WateReuse Association

05/28/2026

Join us at Industrial Water Solutions 2026 for three sessions focused on actionable strategies for implementing circular systems for data centers and artificial intelligence infrastructure. We’ve curated comprehensive sessions spanning community partnerships, technical solutions, and regulatory trends to drive sustainable solutions.

Data center-focused content at IWS 2026 includes the following sessions and experts:

🤝Community-Centric Approaches for Successful Data Center Partnerships
🔹Carla de las Casas (Brown and Caldwell)
🔹Sarah Houston (Protect Our Aquifer)
🔹Lindsay Swain (Meta)

🚀How Water Fuels the AI Revolution
🔹Rebecca Maco (Brown and Caldwell)
🔹Lindsay Swain (Meta)
🔹 Alton Echols (Loudoun Water)
🔹Jacob Wood (Equinix)

❄️Liquid Cooling 101
🔹Ufuk Erdal (Black & Veatch)
🔹Brendan Watson (GRUNDFOS)

Learn more and register at iwsconference.org!

05/21/2026

This year Industrial Water Solutions, we're bringing back Conversations and Cocktails: a special small‑group conversation experience designed for meaningful dialogue and peer exchange.

We've announced 16 new topics and speakers this week.

If you are looking for practical insights, peer learning, and conversations that move quickly and go deep, join us!

🔗https://watereuse.org/news-events/conferences/2026-industrial-water-solutions/program/table-topics/

05/20/2026

Join us at Industrial Water Solutions for insights on the fundamentally connected future of our water and energy systems. Our panelists will explore the critical interdependencies between water and energy and share strategies for managing them both to ensure future resilience.

Experts Abigail Antolovich (Suez), Umesh Ghimire (Tomorrow Water), Peter Fiske (NAWI), John Moynier (CONSOR), and Mark Philbrick (United States Department of Energy) will share practical insights on optimizing both resources, highlighting innovations which reduce energy intensity, recover value, and unlock efficiencies across the water cycle.

Join us for perspectives across utilities, civil engineering, government, and research institutions on strategies for maximizing value, enhancing conservation, and increasing efficient use of our most critical resources.

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05/18/2026

Word is spreading: the world needs Industrial Water Solutions. You can help define those solutions when you join us in Chicago: iwsconference.org

Last week The Wall Street Journal reported on the bipartisan Advancing Water Reuse Act which would incentivize industrial water reuse - and on the U.S. EPA's pivot to focusing on water reuse "for microchip and battery, automobile, and food and beverage manufacturing, as well as agriculture production."

“Businesses need local, reliable and cost-effective strategies” to protect water resources in the communities where they operate, our executive director Bruno Pigott told WSJ.

https://www.wsj.com/pro/sustainable-business/bipartisan-senate-push-aims-to-reduce-water-waste-at-data-centers-7814f5a1

As the U.S. endures drought conditions, a new bill would offer a tax credit to data centers and other industrial sites that invest in water-reuse systems.

05/15/2026

Industrial Water Solutions 2026, presented in collaboration with the Water Environment Federation, is right around the corner!

Book your discounted hotel room by Sunday, May 24 and join us for:

🤝Networking with industry and utility leaders
🏭Industry-specific insights on circular systems
👷Tours of innovative Chicago facilities

And more!

🔗Learn more & register at: iwsconference.org

05/14/2026

At Industrial Water Solutions 2026, we'll explore how Columbus, Ohio is leveraging water circularity to protect the water resources of its burgeoning population while enabling its increasing industrial expansion.

Join us to hear from the following experts representing utilities, industry, and regional partners:

🔄John Sheets (CDM Smith)
🔄John Newsome (City of Columbus)
🔄Brian Coghlan (Del-Co Water)
🔄Kelvin Guobadia (Google)

These panelists will share how collaborative "one water" strategies -- including water reuse and policy innovation -- are enabling sustainable growth and advancing a circular water economy.

Learn more & register here: iwsconference.org

05/07/2026

At Industrial Water Solutions 2026, we’re convening leaders with international insights to share strategies for advancing industrial reuse.

Hear from the following experts on how utilities and major corporations are advancing water sustainability across diverse geographies and operating contexts:

🌐Rasmus Hammer-Jakobsen (Embassy of Denmark)
🌐Rebecca West (Renewable Water Resources)
🌐Usman Khan (Amazon)
🌐Lauren Barbir (HDR)

Join us in Chicago from June 8-11 to learn how collaboration, innovation, and corporate commitments are shaping more resilient and resource-efficient water systems worldwide.

🔗Learn more & register: iwsconference.org

05/05/2026

If you're joining us for Industrial Water Solutions this June, don't miss the chance to book your room at the conference hotel by May 17!

Stay at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Chicago for:

🔹Convenient access to the McCormick Place Convention Center -- the site of our event and the largest convention center in the U.S.
🔹 Recently renovated guest rooms with views of Lake Michigan, downtown, or the Museum Campus.
🔹 Three unique onsite dining options.

🔗Book your room: https://www.hyatt.com/events/en-US/group-booking/CHIMC/G-REUS

04/23/2026

Industrial Water Solutions: Powering the Circular Water Economy is just around the corner!

Don't miss the technical panel "How to Scale Industrial Water Reuse: Addressing and Overcoming Integrated Barriers for Project Success," focused on coordinating between utilities, regulators, and industry to create scalable circular water solutions.

This session will feature insights from Rachel Havrelock of the Freshwater Lab at the University of Illinois-Chicago, James Jennings of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Ahmed-Rachid El-Khattabi of UNC Center for Environmental Finance, and Zhenxing Zhang of the Illinois State Water Survey.

These experts will provide diverse perspectives and actionable strategies for aligning policy, communication, and investment to create successful, scalable systems.

Register here: https://watereuse.org/news-events/conferences/2026-industrial-water-solutions/

04/22/2026

On we remember that all water on planet earth is recycled. We share one source and one supply of water for all our needs: drinking, sanitation, farming, manufacturing, and more.

That's why WateReuse and Water Environment Federation (WEF) are bringing together industry leaders for Industrial Water Solutions: Powering the Circular Water Economy this June in Chicago.

This Earth Day, let's recommit to collaboration rather than conflict over our precious water resources. Join us in Chicago to plan a more sustainable, interconnected, and intentional future for industrial water management.

Register today: https://watereuse.org/news-events/conferences/2026-industrial-water-solutions/