewater Operator with over a decade of experience in water research. Hunter’s work has been widely recognized, including receiving the 2020 WEF Laboratory Analyst Excellence Award, 2023 Opflow Publications Award, and 2024 AWWA Division Best Paper and Golden Spigot Award. As a water professional and a life-long Texan, Hunter understands the importance of moving reuse practices forward in our state—and he also knows that this might look different in every community. He says, "I've lived in drought-prone north Texas my whole life, and I know firsthand how important it is to increase safe and reliable water supplies. Some form of water reuse can be implemented by any community, and WateReuse Texas brings researchers together and helps communities advocate for reuse." We’re excited to work with Hunter, moving #onewater forward in Texas communities and beyond! #waterreuse #waterindustry

Today is World Toilet Day. Each year, the United Nations chooses a theme to commemorate this day, and this year’s theme is “Sanitation for Peace”—underscoring the importance of resilient, effective, and accessible water and sanitation for all communities. With threats like climate change, regional conflicts, and aging infrastructure on the rise, many lack access to these basic services. We hope you take some time today to think about how vital water and sanitation are not only to your own community and livelihood, but to the global community as well.

We’re excited to welcome Brigit Afshar Buff, PE, PMP, Water Planning and Natural Systems Team Leader at Plummer Associates, Inc., to the #WRTX Board! With 17 years of experience in water, wastewater, reuse systems, and water resources engineering—including planning, design, management, and construction—Brigit will be a great addition to our leadership as we move water reuse and our vision of #onewater forward. What brought Brigit to WRTX? She tells us, “In a state as large and diverse as Texas, where water scarcity is a perpetual concern, implementing reuse strategies can provide a reliable and resilient water supply. WateReuse Texas is a powerful tool to help address some of these challenges, and I’m looking forward to leveraging my diverse background to strengthen the future of the organization.” We’re looking forward to working with Brigit and tapping into her extensive expertise too. Please join us in welcoming Brigit aboard! #waterreuse #waterindustry

Finding the funds to get reuse projects off the ground can be a big challenge in the water industry. We’re excited to hear about new opportunities and options that can help move #waterreuse forward in Texas. Thanks to the Water Environment Association of Texas for shedding some light on navigating the funding process. Looking forward to hearing from Dallas Shattuck, Scott Galaway, and Luis Cruzado on this important topic.? ? WRTX members receive free access to the webinar. To receive the access code, email [email protected]. #WRTX #onewater #waterindustry

The votes are in! The 2024 Vandertulip Award goes to Eva Steinle-Darling, PhD, PE from Carollo Engineers for her presentation Why Potable Reuse is Ahead of the PFAS Game: Lessons from The Water Research Foundation (WRF) 5082. Thanks, Eva, for providing great insight into managing PFAS, starting with source control and looking at decades of experience in potable reuse treatment to see what is working. #WRTX2024 attendees selected this presentation from more than 25 presentations at the three-day conference. To learn more about other WRTX2024 award winners, visit https://lnkd.in/eMkGv4Q5 #WRTX #onewater #waterreuse #waterindustry

?? ??A great reason to get together with the Texas water community! If you’re in the Houston area, join WRTX Managing Director Noelle George next week for a screening of the award-winning documentary “Our Blue World,” the culminating event at this year’s Yokogawa Users Conference. The film explores our relationship with water and the connection to a sustainable future. Space is limited, so reserve your spot at the screening today: ? https://lnkd.in/g2MBnKBb #WRTX #onewater #waterandwastewater #waterindustry

Did you take a few minutes this week to #ImagineADayWithoutWater? This is always top of mind at #WRTX, and we work to highlight the role #waterreuse can play in building more resilient Texas communities. Great insight from WateReuse Executive Director Patricia Sinicropi on the recent report from the Global Commission on the Economics of Water—it’s so important to make the connection between imagining a day without water and imagining a water-secure future with reuse!? ? #onewater #waterandwastewater #waterindustry?

We’re excited to announce the winners of the #WRTX2024 student poster competition! Fantastic work by Khan Md Rabbani Rasha and Peyton Torkelson, who took first place for their analysis of NDMA in direct potable reuse, and Anjumand Ashraf, who received second place for research into integrating reclaimed water and stormwater into water supplies. It was great to see these young minds focused on some of today’s top #waterreuse challenges. Thanks to Texas State University Professor Keisuke Ikehata for supporting their attendance at the conference—we can’t wait to see what they do next. #WRTX #onewater #waterandwastewater #waterindustry

It’s great to see growing recognition by legislators that reuse will need to play a key role in the future of #Texas water. Thanks to WRTX President?Christina Montoya-Halter?for providing testimony to the House Committee on Natural Resources last week and shining a light on what our community needs to move reuse forward. And a shoutout to Austin Water, this year’s WRTX Reuse Impact Award recipient, for leading the way and providing an example of what is possible with #waterreuse. #WRTX #onewater #waterandwastewater #waterindustry?

?? Calling all #WRTX2024 attendees—it’s Throwback Thursday, and we want you to look back to last month’s conference. What worked? What can we improve? We want to hear about your experience, so we can come together as a #waterreuse community next year for an even better #WRTX2025. It only takes a few minutes and can make a difference in next year’s programming. As an added bonus, everyone who responds will be entered into a drawing for a free WRTX2025 registration! Survey closes Oct. 14: https://lnkd.in/gGNB232m #WRTX #onewater #waterindustry