Reuse
Troy Walker
Water Reuse Practice Leader
Gayathri Ram Mohan
Director of Advanced Water Treatment
Kati Bell
Global Director of Technology and Innovation
Water reuse is playing an increasingly critical role in water resources management across the country. A growing number of utilities are exploring reuse strategies to ensure resilient water supplies for their communities amid climate impacts, water scarcity and quality challenges, and an evolving regulatory landscape.
Now more than ever, utilities need a partner they can trust to help them achieve their reuse goals and bring to life the sustainable reuse programs that will secure their water future.
Achieving Reuse Program Success at Every Stage
Water reuse initiatives are opportunities for utilities to create generational impacts in the communities they serve. There are many steps that must be successfully navigated to make a reuse project a reality.
Hazen supports water managers with practical, proven solutions across every stage of reuse implementation. With our technical depth, delivery experience, and operational mindset, we’re helping forward-looking utilities create safe, sustainable reuse programs that deliver both immediate value and long-term water resilience.
Related Solutions:
Top Image: Hazen staff performing
testing and analysis as part of a
potable reuse pilot program in Florida.
“Our reuse practice is built on the belief that exceptional design comes from understanding the full lifecycle of a project, including the realities of what people need to run these systems sustainably. We’re engaged with clients from concept through long-term operations, which enables us to develop reuse solutions that are visionary and resilient, but also practical and responsive.”
Applied Research
Research and innovation unlock opportunities for reuse, illuminating methods for reducing costs, improving operability, and increasing reliability. Hazen is leading the way in partnering with regulators and research institutions to pilot these emerging technologies.
Regulatory Guidance
Reuse regulations must safeguard the protection of public health and the environment while empowering water managers to effectively navigate requirements and achieve long-term water goals. Hazen is at the forefront of supporting the development of these practical, approachable water reuse regulations across the U.S.
Program Planning and Management
There can be many complexities in implementing reuse programs, including stakeholder engagement, education, communications, project delivery options, permitting challenges, cost control, and more. Hazen’s reuse strategists can help chart your roadmap to building a lasting, successful program with services that bring clarity and confidence from concept through commissioning.
Facility and Treatment Design
Hazen’s reuse and advanced water treatment design is informed by the Firm’s 75 years and counting of robust design experience across wastewater, drinking water, and other disciplines. With deep experience in reuse operations, we create designs that leverage the latest technologies and approaches to help utilities achieve their water quality goals, regulatory compliance, and long-term reuse program success.
Construction
Hazen has experience successfully delivering facilities through all delivery models, including both traditional and collaborative methods like Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) and Progressive Design-Build (PDB). Our deep experience with contractor coordination, pre-procurement, and market insights helps maximize value and minimize risk.
Operations
Maintaining an operational mindset throughout reuse implementation—from concept and design through operator training and education—is foundational to program success. Hazen’s emphasis on empowering operators through mindful design, educational materials, and much more is a recognized hallmark that elevates our reuse work.
Communications
Engaging the public and key stakeholders early and often is vital to achieving trust and buy-in for reuse programs. Hazen helps utilities build strong foundations for reuse support with tailored community education and outreach.
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“Our bold ideas are anchored in reality. We work to push the boundaries of advanced water treatment to help utilities achieve the highest level of public health protection without locking themselves into solutions they can’t afford. We don’t just prove that technologies work—we prove that they work in the real world under real constraints.”
Hazen’s deep bench of reuse experts utilize a full range of advanced water treatment technologies to support clients’ needs, including:
- Membrane technologies (including microfiltration, ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis, and nanofiltration)
- UV disinfection
- Advanced oxidation processes (including chemical and UV advanced oxidation)
- Ozone-biofiltration
- Membrane bioreactors
- Carbon adsorption
- Ion exchange technologies
- Reverse osmosis concentrate management technologies
“The projects our clients are planning today will define the next era of water security, and they’ll depend as much on transparency and trust as they will on technology. We’re investing in research, innovation, and collaboration to create solutions that empower utilities to build technically rigorous reuse systems that will earn trust, adapt to change, and protect public health.”
Our Work
Water reuse is a key element of water supply and management planning. See how utilities are partnering with Hazen to achieve their reuse goals, from planning and piloting to design, operational support, and more.
