Sign up for our awesome New York Tech Events weekly email newsletter.     EVENT DETAILS Water reuse systems, in which rainwater, greywater and/or blackwater is captured on-site, treated to the appropriate standards & repurposed for non-potable end uses, offer New Yorkers the opportunity to optimize the city's existing system, promote water conservation, & prepare for climate change. When done right, it is safe, cost-effective & energy-efficient. States around the country, including Minnesota, Washington, Oregon & California are in the process of creating new rules to promote these systems. In many ways, New York is ripe for a proliferation of water reuse systems. Historical precedent in Battery Park City & on the New School campus have set the stage for what's possible, while the NYC Department of Environmental Protection has created a generous grant for on-site water reuse systems in order to incentivize future development. New tools for designers & legislators have emerged in the past two years that take the guesswork out of the rule-creation & design process. In a water-rich city such as New York, water reuse should be looked to as a tool for providing resiliency, efficiency & innovation. Learn about the reasons for doing on-site water reuse, the successes of buildings that have paved the way, & the tools available for you to incorporate these systems into your next project.