Water reuse researchers from academia and federal agencies gathered Aug. 6 and 7 at the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ for a progress report from the University’s Nevada Center for Water Resiliency (NCWR).
About 20 participants, including researchers from the University of Arizona, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, learned about NCWR projects, which focus on new water reuse technologies — especially potable water (drinking water) reuse from a variety of water sources. The Interim Progress Report meeting also included lab tours, one-on-one meetings, a student poster session and a presentation on the Advanced Purified Water Facility at American Flat by Lydia Teel of the Truckee Meadows Water Authority.
Chemical Engineering Associate Professor Sage Hiibel and Environmental Engineering Professor Eric Marchand run the NCWR established in 2023 and organized under the University’s Nevada Water Innovation Institute. NCWR also is part of the Water Reuse Consortium, an agency that provides national leadership on implementing potable water resiliency and security. A partnership between the University, the University of Arizona, the University of Southern California and the Army ERDC, the WRC advances a national water reuse agenda with critical impact for military agencies.
