Presenter describes plan to treat effluent to drinking-water quality and store it in aquifer north of Reno airport

A presenter described a recently approved plan that would take treated effluent from the Reno-Sparks Water Reclamation Facility, treat it “to drinking water quality” and inject it into an aquifer north of the airport for later recovery. The transcript records the presenter saying the City of Reno and an individual referenced as “Tom Wa” approved construction of the advanced purified water project at American Flat and that the project would prevent effluent from going to Swan Lake by treating and storing the water for future use.

The exchange began with a question about public concerns over recycled water: “For people who hear recycled water and they're skeptical, what, you know, what can you tell them about the safety measures and the technology that has really changed this?” the questioner asked. In response, the presenter explained the treatment and storage process: “And what that is is taking the treated effluent that would normally go to Swan Lake, treating it to drinking water quality and taking it out into the aquifer north of the airport, putting it into the ground, and then pulling it back out at drinking water quality.” The presenter added a lay characterization of the storage approach: “So it's kinda like a little little savings account, up there.”

The transcript does not include technical details such as specific treatment steps, monitoring protocols, regulatory approvals beyond the brief approval language, project timeline, or cost figures. No formal vote or ordinance text appears in the provided transcript excerpt.