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In 1984, Tucson Water launched an innovative reclaimed water system which now saves the community 4.7 billion gallons of potable supply every year. WEST contributes to wastewater’s role as resource by continuing to advance purification and detection technologies.

Students working in the WEST and YCEDA laboratories presented posters at the annual ENViSion Research Symposium. Both students are part of a UArizona collaborative wastewater-based epidemiology team.

Researchers, health officials, and others gathered in March 2024 to build capacity to quickly detect and respond to future threats.

UArizona's Dr. Sharon Megdal explains sources of water in Arizona, including reclaimed supplies, in a story by KGUN9.

Research at the WEST Center seeks to determine the optimal dose of disinfectants in irrigation water to both ensure produce safety and protect soil health for the future.

The Water Resiliency Program, led by WEST Center researchers, strives to create and sustain water resiliency through efforts in science, engineering, and technology innovations.

WEST researchers, Drs. Gerba and Boone, explain the complexity of virus survival in the environment and various paths of transmission in a recent article published by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM).

Organizations across the country are participating in the National Collaborative PFAS Project. The study, coordinated by WEST Center, is analyzing a variety of soil and water samples from the U.S. to learn how land application of biosolids impacts PFAS in the environment.

In fall 2023, the Aegis Consortium awarded seed funding to eight projects, one led by WEST Center's Drs. Bright and Gerba. Projects align with the UArizona Health Sciences center’s mission to create a pandemic-free future.

This summer, Pima County community leaders gathered with University of Arizona researchers for an interactive conversation addressing one of the Southwestern United States’ most urgent topics: water.