Mark your calendar for the 37th Annual WateReuse Symposium to be held March 5-9, 2022 at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter in San Antonio, Texas. 

Help Chart the Future of Water Reuse

This year’s theme – Shaping our Past & Charting Our Future – is a call to action for the water reuse community to tap into innovation and address the urgency of our changing Earth including floods, fires, droughts, and pandemics.

Join us to tackle timely topics including the distribution of unprecedented funding unleashed by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021. And help us chart the industry’s future in areas such as the Water Research Foundation’s Reuse Research Roadmap.

The Symposium’s fresh new format organizes technical sessions by project life cycle phases, tailoring content for you whether you’re just beginning to build public support, piloting new technologies, or are already reusing water in your community. Take advantage of more than 55 professional development hours highlighting the latest trends in water recycling policy, research, technology, operations, and public engagement.

Schedule at a Glance

Sunday, March 6, 2022

9 am –
11:30 am

Tour: Steve Clouse Water Recycling Center

You may register for the tour as part of Symposium registration. If you are already registered and would like to add tour registration, please contact Alicia Rutherford.

Attendees will need to wear closed toe shoes, comfortable clothing, and are recommended to bring their own safety glasses.

1 pm –
5 pm

Symposium Workshops and Forums

Water Reuse 101

Moderator: Ellen MacDonald, Principal, Plummer Associates, Inc.
Our popular boot camp for new water reuse professionals covers topics including: defining water reuse, determining the need, paying for reuse, reuse regulations, building public support, and case studies. Presenters include water reuse experts from Bureau of Reclamation, Carollo Engineers, El Paso Water, Plummer Associates, and San Antonio Water System. Catch this session on Sunday or else plan for the second offering on Tuesday afternoon.

Developing a Nationwide Water Reuse Research Roadmap

Interactive session from the Water Research Foundation reviewing completed and in-progress water reuse research and developing future research topics. Topics developed will be incorporated into the Water Research Foundation’s future project planning and used in support of the Water Reuse Action Plan’s research strategy (WRAP 7.2).

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Concurrent technical tracks
1:00 – 3:00 pm &
3:30 – 5 pm
See session topics

Sponsored networking break :
3 – 3:30 pm

5:30 pm –
7 pm

Welcome Reception:  Welcome to Texas

Co-Presented by WateReuse Texas

A networking reception and celebration of our accomplishments hosted in the WateReuse Exhibit Hall at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter.

Sponsored by:

Monday, March 7, 2022

8 am –
10 am

Opening General Session

Light Breakfast and Welcome

• Craig W. Lichty P.E., Vice President, Client Director, Black & Veatch; WateReuse Association President

Keynote Presentation

• The Honorable Tanya Trujillo
  Assistant Secretary for Water and Science
  United States Department of the Interior
  
  Assistant Secretary Trujillo oversees the U.S. Geological Survey and Bureau of Reclamation and leads the Interior Department’s efforts to address the country’s worsening drought conditions. She is a water lawyer with more than 20 years of experience working on complex natural resources management issues.

Water Reuse and Integrated Planning – The San Antonio Story :  Exploring the Drivers, Benefits, and Challenges of a One Water Strategy

A panel discussion of the unique nature of San Antonio’s management of its water resources whereby multiple government and private sector entities work together. Panelists to include:

• Moderator: Craig W. Lichty P.E., Vice President, Client Director, Black & Veatch; WateReuse Association President
• Melissa Bryant, Director of Technical Services, San Antonio River Authority (invited)
• Erika Crespo, Assistant Deputy Director of Water Quality, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
• Gregg Eckhardt, Senior Analyst, San Antonio Water System
• Nefi Garza, Assistant Director of Public Works, City of San Antonio

Sponsored by:

Remarks

• Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)

10  am – 10:30 am

Networking break

Sponsored by:

10:30  am – 12 pm

Concurrent technical tracks

Choose from presentations on six tracks providing insight and professional development, relevant to every life cycle phase of a water reuse project.  See session topics .

12 pm –
1:30 pm

Luncheon Plenary Session

WateReuse Annual Business Meeting

• Welcome: Craig W. Lichty P.E., Vice President, Client Director, Black & Veatch; WateReuse Association President

• State of the Association: Patricia Sinicropi, Executive Director, WateReuse Association

Different Drivers, Different Strategy: Water Reuse in New Places

A panel discussion of the emerging role of water recycling in new geographies and new industrial sectors. Panelists include:

• Moderator: Karen Pallansch, Chief Executive Officer, Alexandria Renew Enterprises
• Jeff Glass, Director of Public Works, City of Westminster, Maryland (invited)
• Greg Goodwin, Applied Research Consultant, Bluefield Research
• David Niesse, Technical Services Officer, ReWa – Renewable Water Resources, South Carolina
• Brian Perkovich, Executive Director, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
• Rusty Smith, Director of the Texas Produced Water Consortium
• Samsung (invited)

Sponsored by:

1:45 pm   –   3:15 pm

Concurrent technical tracks

Choose from presentations on six tracks providing insight and professional development, relevant to every life cycle phase of a water reuse project.  See session topics .

3:15 pm  – 3:45 pm

Networking break

Sponsored by:

3:45 pm   –   5:15 pm

Concurrent technical tracks

Choose from presentations on six tracks providing insight and professional development, relevant to every life cycle phase of a water reuse project.  See session topics .

Cybersecurity Barriers to Innovation: Addressing Risk and Innovation for Reuse

• Kevin Morley, Manager of Federal Relations, AWWA
• Nick Santillo, Vice President, Digital Infrastructure & Chief Security Officer, American Water
• Ben Stanford, Ph.D., Associate Vice President, Hazen and Sawyer
• Taylor Williams, Director of Solutions Architecture Operations, Zivaro
• Splunk (invited)

Sponsored by:

5:30 pm   –   6:30 pm

Young Professionals Charting the Future of Water Reuse

Meet other emerging professionals in the water reuse industry, share experiences, and learn from your peers.

Sponsored by:

WRF Research Connections

Come learn more about the different research programs at The Water Research Foundation (WRF). Staff will be on hand to answer questions about research programs and facilitate connections between utilities and researchers.

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

7:30 am  –
9 am

Breakfast Plenary Session

Annual WateReuse Awards for Excellence

• B Narayanan, President and CEO, Carollo Engineers; WateReuse Board of Directors; WateReuse Association Awards for Excellence Committee Chair

• Craig W. Lichty P.E., Vice President, Client Director, Black & Veatch; WateReuse Association President

Sponsored by:

Water Reuse Leaders Panel

A panel discussion of the future economy of water recycling from the perspective of private sector leaders. Panelists include:

• Moderator: Craig W. Lichty P.E., Vice President, Client Director, Black & Veatch; WateReuse Association President
• Patrick Decker, President and Chief Executive Officer, Xylem, Inc. (invited)
• B Narayanan, President and CEO, Carollo Engineers
• Heather Polinsky, PMP, F. SAME, Global President, Resilience, Arcadis (invited)
• Beverly Stinson, Executive Vice President, Global Water Business Line Leader, AECOM
• Cindy Wallis-Lage, Executive Director, Black & Veatch

9 :15 am –
10:15 am

Concurrent technical tracks

Choose from presentations on six tracks providing insight and professional development, relevant to every life cycle phase of a water reuse project.  See session topics .

10 :15 am –
10:45 am

Networking break

Sponsored by:

10:45 am –
12:15 pm

Concurrent technical tracks

Choose from presentations on six tracks providing insight and professional development, relevant to every life cycle phase of a water reuse project.  See session topics .

Workshop: Reuse in unexpected ways and places
Advancing innovation and reuse opportunities

• Facilitator: Melanie Holmer, Water Reuse Leader, Brown & Caldwell
• Rene Heflin, Plant Engineering Manager, Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (Minnesota)
• Varsha Wylie, Principal Process Engineer, Southern Water (United Kingdom)
• City of Boise (invited)

Sponsored by:

12:15 pm –
1:30 pm

Luncheon Panel

• Master of Ceremonies: Juan Gomez, Director of Engineering, San Antonio Water System; Symposium Planning Committee Co-Chair

Onsite Water Reuse Systems Showcase: Building-Scale Innovation that Benefits the Entire Community

A discussion of the emerging role of onsite systems as a tool in urban planning. Panelists include:

• Moderator: Greta Zornes, Principal, Water Reuse, CDM Smith; Vice-Chair, WateReuse Association Onsite and Distributed Systems Committee
• Pinar Balci, Assistant Commissioner for Bureau of Environmental Planning and Analysis, New York City Department of Environmental Protection (invited)
• Kevin Critendon, Assistant Director, Environmental, Planning and Development, Austin Water
• Zach F. Gallagher, PE, LEED AP, President & COO, Natural Systems Utilities
• Bob Salvatelli, Director of Business Development, Sustainable Water
• Drew Wenzel, Real Estate Development Executive at Google

Sponsored by:

1:45 pm –
3:15 pm

Concurrent technical tracks

Choose from presentations on six tracks providing insight and professional development, relevant to every life cycle phase of a water reuse project.  See session topics .

One Water – One Bright Future

• Facilitator: Ufuk Erdal, Senior Vice President and Water Reuse National Technology Director, Arcadis
• David Pedersen, General Manager, Las Virgenes Municipal Water District
• Sharon Citino, Planning Director, Houston Water
• Hubertus Cox, Water Recycling Implementation Division Manager, Los Angeles Sanitation & Environment
• Lauren Zuravnsky, Chief of Design and Construction, SWIFT at Hampton Roads Sanitation District

Sponsored by:

Water Reuse 101

Moderator: Eva Steinle-Darling, Water Reuse Technical Practice Director, Carollo Engineers
Did you miss Water Reuse 101 on Sunday? Join us Tuesday afternoon for a second offering. Our popular boot camp for new water reuse professionals covers topics including: defining water reuse, determining the need, paying for reuse, reuse regulations, building public support, and case studies. Presenters include water reuse experts from Bureau of Reclamation, Carollo Engineers, El Paso Water, Plummer Associates, and San Antonio Water System.

Sponsored by:

3:15 pm –
3:45 pm

Networking break

Sponsored by:

3:45 pm –
5:15 pm

Concurrent technical tracks

Choose from presentations on six tracks providing insight and professional development, relevant to every life cycle phase of a water reuse project.  See session topics .

6:30 pm –
9:30 pm

An Evening at Knibbe Ranch

Experience the real Texas with your WateReuse colleagues! Founded in 1852, this scenic ranch has been in the Knibbe Family for over a century. Join us for fresh air, fun, and networking!

Venue sponsor:

Fireworks sponsor:

Bus sponsor:

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

8 am – 9 am

Breakfast Plenary Session

Welcome

• Bart Weiss, Chief Officer, Innovation and Resiliency, Hillsborough County Public Utilities (Florida); Vice President, WateReuse Board of Directors

Panel:   The Federal Government’s Role in Promoting Reuse

A panel of federal agency representatives discussing federal funding, research, priorities, and opportunities to improve water resilience. Panelists include:

• Sharon Nappier, National Program Leader for Water Reuse, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Johnathan Yoder, Water Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Clinton Williams, US Arid-Land Agricultural Research Center, Department of Agriculture
• Amanda Erath, Program Coordinator, Bureau of Reclamation (invited)
• Kenneth Kort, Technology Manager, Department of Energy (invited)
• Martin Page, Operational Water Research Team Leader, Department of Defense (invited)

Sponsored by:

9  am – 9:30 am

Report Out: WRAP Action 2.2, Regulator State Summit Planning

9:50  am – 10:30 am

Reuse in the One Water Research Portfolio

• Peter Grevatt, Chief Executive Officer, The Water Research Foundation

Presented by:

10:40  am – 11:40 am

Running Towards the Hard Topics: Capturing and Communicating the Resiliency and Equity Value of Water Reuse

A discussion of the challenges of changing climate and ensuring equity and resilience. Panelists to include:

• Facilitator:  H.G. Chissell, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Advanced Energy Group
• Steven Clouse, Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, San Antonio Water System
• Paul Kerr, Supply Chain Facilities Engineer, Global Supplier Management, Intel Corp
• NASA (invited)
• Deven Upadhyay, Chief Operating Officer and Assistant General Manager, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

11:40  am – 11:45 am

Closing

• Craig W. Lichty P.E., Vice President, Client Director, Black & Veatch; WateReuse Association President

Information

• Website: https://watereuse.org/event/37th-annual-watereuse-symposium/
• Location: San Antonio, United States
• Starts March 6, 2022 09:00 , ends March 9, 2022 17:00

Taxonomy

• Water Reuse & Recycling
• Industrial Water Reuse
• Reuse
• Nutrient Recovery & Reuse
• Recycling and reuse