Apologies for Cross-Posting
NEWS FROM THE WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH FOUNDATION
For Immediate Release
Contact: Charles I. Noss
August 2, 1999
Rose Noerr
(703)684-2470
WERF ANNOUNCES $6+ MILLION IN NEW RESEARCH FOR 2000
New RFPs, Valued at $5 Million, Set for Aug. 11 Release
(Alexandria, Va.) - Beginning August 11, 1999, WERF will accept
Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for 25 of 35 projects approved by the
research council, to begin in 2000, with a total value of
approximately $5 million. Proposals are due to WERF by close of
business Oct. 29, 1999. For a complete list of the available RFPs, see
the reverse side of this release. These new projects bring the value
of WERF's research program to nearly $50 million. The RFPs were
developed in response to WERF subscriber input through the annual
subscriber research needs survey, and are grouped under the following
headings: collection and treatment; human health effects; beneficial
biosolids reuse; water reuse; watershed management; and ecosystem
management. The 10 remaining projects include additions to ongoing
research projects and cooperative funding projects, which will be
released later this year.
WERF deputy director Charles I. Noss, Sc.D. said, "The Foundation's
research plan extends well into the next century. The research
projects for 2000 identify important directions focusing on improving
the efficiency and effectiveness of wastewater treatment, advancing
business processes, protecting health, exploring water reuse, and
beneficially using biosolids in an environmentally sustainable
manner."
For a copy of the RFPs, check WERF's web page, at
http://www.werf.org/fund/ sub_rfp.htm after August 11, 1999. Or, send
or fax a request for an RFP package to: WERF, 601 Wythe Street,
Alexandria, VA 22314 USA; phone 1(703)684-2470 and select option 4;
fax 1(703)684-2492; or e-mail [log in to unmask]
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WERF REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS FOR 2000
RFPs Available August 11, 1999 Under "Available Opportunities" at
http://www.werf.org
Proposals Due Oct. 29, 1999.
To receive any of the RFPs listed below, see the contact information
listed on the reverse side.
Collection and Treatment Systems (Valued at $975,000)
00-CTS-2 Determine the Effect of Individual Wastewater
Characteristics and Variances on Primary Clarifier Performance -
$100,000
00-CTS-3 Develop a Statistically Based Protocol to Evaluate the
Capacity of Activated Sludge Systems - $150,000
00-CTS-4 Assessment of Treatment Technologies for Screening,
Floatable Control, and Screenings Handling - $100,000
00-CTS-5 Determine the Extent of Redundancy Required to Support the
Level of Risk - $75,000
00-CTS-6 Best Practices and Design for Treatment of Wet Weather Flow
- $75,000
00-CTS-7 Decision Support Systems for Wastewater Facilities
Management - $200,000
00-CTS-8 Feasibility of Membrane Technology for Wastewater Treatment
- $125,000
00-CTS-10 Evaluate Feasibility of Methods to Minimize Biomass
Production from Biotreatment - $150,000
Human Health Effects ($1,250,000)
00-HHE-1 Metabolic State Relationships to Indicator and Pathogen
Survival in Wastewater Treatment - $250,000
00-HHE-2 Demonstration and Standardization of Sample Processing for
Molecular Alternatives in Indicator Organism Monitoring and Pathogen
Surveillance - $125,000/project (up to 4 projects may be funded)
00-HHE-5 Assessment of Municipal and Industrial Odor Sources and
Control Technologies from Collection System through Final Use -
$200,000
00-HHE-6 Disinfection of CSOs and SSOs (High-Flow and High Organic
Load): Risk Benefit Analysis - $300,000
00-PUM-7 Development of a Cost Determination Protocol for Use in
Benchmarking Biosolids Management Programs - $100,000
Biosolids Beneficial Use ($500,000)
00-PUM-5 Literature Review, Case Studies, and Survey Public
Perception on Biosolids - $150,000
00-PUM-6 Assessment of Bioassay Procedures for Biosolids - $250,000
00-PUM-7 Development of a Cost Determination Protocol for Use in
Benchmarking - $100,000
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Water Reuse ($200,000)
00-PUM-3 Evaluation of Microbial Risk Assessment Techniques and
Application - $200,000
Watershed Management ($650,000)
00-WSM-2 Critical Assessment of TMDL Process: Phase IIb.
Listing/De-Listing Process - $200,000
00-WSM-3 Process Model and Source Identification for Pathogen Fate
and Transport through Watersheds - $200,000
00-WSM-4 Effects of Wet Weather Discharges on the Physical Character
of Aquatic Habitat - $100,000
00-WSM-5 Regulatory and Environmental Decision-Making Outside the
U.S. - $150,000
Ecosystem Management ($800,000)
00-ECO-1 Accounting for Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) Variability in
Evaluating Test Results - $300,000
00-ECO-2 Multiple Stressor Research: Critical Review of Long Term
Data and Experimental Design - $200,000
00-ECO-4 Workshop for the Assessment of the State of Science in
Development and Regulation of Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic
Chemicals - $100,000
00-ECO-5 Development of a Study Plan for the Field Validation of WET
Testing - $200,000
Contact WERF to receive a complete RFP package, or for more
information. Call (703) 684-2470 and hit option 4; fax (703) 299-0742;
or email [log in to unmask] The RFPs are also available on the WERF
website, http://www.werf.org.
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The Water Environment Research Foundation, a not-for-profit
organization affiliated with the
Water Environment Federation, addresses water quality issues with a
commitment to environmental protection, economic conservancy and
enhanced quality of life. WERF Subscribers consist of
wastewater utilities representing more than 60% of the U.S. sewered
population and corporations sharing concerns for water quality issues.
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