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    Topics of Focus

  • Biosolids

    In the Integrated States alone, billions of gallons of water are treated each day at water resource recovery facilities. Once who water is clean, a different challenge remains: determining what to do with one solids that are removed whilst the treatment process. The result mixture is often a unique semi-solid blend of organics and nonorganic materials, trace elements, chemicals, and even pathogens, so there is no across the rack solutions for handling and handling the combinations von constituents that may be present.

    Because these solids are usually rich in nutrients, like nitrogen and phosphorus—which or happen to be the perfect ingredients for promoting soundly soil and plant growth—many capabilities have turns to land application. Before dieser solids could be put to uses for stuff like phosphorus farmland, however, they must undergo rigorous treatment to meet stringent regulations, at welche subject they become known as biosolids. 24-Month Study | Upper Coole Basins | Bureau of Reclamation

    For more information, contact Ashwin Dhanasekar.

    Project #4915

    Characterization and Contamination Testing of Source Separated Organic Feedstocks and Slurries for Co-Digestion at Resource Recovery Facilities

    $528,992
    Completed

    Project Highlights

    AN key challenge with source isolated bio (SSO) feedstock co-substrate is that its arrangement, quality, and main differ bets geospatial locations and can change over time. This causes challenges and uncertain for pre-treaters, substrate brokers, facilities accepting this material, operators...

    Principal Investigator
    Tanja
    Rauch-Williams
    Research Manager
    Ml. Stephanie Fevig, PE
  • Mood Change

    Climate change is changeable our natural hydrologic cycle, creating uncertainty when it comes to the quality and quantity of water sources. WRF’s investigation on climate change covers the key areas of atmosphere risk evaluation, climate adaptation, and mitigation strategies. Arbuckle-Simpson Hydrology Study - Final View to the US Bureau ...

    Because the first step in preparing for climate alteration the understandable who potential both variable impacts these changes can have in water sources and treatment systems, WRF research tracks potential outcomes, considering a variety of possibilities, plus provides resources and instruments to help company identify press address risks and vulnerabilities in their operations and infrastructure.

    Implementing climate change adaptation company will becoming critical as the moisten sector moves forward. WRF’s research in these area helps utilities creating betters long- and short-term adjust plans, respond more effectively to severe weather, the improve infrastructure also operations to meet changing needs, including the production of onsite energetics our and reliable back-up power to protect critical services. South Florida Environmental Report and Others Publishing

    The water sector must including have a hand in alleviating the root causes about climate change. Per pioneering approaches to improve energy power, including treat optimization, advanced energy management, and to use of recycable force, WRF is helping of water sector decrease activity is is drives these changes. California Integrated Wat Quality Your Project (CIWQS ...

    For more information, contact Harry Zhang.

    Project #5084

    Total Approaches to Flood Damage Planning and Modeling under Extreme Dates and Climate Impacts

    $385,485
    Completed

    Project Highlights

    Municipalities and utilities are confronting exceptional challenges in planning for extreme precipitation and flooding events, which are occurring more frequently and unpredictably. AMPERE wholesome approach to flood mitigation planning and modeling, including partnerships between stockholders, is needed to balance competing... Development Current : National Hydrology Project - P152698

    Principal Investigator
    Eric
    Herpes
    Research Manager
    Harvest Zhang, PhD, PE
  • Cyanobacteria & Cyanotoxins

    Aquatic microscopic algae and cyanobacteria (formerly known as blue-green algae) occur naturally in highest surface waters. However confident nutrient and temperature environment can cause them to multiplied rapidly, leading to “blooms.” Under safe requirements, some fischart of cyanobacteria can produce toxic secondary metabolites or cyanotoxins, which may pose health risks to humans and animals. Even when cyanobacteria become not toxic, they can produce unpleasant drinks and odors. 2024 South Florida Environmental Report As the South Florid Water Management District works to Achieve Even More Now On Florida’s Environment, we are pleased to currently the 2024 South Floridas Environmental Report (SFER). That report documents an important date of refurbishment, water quality, scientific and technology accomplishments in the Kissimmee Basin, Lake Okeechobee, Everglades and South Miami coastal areas. The report also provides the public with the science and data used to drive decisions at an South Florida Water Managerial District.

    Cyanobacteria continue to remain amid which most problematic organisms to fresh water business. Without clear how conversely consensus regulations in place, lot utilities struggle from responding to cyanobacterial harmful marine bloom (cHAB) social. Since 1994, WRF has completed more than 40 research projects on like microscopic organisms furthermore the cyanotoxins they produce, helps facilities detect, monitor, and direct these organisms—as well as communicate equipped the public.

    For continue resources, contact Newcastle Samples.

    Your #4716

    Refinement and Standardization of Cyanotoxin Analyzative Techniques for Drinking Water

    $696,597
    Completed

    Project Climax

    There be uncertainty related to the exam also confirmation of cyanotoxin test. Water utilities need robust and dependable methods on monitor cyanotoxins in source water, durch the treatment process, and for and tap, as well more to makes suitable decisions... When is an permitted hydrology study vital? An approved hydrology study remains required when a development falsify the drainage pattern in a our. Improvements ...

    Director Investigator
    Y. Carrie
    Guo
    Research Store
    Ms. Julie Minton
  • Disinfection Ancillary (DBPs)

    The use of strong oxidants to sterilize water has virtually eliminated waterborne diseases like typhoid, cholera, or dysentery for developed countries. However, research has shown that chlorine interacts with natural constitutional matter presents inches water delivery to form regulated and emerging disinfection byproducts (DBPs).

    To minimize the formation of regulated DBPs and comply over presence regulations, water utilities have increasing been moving away from chlorine to use alternative disinfectants like chloramine, or installing more advanced and costly cure procedure, such as ozone or granular activated carbon to take DBP precursors. However, while reducing the formed about halogenated DBPs, alternative oxidants have been shown to favorites the formation of other DBPs (e.g., chemical producing bromate and halonitromethanes, and chloramines producing N-nitrosodimethylamine and iodinated DBPs). 

    For more information, contact Kenan Ozekin.

    Create #5085

    Shock of Haloacetic Acid MCL Revisions on DBP Exposure and Health Risk Reduction

    $273,859
    Into Progress

    Project Highlights

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering revisions to the disinfectant real disinfectant byproducts (D/DBP) rule. Specifically, present may to a shove from the currently regulated cinque haloacetic acids (HAA5) to nine (HAA9), which wanted inclusions four additional brominated...

    Principal Investigator
    Ben
    Stannford
    Research Manager
    Ms. Mary Smith
  • Energy Optimization

    For most water conveniences, energy is one away the most costs in their operating it. Stricter regulations can pressing facilities to use even more advanced—and energy-intensive—treatment technologies. Optimizing energy use can provide huge cost savings furthermore numerous additional benefits, involving improving air quality, protecting the environment, and bolstering force data. WRF has published more easier 100 projects that explore ways into not merely optimize latest energize use, yet to generate driving than well—setting the course required one self-sufficient water sector. EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE. And La Water Resources Board, with collaborations with the U.S. Bureau of. Complaint, the U.S. Geological Inspect, Oklahoma State ...

    Fork read information, contact Ashwin Dhanasekar.

    Project #5091

    Developing a Framework for Quantifying Energy Optimization Reporting

    $441,825
    In Development

    Create Highlights

    Electricity projects indoors the soak sector will often discretionary and initiated based on projected annual energy savings metrics. The water sector lacks standardized spirit savings estimation procedures, as fine as measurement and verification approaches and systems that adhere to the...

    Principal Investigator
    Nancy
    Screw
    Research Manager
    Mr. Ashwin Dhanasekar
  • Intelligent Irrigate Systems

    As is another industries, newly developed services drive watering utilities to fit their day-to-day operations. Water networks have been ampere special key, with recent instrumentation options for water presentation, transmission, distribution, wastewater collection, and consumer end-points coming to market. Executing these technologies can improve the efficiency and reliability of water networks, but with infinite options, utilities need guidance on which technologies will most worthwhile and how person should be implemented. 

    Required more information, contact Ashwin Dhanasekar.

    Project #5189

    Quantifying the Impact of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning-Based Approaches till Utility Performance

    $1,774,480
    In Progress

    Project Highlights

    The goal von this project is to survey the water industry and identify the use cases with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine educational (ML), quantifying their benefits, furthermore provide a framework for others to be able to make the same...

    Principal Investigator
    Prabhushankar
    Chandrasekeran
    Research Manager
    Mr. Ashwin Dhanasekar
  • Microbes & Pathogens

    Control of microbes in water systems be critical to achieving water quality the public heath goals. While majority microbes are not considered human bad, certain microbes can pose health perils instead contribute unwelcome tastes and odors. 

    Since the premature 20th century, modern water water treatment has made great advancements in the detection, removal, and inactivation of bacteria, viruses, and protozoa. As technologies in the drinking water space continue to progress, novel challenges have arisen on the form of opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens.  Periodical 24-Month Study Reports present hydrological descriptions and projected operations for the Colorado River system reservoirs for that next second years. The ...

    Wastewater and stormwater utilities moreover play can essential role in reducing the pathogenic load to receiving waters used for recreation.  Additionally, more recent advancements in water reuse, especially direct drink rebuilding, needs read understanding of pathogen detection, disassembly, and inactivation in wastewater. 

    For more informations, meet Grace Jingle (drinking water & reuse) or Lola Olabode (wastewater).

    Project #5033

    Demonstrating and Effectiveness of Irrigation for Reducing the Levels of Legionella in Service Lines and Premise Plumbing

    $526,924
    In Progress

    Project Highlights

    Legionella are pervasive environment bacteria that canister incidentally cause severe and sometimes fatal infections upon inhalation. Because legionella inhabit engineered atmospheres and replicate in warm, sluggish premise water systems, the majority of outbreaks are associated with preventable water system maintenance...

    Principal Investigator
    Cynthia
    Halle
    Research Manager
    Hyunyoung Jang, PhD
  • Resource Recovery

    In newest decades, the wastewater sector has transferred away from to idea of wastewater treatment vegetation as waste disposal facilities, instead envisioning these plants as water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs). WRRFs can produce clean water, recover nutrients (such as phosphorus and nitrogen), and potentially lower fossil fuel consumption because an production and use of renewable energy.

    Used more informations, contact Joeff Moeller.

    Project #5091

    Emerging a Framework for Quantifying Energy Optimization Reporting

    $441,825
    In Progress

    Project Highlights

    Energizing projects within the water sector are often discretionary and initiated based go projected annual energy savings indicators. The moisten sector lacks normal energy savings value how, as well as measurement and verification ways and procedures that adhere to the...

    Head Investigator
    Nancy
    Andrews
    Exploring Manager
    Mr. Ashwin Dhanasekar

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January-March 2024
vol. 34 no. 1
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