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Sponsored Programs 5407 - Enhanced Pathogen Log Reduction Value for Underground Retention and Transport Evaluate the applicability of WRF project 4957 site-specific pathogen log reduction value(LRV) assessment workflow at one or more managed aquifer recharge (MAR) or groundwater replenishment reuse project (GRRP) sites, including one or more different types of transport mechanisms (e.g., saturated flow, unsaturated vadose zone transport),and identify practical considerations for implementation.
Quantify site-specific virus attenuation and associated LRVs during underground retention(saturated flow), vadose zone transport (unsaturated), or both, using field data, tracer studies, surrogate indicators, monitoring approaches, and/or modeling tools, and compare the results to current regulatory default credit assumptions.
Develop practical guidance for utilities and regulators to validate pathogen LRV credits based on site-specific underground retention and transport. WRF RFP Contact: Hunter Quon, PhD For instructions on how to submit proposals, refer to these instructions or this video . The Potential Participants listed at the bottom of this page have indicated interest in participating in this research.
This information is updated frequently as utilities are encouraged to volunteer throughout the RFP cycle. Sponsored Programs 5408 - IPR Aquifer Geochemistry Forum Facilitate information exchange to address key knowledge gaps in aquifer storage and recovery by synthesizing practical insights on groundwater geochemistry impacts, mitigation measures, and field-scale challenges.
WRF RFP Contact: Monica Lee-Masi, PhD For instructions on how to submit proposals, refer to these instructions or this video . The Potential Participants listed at the bottom of this page have indicated interest in participating in this research. This information is updated frequently as utilities are encouraged to volunteer throughout the RFP cycle.
Research Priority Program 5409 - Smarter Water Governance with AMI: Conservation, Affordability, and Rate Design Evaluate how utilities are currently leveraging advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) data to inform pricing, conservation programs (including emergency curtailment practices), affordability programs, and plans for future implementation.
Analyze AMI data and assess how the data can be leveraged to develop and/or enhance conservation programs, policies, rates, and affordability programs.
Investigate the potential for advanced analytics, including machine learning, of AMIdatasets to support adaptive or dynamic rate structures, early detection of hardship or atrisk households, categorization of customer classes, dynamic tiering based on household size, and better targeting of affordability and conservation interventions.
Identify the obstacles utilities and regulators face when balancing conservation, equity, and revenue stability, and how improved AMI data can clarify tradeoffs. WRF RFP Contact: Sydney Samples For instructions on how to submit proposals, refer to these instructions or this video . The Potential Participants listed at the bottom of this page have indicated interest in participating in this research.
This information is updated frequently as utilities are encouraged to volunteer throughout the RFP cycle. Research Priority Program 5411 - Practical Playbook for Adaptive Utility Capital Improvement Planning Under Deep Uncertainty Assess current utility practices for incorporating adaptive or flexible decision making into capital improvement planning (CIP) at the portfolio or programmatic level.
Identify where deep uncertainty most affects CIP decision points, including investment areas prone to lock-in or points of no return. Document the institutional processes, frameworks, and governance structures that have enabled utilities to embed adaptive and flexible investment strategies.
Quantify how adaptive capital strategies compare to traditional CIP approaches in terms of lifecycle costs, rate stability, financial risk exposure, and avoided or deferred capital investments across a range of plausible future conditions. Establish practical criteria to help utilities determine which types of capital investments are well suited for adaptive approaches.
Develop a practitioner-focused playbook that equips utilities to apply adaptive CIP in practice, including case studies, decision trees, trigger points, vulnerability assessment tools, financial and risk insights, and governance guidance. Produce tiered recommendations that allow utilities to adopt adaptive CIP practices incrementally.
WRF RFP Contact: Jessica Metcalf, ENV, SP For instructions on how to submit proposals, refer to these instructions or this video . The Potential Participants listed at the bottom of this page have indicated interest in participating in this research. This information is updated frequently as utilities are encouraged to volunteer throughout the RFP cycle.
Research Priority Program 5412 - Determinants of Workforce Retention in Public-Sector Water Utilities Quantify the relative influence of compensation, pension stability, mission alignment, schedule flexibility, leadership support, career development opportunities, and other factors on employee retention in public-sector water utilities.
Identify and analyze key impediments to retaining talent, including structural, cultural, compensation-related, and organizational barriers. Identify and benchmark retention best practices from sectors outside the water industry to assess transferability and develop case studies of high-retention organizations to distill replicable strategies and measurable success factors.
WRF RFP Contact: Alice Jariz, PE For instructions on how to submit proposals, refer to these instructions or this video . The Potential Participants listed at the bottom of this page have indicated interest in participating in this research. This information is updated frequently as utilities are encouraged to volunteer throughout the RFP cycle.
Research Priority Program 5413 - Comparison of PFAS Contributions to Agricultural Systems Report per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) concentrations from a variety of agricultural inputs, including animal manures, fertilizers, pesticides, composts, soil amendments, seed coatings, and biosolids-based products. Compare the impact of the various agricultural inputs on PFAS concentration in the soil profile over varying timeframes.
Evaluate the fate and transport of different inputs to PFAS contributions in agricultural systems at field-scale. Determine the relative contributions from biosolids-based products and other inputs to help develop and prioritize risk management strategies. WRF RFP Contact: Maitreyi Nagarkar, PhD For instructions on how to submit proposals, refer to these instructions or this video .
The Potential Participants listed at the bottom of this page have indicated interest in participating in this research. This information is updated frequently as utilities are encouraged to volunteer throughout the RFP cycle.
Showing 1-6 out of 20 results 5407 - Enhanced Pathogen Log Reduction Value for Underground Retention and Transport Evaluate the applicability of WRF project 4957 site-specific pathogen log reduction value(LRV) assessment workflow at one or more managed aquifer recharge (MAR) or groundwater replenishment reuse project (GRRP) sites, including one or more different types of transport mechanisms (e.g., saturated flow, unsaturated vadose zone transport),and identify practical considerations for implementation.
Quantify site-specific virus attenuation and associated LRVs during underground retention(saturated flow), vadose zone transport (unsaturated), or both, using field data, tracer studies, surrogate indicators, monitoring approaches, and/or modeling tools, and compare the results to current regulatory default credit assumptions.
Develop practical guidance for utilities and regulators to validate pathogen LRV credits based on site-specific underground retention and transport. WRF RFP Contact: Hunter Quon, PhD For instructions on how to submit proposals, refer to these instructions or this video . The Potential Participants listed at the bottom of this page have indicated interest in participating in this research.
This information is updated frequently as utilities are encouraged to volunteer throughout the RFP cycle. 5408 - IPR Aquifer Geochemistry Forum Facilitate information exchange to address key knowledge gaps in aquifer storage and recovery by synthesizing practical insights on groundwater geochemistry impacts, mitigation measures, and field-scale challenges.
WRF RFP Contact: Monica Lee-Masi, PhD For instructions on how to submit proposals, refer to these instructions or this video . The Potential Participants listed at the bottom of this page have indicated interest in participating in this research. This information is updated frequently as utilities are encouraged to volunteer throughout the RFP cycle.
5409 - Smarter Water Governance with AMI: Conservation, Affordability, and Rate Design Research Priority Program Evaluate how utilities are currently leveraging advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) data to inform pricing, conservation programs (including emergency curtailment practices), affordability programs, and plans for future implementation.
Analyze AMI data and assess how the data can be leveraged to develop and/or enhance conservation programs, policies, rates, and affordability programs.
Investigate the potential for advanced analytics, including machine learning, of AMIdatasets to support adaptive or dynamic rate structures, early detection of hardship or atrisk households, categorization of customer classes, dynamic tiering based on household size, and better targeting of affordability and conservation interventions.
Identify the obstacles utilities and regulators face when balancing conservation, equity, and revenue stability, and how improved AMI data can clarify tradeoffs. WRF RFP Contact: Sydney Samples For instructions on how to submit proposals, refer to these instructions or this video . The Potential Participants listed at the bottom of this page have indicated interest in participating in this research.
This information is updated frequently as utilities are encouraged to volunteer throughout the RFP cycle. 5411 - Practical Playbook for Adaptive Utility Capital Improvement Planning Under Deep Uncertainty Research Priority Program Assess current utility practices for incorporating adaptive or flexible decision making into capital improvement planning (CIP) at the portfolio or programmatic level.
Identify where deep uncertainty most affects CIP decision points, including investment areas prone to lock-in or points of no return. Document the institutional processes, frameworks, and governance structures that have enabled utilities to embed adaptive and flexible investment strategies.
Quantify how adaptive capital strategies compare to traditional CIP approaches in terms of lifecycle costs, rate stability, financial risk exposure, and avoided or deferred capital investments across a range of plausible future conditions. Establish practical criteria to help utilities determine which types of capital investments are well suited for adaptive approaches.
Develop a practitioner-focused playbook that equips utilities to apply adaptive CIP in practice, including case studies, decision trees, trigger points, vulnerability assessment tools, financial and risk insights, and governance guidance. Produce tiered recommendations that allow utilities to adopt adaptive CIP practices incrementally.
WRF RFP Contact: Jessica Metcalf, ENV, SP For instructions on how to submit proposals, refer to these instructions or this video . The Potential Participants listed at the bottom of this page have indicated interest in participating in this research. This information is updated frequently as utilities are encouraged to volunteer throughout the RFP cycle.
5412 - Determinants of Workforce Retention in Public-Sector Water Utilities Research Priority Program Quantify the relative influence of compensation, pension stability, mission alignment, schedule flexibility, leadership support, career development opportunities, and other factors on employee retention in public-sector water utilities.
Identify and analyze key impediments to retaining talent, including structural, cultural, compensation-related, and organizational barriers. Identify and benchmark retention best practices from sectors outside the water industry to assess transferability and develop case studies of high-retention organizations to distill replicable strategies and measurable success factors.
WRF RFP Contact: Alice Jariz, PE For instructions on how to submit proposals, refer to these instructions or this video . The Potential Participants listed at the bottom of this page have indicated interest in participating in this research. This information is updated frequently as utilities are encouraged to volunteer throughout the RFP cycle.
5413 - Comparison of PFAS Contributions to Agricultural Systems Research Priority Program Report per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) concentrations from a variety of agricultural inputs, including animal manures, fertilizers, pesticides, composts, soil amendments, seed coatings, and biosolids-based products. Compare the impact of the various agricultural inputs on PFAS concentration in the soil profile over varying timeframes.
Evaluate the fate and transport of different inputs to PFAS contributions in agricultural systems at field-scale. Determine the relative contributions from biosolids-based products and other inputs to help develop and prioritize risk management strategies. WRF RFP Contact: Maitreyi Nagarkar, PhD For instructions on how to submit proposals, refer to these instructions or this video .
The Potential Participants listed at the bottom of this page have indicated interest in participating in this research. This information is updated frequently as utilities are encouraged to volunteer throughout the RFP cycle. Showing 1-6 out of 20 results
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