8/9/23: AWWA: The City of Reno and local water system Truckee Meadows Water Authority (TMWA) joined forces on a unique indirect potable reuse project called the American Flat Advanced Purified Water Facility.
8/1/23: Cal Matters: Waste would undergo extensive treatment and testing before it’s piped directly to taps, providing a new, costly but renewable water supply. The state’s new draft rules are more than a decade in the making.
7/5/23: UNR Public Radio: The Reno area doesn’t have a history of threatened water supplies, and historic snowfall this past winter eased drought conditions in Nevada and across parts of the Mountain West. But that could shift quickly with climate change.
5/15/23: Sierra Nevada Ally: OneWater Nevada’s new regional facility could convert millions of gallons of wastewater into drinkable water every day
4/26/22: Truckee Meadows Water Authority: OneWater Nevada’s Advanced Purified Water Demonstration Project (APWD Project) conducted at the Reno-Stead Water Reclamation Facility (RSWRF) has been named the 2021 project of the year by the Truckee Meadows American Society of Civil Engineers.
10/25/21: Dr. Krishna R. Pagilla was recognized by the greater water community in two significant ways at WEFTEC’s recent Chicago conference in October 2021.
6/10/21: The Reno City Council on Wednesday approved an interlocal agreement for reimbursement of costs to conduct a feasibility study to evaluate the use of recycled water for irrigation in Warm Springs Valley.
3/31/2021: The WaterReuse Association has recognized the OneWater Nevada initiative and Truckee Meadows Water Authority’s (TMWA) Lydia Peri among the recipients of its Awards for Excellence. The awards were given at a March 22 ceremony at the virtual 36th Annual WaterReuse Symposium. The WaterReuse Association is a national trade association dedicated to advancing laws, policy, funding, and public acceptance of recycled water.
11/12/20: The Nevada Independent: In April 2015, as the state entered the fourth consecutive year of widespread drought, then-Gov. Brian Sandoval empaneled the Nevada Drought Forum to gather recommendations about how to better manage water. The panel spent that year putting together a long list of policies.
Northern Nevada Water Recycling Feasibility Study