Reform of China's Urban Water Sector
Edited by the Water Policy Research Center of the Environment Department of Tsinghua University, this comprehensive report on the Chinese water sector is a collection of findings from recent...
Performance Assessment of Urban Infrastructure Services
Performance assessment has been one of the hottest topics in the water industry in the past decade. In that period, the International Water Association has played a key role, and the performance...
Inspection Guidelines for Ferrous Force Mains
The objectives are:
- To develop a rational and practical set of inspection guidelines, i.e., best management practices, for ferrous force mains which can be implemented by wastewater...
Risk Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities
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Promoting Equitable Consideration of Decentralized Wastewater Options: Research Digest
This study, managed by the Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) and funded by the U.S. EPA, identified the principal barriers that prevent engineers from...
Improved Protocol for Classification and Analysis of Stormwater-Borne Solids
A large portion of impaired waterways are located in or near urban areas and are adversely influenced by stormwater-borne solids. The solids have negative impacts on receiving water systems...
An Economic Framework for Evaluating the Benefits and Costs of Biosolids Management Options
Agencies responsible for wastewater treatment have choices regarding how they manage their treatment process residuals. They can consider them waste products requiring suitable disposal (e.g.,...
Long-Range Planning for Decentralized Wastewater and Stormwater Treatment Research: Workshop Summary and Literature Review
This report is a summary of a WERF/NOWRA workshop on Research Needs in Decentralized Wastewater, Stormwater, and Related Fields held on March 14-15, 2007 in Baltimore, MD. The purpose of the...
Technology Assessments for Wastewater Treatment
This report includes a compilation of over a dozen wastewater treatment technology assessments for various sized facilities. It provides a review of literature on the specific subject; describes...
Development of a Protocol for Risk Assessment of Microorganisms in Separate Stormwater Systems
Recent research has shown that the concentrations of microbial indicator organisms (e.g., fecal coliforms) in stormwater may be quite high. However, studies have not clearly established...