Water Reuse Consortium

About the Water Reuse Consortium

Objectives

The Water Reuse Consortium was established to:

Provide national leadership on implementing potable water reuse to improve water resiliency and security.

Develop advanced technologies for water treatment; contaminant and pathogen detection and removal; and energy reduction.

Leverage existing partnerships and form new ones between industry and municipalities to develop and demonstrate innovative technologies and systems for water reuse and resource recovery.

Collaborate with municipalities and federal agencies (DoD, EPA, DOE, USBR and others) to facilitate technical and regulatory communication amongst all potable water reuse stakeholders.

Develop curriculum that can also be adapted for military personnel.

Advance a national water reuse agenda with critical impact for military agencies that have installations across all 50 states.

Partners

The Water Reuse Consortium is funded by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) and is a partnership between the University of Southern California, the University of Arizona, and the University of Nevada, Reno.

About The Partners

U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)

ERDC is the premier research and development center for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. They discover, develop, and deliver innovative solutions to the nation's toughest challenges in military engineering, installations and operational environments, civil works, geospatial research and engineering, and engineered resilient systems.

University of Southern California

The University of Southern California is a leading private research university located in Los Angeles — a global center for arts, technology and international business. It is home to the top-ranked USC Viterbi School of Engineering and 22 exceptional academic schools and units. USC’s Health Sciences campus houses renowned specialized care and research in cancer, stem cell and regenerative medicine, orthopedics and sports medicine. The university is the largest private sector employer in the city of Los Angeles, responsible for $8 billion annually in economic activity in the region.

University of Arizona

The University of Arizona is repeatedly recognized for its outstanding academic programs and exceptional value, Arizona is where students collaborate with leading faculty to solve critical problems and make the world better through groundbreaking discovery. Whether leading space missions with NASA or discovering better ways to feed the planet, Arizona prepares students for a rapidly changing world through a hands-on approach to learning. Its campus is located in the heart of sunny Tucson, Arizona, a city that offers rich culture and breathtaking landscapes of the Sonoran Desert. Over 40,000 students are enrolled at the university, coming from all 50 states and more than 100 countries.

University of Nevada, Reno

The University of Nevada, Reno is a Carnegie® R1 research university committed to the pursuit of knowledge that addresses the important issues of our time, promotes innovation and drives Nevada's economic prosperity. UNR faculty's research is helping reshape what we know about everything from anthropology to dryland agriculture, water resources and robotics. The University is home to dozens of state-of-the-art laboratories and facilities and more than 60 research centers that anchor our pioneering work in areas ranging from engineering research to sustainability in Lake Tahoe and the Great Basin region.

Contacts

Dr. Amy Childress

Dr. Andrea Achilli

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Dr. Amy Childress' research addresses the global challenge of fresh water scarcity. Her current research interests focus on membrane contactor processes for innovative solutions to contaminant and energy challenges; pressure-driven membrane processes as industry standards for desalination and water reuse; membrane bioreactor technology; and colloidal and interfacial aspects of membrane processes. Dr. Childress leads the USC ReWater Center, addressing wastewater reclamation and potable water reuse challenges.

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Dr. Andrea Achilli

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

Dr. Andrea Achilli's main fields of research are membrane processes for desalination and water reuse and energy recovery from water and wastewater. Additionally, his research focuses on process integration, modeling, and optimization and biological processes for water and wastewater treatments. Dr. Achilli is the prin

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

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Dr. Sage Hiibel

Dr. Andrea Achilli

Dr. Eric Marchand

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO

Dr. Hiibel’s research interests include renewable and sustainable energy systems, membrane separations in environmental applications, and novel membrane bioreactor systems.

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Dr. Eric Marchand

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO

Dr. Eric Marchand’s research interests include optimizing biological processes for the treatment of water and wastewater; development and testing of membrane bioreactor technology; novel water reuse strategies; bioremediation of acid mine drainage; microbial ecology in natural and engineered systems; and biogeochemical reactions in the environment.

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Dr. Dawn Morrison

Dr. Eric Marchand

Dr. Dawn Morrison

U.S. ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Dr. Morrison is a Senior Researcher with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer (USACE), Engineer Research and Development Center, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL) in Champaign, Illinois. Her research focuses on analyzing and modeling how human populations interact with the built environment, and how this relationship impacts military interests. Her recent research focuses on advancing water reuse, wastewater treatment, and potential waste-to-energy processes to help military installations improve energy efficiency and resiliency.

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Kathryn Gunderson

Dr. Eric Marchand

Dr. Dawn Morrison

U.S. ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Kathryn Gunderson is a Research Environmental Engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Engineer Research and Development Center, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL) in Champaign, Illinois. She has a background in waste-to-energy technology, analytical chemistry, and identification and quantification of emerging contaminants. Kathryn’s current research focuses on wastewater treatment and waste reuse including advancing wastewater reuse at military installations.

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