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In September 2022, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) selected UA faculty, including two from WEST Center, to assist in developing an implementable direct potable reuse (DPR) rule and program for the state.

During a three year project based at WEST Center, engineers are optimizing a water reuse system for deployment at Department of Defense sites.

A group of researchers from WEST Center traveled to Spain in May 2022 for the 7th annual conference of the International Society or Food and Environmental Virology (ISFEV).

With compelling footage, a new Landmark Stories film focuses on how wastewater testing became a global public health tool. The production documents the work of Dr. Ian Pepper, WEST Director, as well as wastewater monitoring efforts in Yuma County, AZ.

WEST Center faculty, staff and students recognized as winners of the 2022 Agriculture, Life and Veterinary Sciences, and Cooperative Extension (ALVSCE) Team Award for extraordinary efforts in monitoring pandemic conditions on campus via wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE).

University of Arizona PhD candidate, Sarah Abney, was selected to receive a prestigious Fulbright- Garcia Robles Postdoctoral Scholar Award. Ms. Abney will graduate in May 2022 and spend 2022-2023 in Mexico with El Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, A.C. (CICY).

In an episode of NPR's Here & Now, University of Arizona's Sharon Megdal explains Gov. Doug Ducey's idea for a desalination project and notes additional strategies to bolster water supply, including greater use of treated wastewater. WEST Center is a hub for research on these efforts, including technologies for brine management, energy reduction, and water reuse.