Drinking And Waste Water Engineers Together For First Time To Address Grey Water Use Obstacles

The Artemis Project announced recently that founder Laura Shenkar has been selected to moderate the Water Efficiency technical session at WEFTEC.09, the largest water quality event in the world with over 40,000 attendees and 1100 exhibiting companies. This session marks the first time that drinking and waste water engineers have joined together in a single session to promote the use of grey water, or waste water generated by domestic processes such as dish washing, laundry and bathing.

"It's obvious that using drinking water to flush toilets and irrigate landscapes is an incredible waste. Yet, politicians continue to block the use of grey water due to misconceptions about current technology," said Laura Shenkar, Principal of The Artemis Project and a leading expert on corporate water use and advanced water technology. "The panel of experts WEFTEC has convened for this session will not only put these misconceptions to rest, but demonstrate that grey water reclamation is both economically desirable and ecologically essential."

Currently, 80-90% of the potable water in the United States goes to non-potable uses. Grey water reuse is commonly viewed as one of the easiest approaches for saving water on a permanent basis without the need for dramatic behavioral changes. Nonetheless, current laws block its use in most cases by requiring that all waste water be collected centrally and treated to the same standard irrespective of its destination, despite the fact that commercial onsite water reuse technology is readily available. This results in wasted water, wasted energy and the over-use of treatment facilities.

The Water Efficiency technical session will take place at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at the WEFTEC09 Conference being held in Orlando, Florida at the Orange County Convention Center. The session will be lead by Ms. Shenkar and feature leading technical experts including Roland Gutierrez of the San Antonio Water System, Dave Bracciano of Tampa Bay Water, Wiston Huff of Smith Seckman Reid, Gary Klein of Affiliated International Management and Mary Ann Dickinson of the Alliance for Water Efficiency.

For more information, visit: http://www.weftec.org.

About The Artemis Project
Established in 2000, The Artemis Project is a boutique consulting practice that brings unique capabilities to 21st century water management, combining an understanding of the most advanced solutions with an international network of developers, investors and users of advanced water technology. As the leading authority on applying advanced water solutions to business operations, The Artemis Project specializes in developing holistic water management strategies for major corporations. The Artemis Project also supports product launches of advanced water technology into business operations worldwide. The Artemis Project actively participates in water industry events and supports environmental policy initiatives. For more information, visit: http://www.theartemisproject.com/.

SOURCE: The Artemis Project