Membrane Technology Tackles Water Resource Challenges In The High Desert
This project concept demonstrates the role that membrane technologies can serve in fast-track projects with challenging source water conditions and…
Analyses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) through the urban water cycle: Toward achieving an integrated analytical workflow across aqueous, solid, and gaseous matrices in water and wastewater treatment
Our knowledge of PFAS fate and transport in the urban water cycle between water treatment plants (WTPs) and wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is dependent…
Consider the Hidden Costs of PFAS Treatment
Water utilities dealing with PFAS need to understand local water quality conditions, available technologies, regulatory drivers, and public engagement while…
Per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances thermal destruction at water resource recovery facilities: A state of the science review
Per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a recalcitrant group of chemicals and can be found throughout the environment. They often…
Modeling Guidance for Developing Site Specific Nutrient Goals – Demonstration, Screening-Level Application
This project identifies potential applications and barriers to the use of screening models for developing site-specific nutrient goals, and describes…
Landfill leachate contributes per-/poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and pharmaceuticals to municipal wastewater
Widespread disposal of landfill leachate to municipal sewer infrastructure in the United States calls for an improved understanding of the…
Smart Utility as a Technology Platform: Setting the Course to Become a Smart Utility
Utilities are faced with aging infrastructure, budget constraints, extreme weather conditions, stricter regulations, technological advances, and other issues. Smart Utility—a…
Evaluation of Short-Term Biosolids Management Options in Response to a Settlement Agreement
A study was completed in 2018 to identify short-term biosolids management options, defined as those which could be fully implemented…
When the Receiving Water is your Drinking Water: Storm Water BMPs for Source Water Protection
Most municipal storm water programs in southern California focus on the protection of water quality and beneficial uses of urban…
The Removal of Alkylphenol Ethoxylate Surfactants in Activated Sludge Systems.
US EPA has finalized federal Water Quality Criteria for nonylphenol, a biodegradation intermediate of nonylphenol ethoxylates, which are commonly used…
Rational Method For The Design Of Organic Loading Rates In A Land Application System
A rational method based on oxygen diffusion is proposed as an alternative to numeric BOD loading limits for land application….
Pilot Testing and Design of an Innovative Biosolids Dewatering Process for Facilities in North Carolina and Georgia
This paper presents two case studies on pilot testing and design of dewatering systems for municipal biosolids using the Fournier…