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colloquium series

Water UCI Colloquium: Tapping into the Future – Potable Reuse in Tomorrow’s World | 05/07 10:30 AM PST

Please RSVP below. Dr. Rabia Chaudhry is the National Water Reuse Expert at the US EPA, where she provides technical leadership for the Water Reuse Team within the Office of Water.  She is a licensed Professional Engineer with over a decade of experience in a range of domestic and international urban water infrastructure and policy…Continue Reading Water UCI Colloquium: Tapping into the Future – Potable Reuse in Tomorrow’s World | 05/07 10:30 AM PST

Supplementing Southern California’s Water Supply Through Seawater Desalination: Challenges and Opportunities

Water UCI Colloquium Series: Supplementing Southern California’s Water Supply Through Seawater Desalination: Challenges and Opportunities Click here to view the event recording. The use of desalinated ocean water to supplement Southern California’s limited water supply is an often- contentious proposal. Water UCI invited leaders in desalination technology and policy to discuss both the challenges and…Continue Reading Supplementing Southern California’s Water Supply Through Seawater Desalination: Challenges and Opportunities

Hydraulic Fracturing: Impacts to California’s Water Supply

Water UCI Colloquium Series: Hydraulic Fracturing: Impacts to California’s Water Supply Click here to view the event recording. Hydraulic fracturing is a process used to increase the rate at which fossil fuels can be recovered from natural reservoirs.  This water-dependent practice has implications for California’s water supply in both the short and long term.  Water…Continue Reading Hydraulic Fracturing: Impacts to California’s Water Supply

Water and Energy Utilities Discuss: The Water Energy Nexus

Water UCI Colloquium Series: Water and Energy Utilities Discuss: The Water Energy Nexus Water and energy systems are closely linked and provide synergistic opportunities for resource management.  Four leaders join together to discuss the challenges and opportunities for water and energy synergies with a focus on Southern California. Featured: Paul Weghorst, Executive Director of Water…Continue Reading Water and Energy Utilities Discuss: The Water Energy Nexus

From cattle farms to surfers, environmental antibiotic resistance in California and role of environmental education in the carbon footprint of student dietary choices

Jennifer Jay, Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of California Los Angeles.  Water UCI Colloquium Series: From cattle farms to surfers, environmental antibiotic resistance in California and role of environmental education in the carbon footprint of student dietary choices This talk will cover two research areas in the Jay Lab:…Continue Reading From cattle farms to surfers, environmental antibiotic resistance in California and role of environmental education in the carbon footprint of student dietary choices

Will direct potable reuse make drinking water safe?

Dr. Kara Nelson is a Professor of Environmental Engineering and Associate Dean of Equity and Inclusion in the College of Engineering at U.C. Berkeley. Water UCI Colloquium Series: Will direct potable reuse make drinking water safe? Piped water systems have enabled billions of people around the globe to gain access to improved drinking water over…Continue Reading Will direct potable reuse make drinking water safe?

The Local Water Transition for California Cities

Dr. David Sedlak is a Plato Malozemoff Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Co-Director of the Berkeley Water Center, and Deputy Director of the NSF Engineering Research Center for Reinventing the Nation’s Urban Water Infrastructure (ReNUWIt). Water UCI Colloquium Series: The Local Water Transition for California Cities Click here to view the event recording. California’s…Continue Reading The Local Water Transition for California Cities