Water Resources and Sustainability Symposium

The Water Resources and Sustainability Symposium, themed "Water Under Pressure: Balancing Growth, Demand, Affordability, and Alternative Sources," will explore emerging stressors on water resources and the role of new and alternative water supplies in maintaining reliable, sustainable, and affordable water systems. Specific topics for presentations may include programs focused on improving the affordability of water services for utilities and customers, case studies demonstrating how utilities are navigating water affordability challenges, discussions of recent publications, research, or guidance on water affordability, and regulatory impacts on utility costs. The symposium will also address state-level considerations for housing growth within water resources regulations and policy, projects focused on infrastructure to meet new demands from development, programs assisting utilities with increased demand, and case studies showing the impact of rising housing projections on water utilities. Furthermore, presentations may cover studies evaluating the impacts of data centers on water resources, community experiences assessing data center development feasibility and implications, approaches to water resources planning for technology-based demand, energy facility siting on water resources, case studies of water reuse projects, key considerations for planning, permitting, and implementing water reuse, applications of rainwater harvesting or greywater reuse, examples of regionalization of water supplies and shared infrastructure, and new supply development such as deep bedrock wells, river sources, or desalination.