Listen in to a great episode of "The Forum" on KQED with Mina Kim. Here, Mina interviews a few important proponents of purified water in our state such as Heather Cooley - Director of research, Pacific Institute, Sean Bothwell, Executive Director  - California Coastkeeper Alliance, and Darrin Polhemus - Deputy Director of the Division of Drinking Water, California State Water Resources Control Board.

Senior Water Engineer, Henry Barrientos, fue entrevistado por Univision 24/7. En la entrevista se analizó la votación de la Junta Estatal de Agua de California sobre la aceptación uniforme del reciclaje de agua para la reutilización potable directa, lo que generó rumores en torno a la reutilización del agua. Henry explicó los procesos de vanguardia de purificación avanzada del agua y destacó la importancia de educar al público sobre el agua purificada para disipar conceptos erróneos y promover la comprensión.

Assistant Officer Kirsten Struve from Valley Water was interviewed on KCRA's morning newscast and by KQED Public Radio reporter Ezra Marcus. The interview discussed the California State Water Board's vote on uniform water recycling criteria for direct potable reuse, generating buzz around water reuse.

Valley Water was recently awarded $680,429 in grants from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for two planning efforts aimed at expanding Santa Clara County’s use of recycled and purified water. Click here to read how the grants are being used to expand on our recycled water efforts and support our South County Water Reuse Program Feasibility Study Project.

In this article Ezra David Romero expands on experts belief that "recycling wastewater for human use is a climate adaptation strategy that, if employed wisely, could be a remedy for both future water shortages and the toxic algae blooms that have begun to perennially plague the San Francisco Bay" this features the Water Supply Outreach's (Valley Water) very own Lakeisha Bryant. Click here to view this article.