Water reuse at the building level could help cities close the infrastructure gap

In April, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency launched a water reuse action plan aimed at normalizing and accelerating water recycling.

San Francisco adapted the first on-site water reuse regulations, and water-hungry cities like Austin, Texas, are starting to follow suit.

“On-site water reuse is an incredibly helpful tool to shift the responsibility and bring in the private sector to help.

She is also a co-chair of the National Blue Ribbon Commission for On-Site Water Systems, created in 2016 to support on-site water reuse systems in individual buildings and at the local level.

There are now 36 onsite water reuse projects in Austin, according to Austin Water.