The Water Research Foundation Funds Utility Research Projects Worth $5M In Research Value
The Water Research Foundation (WRF) has selected twelve new projects for funding through its Tailored Collaboration Program, totaling over $5M in research value. The projects will focus on various high-priority One Water research topics, including disinfection in distribution systems, emerging contaminants, spectral imaging of algal blooms, potable reuse, source water quality, and more.
The Tailored Collaboration Program supports regional or utility-specific research concepts by providing up to $150,000 in matching funds to WRF subscribing utilities. “The WRF match enables subscribers to accomplish more with their research while also benefiting from WRF’s project management and expert review processes,” said Dr. Kenan Ozekin, WRF Research Unit Leader. “We’re also excited to welcome new volunteers to our project advisory committee (PAC) to help facilitate this program.”
The approved projects not only address the utilities’ specialized research needs but also have the potential for broader applicability across the water sector.
|
Project Title |
Sponsoring Utility |
WRF Funds |
Total Budget |
|
Determining the Role of Spectral Imaging as an Early Warning System for Presence/significance of Algal Blooms |
American Water |
$150,000 |
$569,500 |
|
HTL Aqueous Stream Anaerobic Co-Digestion and Ammonia Recovery to Enhance the Technical and Economic Viability of HTL Technology for Biosolids Treatment |
Great Lakes Water Authority |
$150,000 |
$364,000 |
|
Lithium Treatment Strategies in Drinking Water |
Southern Nevada Water Authority |
$150,000 |
$359,997 |
|
Understanding the Factors Affecting PFAS Variability in the Potomac River Watershed |
Loudoun Water |
$150,000 |
$426,500 |
|
Pop-Up Hyporheic Zones (PUHZO): A Novel Modular Technology to Treat Phosphorus in Urban Drool and Dry-Weather Creeks |
Sonoma County Water Agency |
$45,000 |
$110,240 |
|
Balancing Carbon Management, Energy Production, Nutrient Removal and Densification |
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago |
$150,000 |
$572,136 |
|
Evaluation of Adsorptive Medias for Optimizing Siloxane Removal from Biogas |
Pima County |
$66,000 |
$171,800 |
|
RT-ddPCR for EBPR Biomonitoring |
Clean Water Services |
$37,500 |
$609,018 |
|
Evaluating the Full-Scale Impacts of Densified Activated Sludge on Disinfection Efficacy; Connecting Water Quality and Disinfectant Dose-Response |
Metro Water Recovery |
$70,000 |
$563,265 |
|
Characterization and Pilot Testing of Microwave Reactivation for PFAS-laden Granular Activated Carbons |
Hampton Road Sanitation District |
$150,000 |
$745,999 |
|
PFAS Fingerprinting for Source Identification Using Machine Learning |
South Platte Renew |
$120,000 |
$290,360 |
|
Cal-Val Guide to Treatment Credits for Indirect Potable Reuse in California |
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power |
$150,000 |
$300,000 |
To learn more about the Tailored Collaboration Program, visit WRF’s website. If you are interested in serving on the project advisory committee (PAC), please fill out the online PAC volunteer form.
Source: The Water Research Foundation (WRF)