On October 13, the WRRC hosted William Alley, director of Science and Technology at the National Ground Water Association, to provide an overview of his recently published book, The Water Recycling Revolution: Tapping into the Future. Water security is becoming increasingly uncertain, notably in the American Southwest. In the book, Alley and his wife, Rosemarie, analyzed case studies of potable reuse systems in Arizona, Colorado, California, and Texas to discuss the history, challenges, and successes of potable reuse. Alley began his presentation by emphasizing the potential for potable reuse. He estimated that approximately 12 billion gallons of wastewater are discharged directly into our oceans annually and only 6.6% of wastewater is treated and reused. He said the largest hindrance in water reuse progress is public buy-in and the “yuck factor,” exacerbated by phrases such as “toilet-to-tap" that have circulated since the first implementation of modern reuse water systems. Based on the information gathered from the case studies, he provided a framework that defines successful water reuse systems. These guidelines included operational reliability, resilience, quality assurance and control, highly trained operators, advanced computational analytics, meaningful outreach programs, and complete system transparency.