Drivers, Successes, Challenges and Opportunities for Onsite Industial Water Reuse: A Path Forward for Collaboration and Growth

Industrial reuse continues to gather momentum. An increase in wastewater disposal and energy costs as well as water scarcity drive many industries to implement water reuse in their facilities, thereby improving their bottom line, attracting environmentally aware customers, and protecting their business from water supply variations. The project will: Complete a desktop analysis of current onsite industrial water reuse practices by industry sector. The goal of the analysis is to provide a preliminary prioritization of the industry sectors that have the best opportunities to increase onsite water reuse practices. Confirm the preliminary prioritization list by reaching out to industry leaders from each sector to solicit first hand input on opportunities and challenges to increase onsite water reuse.
Develop a research roadmap for the WateReuse Research Foundation (WRRF) that identifies and prioritizes the best industry sectors, research needs, and opportunities to implement and promote onsite water reuse.

Originally funded as WERF project Reuse-13-04.