Press Release, September 20, 2024: Data Instincts founder and principal Mark Millan was awarded the prestigious “Bahman Sheikh Award for Vision in Water Reuse” at the 2024 WateReuse California Conference in Garden Grove, CA on September 16, 2024.
Press Release, December 19, 2023: Following years of research, collaboration, and public engagement, California’s State Water Resources Control Board is voting today to adopt new regulations allowing for direct potable reuse.
Press Release, October 4, 2023: Data Instincts founder and principal Mark Millan has been selected to present at the International Desalination Association (IDA) “Summit on Water and Climate Change” in Seville, Spain on October 15-17, 2023.
KQED, 8/22/23: When recycled for drinking, the millions of gallons of water that Bay Area residents flush down toilets and showers every day could be cleaner than the pristine Hetch Hetchy
Press Release, July 12, 2023: Since it got its start with the City of Santa Rosa’s Geysers Recharge Project in 1998, the Windsor-based firm has coordinated public outreach for more than $2 billion worth of recycled water projects, from purple pipe to potable reuse. During the past 25 years, the firm has worked on a variety of recycled water projects in California, Oregon, Washington, and Nevada, including purple pipe projects for agricultural and landscape irrigation, potable reuse and advanced purified recycled water.
Press Release, April 18, 2020: Mr. Mark Millan, former mayor and council member of the Town of Windsor, has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the WateReuse Association, California section.
Press Release, October 8, 2018: Windsor, CA – Town of Windsor Councilmember, Mark Millan, has been selected for “Infrastructure Elected Official Champion of the Year” by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)-CA North Coast Chapter. The award honors an elected official who has made significant contributions toward development of critical community infrastructure.
Press Release, January 27, 2015: Potable reuse involves the use of proven and reliable technology to purify recycled water so that it can safely supplement the drinking water supplies of communities. It is especially valuable to communities in water-scarce regions. Experience among water agencies and municipalities has shown, however, that public acceptance of direct potable reuse is one of the primary challenges facing this source of water supply.
Press Release, November 5, 2014: Windsor, CA — Data Instincts, a Windsor public outreach firm specializing in water reuse, has announced the publication of a communication toolkit to help agencies develop effective public outreach plans for desalination projects.
Press Release, November 14, 2013: Data Instincts and Katz & Associates, two public outreach firms specializing in water reuse projects, announced they have been awarded a research grant from the WateReuse Research Foundation to develop a model communication plan for achieving public acceptance of direct potable reuse