WATER REUSE CONFERENCE: Dr. David Sedlak lays out five challenges for expanding water reuse and desalination in California Maven Best of the Notebook September 27, 2022Climate change and drought are forcing California to reimagine its water supply future. One promising tool in the toolbox is...
STATE WATER BOARD: California making steady progress on recycled water use Maven Meetings August 17, 2022At the August 2 meeting of the State Water Board, Rebecca Greenwood, Engineering Geologist with the Recycled and Desalination unit...
Direct Potable Reuse (DPR) Criteria Expert Panel – draft panel preliminary findings posted Maven Other Announcements July 1, 2022From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Board Division of Drinking Water (DDW) has posted the draft...
STATE WATER BOARD: Summary of results from the 2020 Volumetric Annual Report of Wastewater and Recycled Water in California Maven Best of the Notebook October 27, 2021In 2018, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted an amendment to the Recycled Water Policy to promote recycled water...
MEETING NOTICE: Direct Potable Reuse (DPR) Criteria Expert Panel Maven Other Announcements August 14, 2021From the State Water Board: The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) has convened an expert review panel...
NOTICE: Notice of Wastewater Change Petition Checklist for proposed recycled water projects Maven Other Announcements May 20, 2021From the State Water Board: The 2018 amendment to the Water Quality Control Policy for Recycled Water (Recycled Water Policy)...
NOW AVAILABLE: Video Recording for April 22 Public Workshop on Addendum to Proposed Framework for Regulating Direct Potable Reuse in California Maven Other Announcements May 1, 2021From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) Division of Drinking Water...
STATE WATER BOARD: Results from the 2019 Volumetric Annual Report of Wastewater and Recycled Water in California Maven Meetings January 21, 2021Data shows 686,000 acre-feet of water was recycled in 2019, far short of the state’s 2020 goal Recognizing the importance...
TESS DUNHAM: California’s Three-Legged Stool for Improving Groundwater Quality: Porter Cologne, SGMA and the Recycled Water Policy – How Do They Work Together? Maven Event coverage October 6, 2020Every year, the Groundwater Resources Association of California selects two speakers for the David Keith Todd Lectureship, which named after...
NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY to comment and public hearing on recycled water amendment Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS May 12, 2018From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board will receive public comments regarding the development...
ANNOUNCEMENT: Notice of public availability of changes to proposed regulations regarding surface water augmentation Maven ANNOUNCEMENTS November 30, 2017Comments due December 18 From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Board proposes to amend California Code of...
DR. DAVID SEDLAK: Whither the Fourth Water Revolution? Maven Event coverage September 13, 2017Water 4.0: Developing a water supply portfolio for the future At the 10th annual OC Water Summit held in June,...
The End of Wastewater: Sustainable infrastructure for an urban estuary Maven Best of the Notebook January 20, 2016The end of the pipe solution means ending the pipe, says Dr. David Sedlak, but he warns newer wastewater treatment...
On-site water treatment as an alternative water supply: Opportunities and challenges Maven Best of the Notebook June 16, 2015Paula Kehoe discusses how San Francisco’s implementation of on-site water treatment systems in large buildings is saving millions of gallons...
Heather Cooley: The Untapped Potential of California’s Water Supply: Efficiency, Reuse, and Stormwater Maven Best of the Notebook January 21, 2015Recent study by the Pacific Institute and the NRDC show that there is potential water savings equivalent to 10.8 to...
