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Alexandria, VA -- The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) will release research funding totaling nearly $1.5 million for three new research initiatives to target challenges in the areas of stormwater BMPs, nutrient removal, and strategic asset management.
These mark the first round of requests for pre-proposals (RFPP) released under WERF's new Program-Directed Research initiative. In addition, WERF will release up to $600,000 (in total) for unsolicited research.
The research challenges addressed in this round of solicited requests for pre-proposals include:
-Linking Stormwater BMP Systems Performance to Receiving Water Protection to Improve BMP Selection and Design (RFPP No. 06-SW-1), which will attempt to link BMP control effectiveness for specific pollutants and flow to receiving water loadings, impacts, and water quality objectives to improve selection and design of BMP systems.
-Strategic Asset Management Communication and Implementation (RFPP No. 06-SAM-1CO), which will develop guidance and decision support tools for communicating and implementing a strategic asset management program for wastewater facilities and estimating assets performance and their residual economic life.
-Efficient, Cost-Effective Nutrient Removal from Wastewater (RFPP No. 06-NUTR-1), an initiative to provide data on nutrient removal so that treatment facilities can select sustainable, cost-effective methods and technologies to meet permit limits.
The deadline for submitting pre-proposals is Aug. 23, 2006. Researchers interested in submitting a pre-proposal are encouraged to visit the WERF website at:
http://www.werf.org/funding/avail_funding.cfm
for more information and a complete RFPP.
Unsolicited pre-proposals are due two weeks prior on Aug. 9. More information on WERF’s unsolicited research can be found at:
http://www.werf.us/funding/avail_funding_unsolicited.cfm
In addition to the ongoing input of water quality experts, each request for pre-proposals incorporates key elements of the top-ranked water quality challenges identified by WERF subscribers at WERF's 2005 program area meetings. Program-Directed Research is the six-step process designed to enhance subscriber engagement in WERF research. This request for pre-proposals marks the beginning of the fifth step in that process.
About WERF
The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) is a nonprofit organization that helps utilities and corporations preserve the water environment and protect human health by providing science and technology for enhanced management of our water resources.
Web site: http://www.werf.org/
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