Using Recycled Wastewater for Landscape Irrigation. Celebrating 40 years: The City of Tucson’s Reclaimed Water System

Interested in water reuse and reclamation? Learn from the ones who pioneered the process! Tucson Arizona’s Reclaimed Water System, which uses recycled wastewater for landscape irrigation, is celebrating their 40th anniversary this month.

Join Southwest EFC Project Director, Dr. joni palmer, as she interviews City of Tuscon staff John Kmiec, Tucson Water Director; James MacAdam, Administrator; and Andrea Achilli, Associate Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Arizona (UA).

The interview discusses key components of the reuse program, including: what municipal wastewater is, public perception, safety, legal  and policy challenges, what program staff are most proud of accomplishing, and the future  of the program.

Host

joni m palmer, Ph.D.

Project Director, Southwest EFC

Guests

John Kmiec

Tucson Water Director

James MacAdam

Administrator, Conservation & Stormwater Resources, Tucson Water

Andrea Achilli

Associate Professor Associate Professor, BIO5 Institute Member of the Graduate Faculty