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UNC recently received a national award for the reclaimed water system that began serving the main campus in April and for its innovative reuse of rainwater in a second project. The WateReuse Association gave the University its 2009 Institution of the Year award at the association’s annual symposium in Sept. 14 in Seattle. The awards recognize projects and individuals that advance the beneficial and efficient use of water resources.

The University partnered with the Orange Water and Sewer Authority to develop a new water reuse system that serves the University’s chiller plant cooling towers, athletic fields and toilet flushing at certain facilities. The system began operating in April, after more than five years of extensive feasibility studies, pilot-scale and microbiological studies, and final design and construction. The award also recognized the Bell Tower project, in which the University developed an innovative water reuse system using blended reclaimed water and harvested roof water to supply nonpotable water needs on campus.

The WateReuse Association is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance the beneficial and efficient use of water resources through education, sound science and technology using reclamation, recycling, reuse and desalination for the benefit of its members, the public and the environment.

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