Designing Sensor-Based Networks For Sewersheds

The Water Environment & Reuse Foundation is requesting proposals for Phase I of a two-phase research effort for designing and implementing sensor-based networks on a sewershed scale. The research will support real-time collection system decision making, operation, and management. WE&RF seeks a desktop review of current sewershed management practices based on continuous system monitoring and identify key management issues that may be addressed through data collection and analytics.

The project’s primary goals are to perform gap analysis on various sensors available on the market for water quality and quantity monitoring; identify reliable advanced sensing technologies; identify network implementation issues; better target remediation activities to reduce industrial, commercial, and wet weather inflows; and establish a framework to introduce end-to-end, real-time system control and management for potable reuse.

Proposed work must describe how the outcome will advance industry understanding in this area and how it could lead to a transformation in business conduct.

Proposals are due no later than September 21st, 2016 at 4:00 PM EDT.

About The Water Environment & Reuse Foundation (WE&RF)
The Water Environment & Reuse Foundation (WE&RF) is a 501c3 charitable corporation seeking to identify, support, and disseminate research that enhances the quality and reliability of water for natural systems and communities with an integrated approach to resource recovery and reuse; while facilitating interaction among practitioners, educators, researchers, decision makers, and the public.