The phrase “toilet to tap” has taken on a whole new meaning in Oregon. Oregon Brew Crew (OBC), the state’s oldest home beer-brewing club, has formed an unlikely partnership with Clean Water Services, a water resources management utility that runs 4 wastewater treatment plants in the Portland area. Together they are turning recycled wastewater into beer. The duo is sponsoring the second annual Pure Water Brew Sustainable Beer Challenge, an event that breaks new ground by requiring contestants to use recycled wastewater as the base for their home-brews.
Table of Contents:
Features
- Contest Inspires Home-brewers to Make Beer from Wastewater
- New Report Moves Discussion of Colorado River Basin Supply and Demand Forward
News Briefs
- City of Phoenix Joins Forest Protection Program
- Desalination Technology Innovation for the Developing World Is Topic of International Competition
- Final Clean Water Rule Released by EPA and Army
- National Environmental Award Goes to Tucson’s AOP Treatment Facility
- Residential Water Prices in U.S.Continue to Increase
Resources
- A Living River: Charting Wetland Conditions of the Lower Santa Cruz River. 2014 Water Year
- Enhanced Interactive Climate Map
- The Water-Energy Nexus—An Earth Science Perspective
- Maps of Lake Powell
Guest View
Student Spotlight
- Elia Tapia, Arid Land Resource Sciences
- Ethiopian Summer Internship Engages WRRC Graduate Research Assistant
Public Policy Review