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In an interview with UArizona President Robbins, Sharon Megdal of the Water Resources Research Center spoke about the significant water issues facing Arizona and how we might address them, including strategies being developed by WEST Center researchers.

Pima County RWRD and the University of Arizona WEST Center have partnered with the US Army to create a grant funded, workforce development program. The program will train transitioning military personnel and existing utility employees for critical jobs focused on instrumentation, SCADA technology, and more.

As traditional sources of water run low, concern around Arizona's water supply is growing. A team of researchers, including WEST Center's Drs. Achilli and Hickenbottom, is working to address the problem by advancing water reuse techniques.

In recognition of years of accomplishment and contribution, WEST Center Director, Dr. Ian Pepper, was awarded the Eugene G. Sander Lifetime Achievement Award.

During the past four years, UArizona's Dr. Hickenbottom has worked with the Salt River Project (SRP) to study water-energy nexus opportunities, and promote data center sustainability.

Researchers from the University of Arizona WEST Center and College of Public Health are measuring the lifespans of viruses at Biosphere 2 in an effort to prevent future pandemics.

Wastewater-based epidemiology's potential was brought to bear during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, it could help public health officials get ahead of the drug-resistant fungus Candida auris.

Laboratory staff from YCEDA and WEST shared expertise during a recent visit from Yuma colleagues to the WEST Center. YCEDA and WEST are working to align protocols for a state level wastewater monitoring program.

A national collaborative study to evaluate PFAS in soils with land-applied biosolids has taken off, with funding secured and sampling begun.

To help inform public health efforts at the University of Arizona, a research team at the WEST Center begins monitoring wastewater for monkeypox on main campus.