Predicting the Remaining Economic Life of Wastewater Pipes: Phase 2 Development of a Robust Wastewater Pipe Performance Index
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Water plays a critical role in every aspect of civilization: agriculture, industry, economy, environment, recreation, transportation, culture, and...
Compendium of Best Practices in Asset Management
The increased scientific knowledge of the management of water infrastructure, is forcing the application of radical and innovative techniques, that goes beyond seen pipes, tanks and pumps as...
Energy Efficiency in the Water Industry
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Over the last decade, energy consumption by the water sector has increased considerably as a consequence of the implementation of new technologies...
Sustainable Food Waste Evaluation
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According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA, 2011), over 34 million tons of food waste are generated annually in the...
Leading Practices for Strategic Asset Management
In response to the need identified by its utility members, the Water Environment Research Foundation has funded a research program on Strategic Asset Management (SAM) Implementation and...
Site Specific Risk Assessment Tools for Land Applied Biosolids
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This report describes a linked environmental dispersion, exposure, and health effects model, known as the Spreadsheet Microbial Assessment of Risk:...
Stormwater Non-Potable Beneficial Uses and Effects on Urban Infrastructure
This project shows that lessons learned and successes from a wide variety of international stormwater beneficial use projects cover a range of conditions that may be found in the U.S. Examined are...
Research Roadmap: Towards an Economic Decision Methodology for Remaining Asset Life
This report is an output of the fourth research track (Track 4) of WERF’s strategic asset management research program ‘Asset Management Communication and Implementation’ (RFPP #06-SAM-1 CO). Track...
Development of the Integrated Urban Water Model
The challenges of addressing the needs of aging water and wastewater infrastructure require new management approaches. Traditional municipal water management practices may not be the most cost...
Attenuation of PPCP/EDCs Through Golf Courses Using Recycled Water
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A multi-year, collaborative study was conducted to investigate the fate and transport of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in soil...