Projects

Water Reuse Projects

• Evaluation of a Hybrid Sequencing Batch Membrane Bioreactor | Project Page

Desalination Projects

• A Novel Hybrid Forward Osmosis Process for Drinking Water Augmentation Using Impaired Water and Saline Water Sources (AwwaRF 4150)
• A Novel Hybrid Membrane Desalination Process with Minimal pretreatment and Concentrate (CA DWR)
• Critical Assessment of Desalination Technologies (AwwaRF 4006)
• Guidelines for Planning and Implementation of Seawater and Brackish Water Desalination Facilities (AwwaRF 4078)
• Desalination Product Water Recovery and Concentrate Volume Minimization (AwwaRF 3030)

Treatment of Oil and Gas Produced Water

• Multi-beneficial Use of Produced Water Through High-pressure Membrane Treatment and Capacitive Deionization Technology (BOR)
• An Integrated Framework for Treatment and Management of Produced Water
  • 1st edition of the Technical Assessment of Produced Water Treatment Technologies

Emerging Contaminants Treatment Projects

• Development of Surrogates to Determine the Efficacy of Groundwater Recharge Systems for the Removal of Trace Organic Chemicals (WRF 05-004)
• Evaluation of QSPR Techniques for Wastewater Treatment Processes (WERF U2R07)
• Performance Dynamics of Trace Organic Contaminants in Onsite Treatment Units and Systems (WERF DEC14U06)
• Trace Organic Compound (TOrC) Removal during Wastewater Treatment – Categorizing Wastewater Treatment Processes by their Efficacy in Reduction of a Suite of Indicator TOrCs (WERF CEC4R08)
• Predictive Models to Aid in the Design of Membrane Systems for Organic Micropollutant Removal (WRF 06-009)
• Evaluation of Analytical Methods for EDCs and PPCPs via Interlaboratory Comparison (AwwaRF 4167)

Treatment with Natural Systems

• Evaluation of Riverbank Filtration Systems to Optimize Removal of Bulk Organic Matter, Emerging Organic Micropollutants, and Nutrients (AwwaRF 3180)

Urban Water Infrastructure

• NSF Engineering Research Center for Reinventing the Nation’s Urban Water Infrastructure