Water Reuse Workshop

The Water Reuse Workshop was held on Monday, May 2, at CHS Field in Saint Paul, MN. More than 120 professionals from various sectors came together for a conversation to identify barriers to reuse, and solutions to overcoming them. Freshwater Society staff are hard at work analyzing all the information shared by attendees, and are in the process of compiling policy recommendations the organization will pursue in the coming years. The recommendations will be shared through the publication of a proceedings report, due out this summer. All attendees will be notified when it is published. If you did not attend but would like to be notified as well, please email Jen Kader.

Workshop Description

There is high demand for water in Minnesota and we use drinking-quality water for many uses other than drinking. In some places, we are draining water resources faster than they are being replenished. Reusing water is a promising strategy for meeting water demands and is gaining momentum across sectors. Yet, reuse projects still face a number of hurdles and it can be difficult to get these projects permitted and built.

The Water Reuse Workshop has been designed to engage agency, industry, and nonprofit partners to identify specific policy barriers and begin to explore solutions. With national and local case studies to guide our conversation, we’ll work together to find Minnesota answers to Minnesota questions. The ideas generated at this workshop will form the basis of a water reuse policy agenda that will be pursued in the coming years.