This Week 8-17-23: Water Management and Sustainability

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! Congratulations to our new Ambassadors and say “hello” to our newest members: Pablo Fonseca (California), Vijay Rajmani (India), Mike Ferguson (Arizona) NEWS WORTH SHARING: Researchers have found a way to help clean water with rust.

TO KNOW: Sandra Böck is the organizer of the two-day event, OFF-GRID Expo + Conference (OEC). This event is focused on the off-grid solar, wind, water and hydropower systems sector. The OEC is a strategic partner to Global Water Works, and is hosted live in Augsburg, Germany on December 7 - 8 (with TechDay on December 06, 2023). THIS WEEK’S POLL asked what we value most about lakes, and 83% of respondents suggested the wildlife and marine ecosystem were most important. Another 16% focused on aesthetic beauty. Comments suggested the value of the lake depends on its many uses – from drinking water resources to recreation. What is most important to you about your or any lake?

• Recreation – 0%

• Aesthetic beauty - 16%

• Plant and wildlife ecosystems – 83%

• Drinking water – 0%

• Other, please comment – 0%

THE WONDER OF WATER: We invite you to remember all you support through your work in water by taking a 3-minute break to see how One Million Wells is creating “water neighborhoods.” These mini oases include sustainable

agricultural, industrial training, wastewater reuse and recreation. It's a beautiful vision and a great reminder of all water enables!

TECH TALK: In this week’s Tech Talk, Mary Conley Eggert spoke with seasoned wastewater project leader, Moshe Saldinger. Moshe is an Israeli Water Engineer specializing in global business development, project finance, project management, construction and operation of

water, wastewater and renewable energy projects in Australia, Israel, India, Jamaica and China. Moshe sees collaboration as key to achieving his goals for efficient water projects across the globe.

FUN WITH WATER: When it comes to water, kids are the future. Classrooms in Puna, India

use hands-on learning to show how water management is both important and fun.

WATER SUSTAINABILITY SCORES: The world’s first Water Sustainability Score has been developed. Companies can now advertise their score (from 1 to 100) to show

their commitment to water efficiency, while also trying to improve their score over time.

FEATURED EVENTS: SAVE THE DATE: Read on for Global Water Works Community Happenings - curated from around the globe. A partial list is below: WORLD WATER WEEK 2023 – SEEDS OF CHANGE – August 20 – 24 VIENNA WATER CONFERENCE: RIVERS CONNECTING MOUNTAINS & COASTS –

21 - 25 THE WATER EXPO – August 22 – 24 PUBLIC WORKS EXPO – August 27 PRAISE AND PRAYER – August 29 FLORIDA GROUNDWATER CONFERENCE – August 29 - 30 STORMCON – August 29 – 31 GLOBAL LEAKAGE SUMMIT – September 5 – 6 PACIFIC NORTHWEST CLEAN WATER ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE – September 10 – 12 SMART WATER SUMMIT – September 10 - 12 WATER INFRASTRUCTURE CONFERENCE – September 10 – 13 MICROBIAL BIOLOGY & WATER ENGINEERING SPECIALIST CONFERENCE – September 10 – 14 SAUDI WATER EXPO – September 11 - 13 EPA DRINKING WATER WORKSHOP: SMALL SYSTEMS CHALLENGES – September 11 – 15 PRAISE AND PRAYER – September 12 IWA EFFICIENT URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE – September 13 - 15 2023 WATEREUSE TEXAS CONFERENCE – September 20 – 22 WESTERN CANADA WATER CONFERENCE – September 25 - 28 WATERPRO CONFERENCE 2023 – September 25 – 27 FUTURE WATER CONGRESS – September 27 – 28 DISASTERS EXPO USA – September 27 – 28 4th SWAN AMERICAS WORKSHOP – September 28 - 29 WEFTEC 2023 – September 30 – October 4 WATERSMART INNOVATIONS – October 3 – 5 WATERVENT – October 10 WATER KNOWLEDGE EUROPE – October 17 – 19 IMAGINE A DAY WITHOUT WATER – October 19 AMWA 2023 EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE – October 22 - 25 IWA ASPIRE CONFERENCE: ONE WATER FOR SMART CITIES – October 22 - 26 WORLD WATER TECH NORTH AMERICA – October 25 – 26 PAK WATER AND ENERGY EXPO – October 25 – 27 IWA RESOURCE RECOVERY CONFERENCE – November 1 – 4 PFAS ROUNDTABLE – November 2 - 3 2023 WATEREUSE CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE – November 5 – 7 WATER QUALITY TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE – November 5 – 9 20th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HARMFUL ALGAE – November 5 - 10 AWRA 2023 ANNUAL WATER RESOURCES CONFERENCE – November 6 – 8 ONE WATER SUMMIT 2023 – November 14 – 16 FLORIDA SECTION AWWA FALL CONFERENCE – November 26 – 29 IRRIGATION SHOW AND EDUCATION WEEK – November 27 – December 1 SPECIALIZED CONFERENCE ON WATER/WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT – December 3 – 8 WATEC PORTUGAL – December 5 – 7 NORTH AMERICAN WATER LOSS CONFERENCE – December 5 - 7 OFF-GRID EXPO & CONFERENCE 2023 – December 6 – 8 1st SWAN SMART METERING WORKSHOP – February 29 – March 1, 2024 2024 WATER REUSE SYMPOSIUM – March 10 – 13, 2024 #WaterTechnology ABOUT GlobalWaterWorks: Each week, we identify research, success stories, new technologies and water heroes to illustrate how global water works for the planet, people and prosperity. Our mission is to connect drops of interest for waves of impact, and we invite you to collaborate and celebrate impactful water work in the community: https://connect.globalwaterworks.org. You can also follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/global-water-works Twitter @GlobalWaterWork; and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlobalWaterWorks Jacksonville Beach, FL·Updated Mon, August 21

Donna Kaluzniak Host · Utility Professional