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Unsolicited Program
Focus on basic research No set agenda – open request Process:
– Unsolicited Proposal Review Committee – Pre-proposals due in February – Limited invitation for full proposals – Selection announced at June BOT meeting (AWWA Annual Conference) – PACs identified, projects contracted
Project 2516 - Practical Application of On-Line Monitoring
Survey of Online Monitoring Practices
– What types of analytical online instruments are being used? – What are the predominant instrument applications? – Are instruments regularly calibrated? – At what frequency are checks performed? – How many hours are dedicated to instrument support?
– Oil and petroleum products, algal, bacteriol VOCs, insecticides/pesticides/herbicides
Survey Results, continued…
Source of contamination
Project 2527- Design of Early Warning and Predictive SourceWater Monitoring Systems
PI: Walter Grayman Objectives To provide water utilities with information so that they can better assess the needs, options, and design and operation of early warning and source water monitoring
Design of Early Warning and Predictive Source-Water Monitoring Systems (project 2527) – PI: Walter Grayman On-line Monitoring (project 2545) Practical Application of On-Line Monitoring (project 2516) – PI: Michelle Frey PipelineNet Case Application: Additional Functionality Review (project 2922) – PI: William Samuels
Project 2545 - On-line Monitoring for Drinking Water Utilities
Cooperative research report with Proaqua
Objectives Provide a detailed information about available online technologies Advantages and disadvantages of online monitoring Compare and contrast the European and North American experiences Define research and development priorities Identify emerging technologies
Current High-Interest Topics
Utility Security
Distribution System Water Quality Distribution System Repair and Replacement Customer and Public Outreach Emerging Contaminants (EDC/PhAC, algal toxins, perchlorate) Arsenic Water supply sustainability
Survey Results, continued…
Mechanism to identify contaminant
– monitoring stations maintained by utility – upstream observers – report by discharger of the contaminant
Current AwwaRF Projects
Advancement of Early Warning System Technologies (project 2852) – PI: William Heineman Early Warning Monitoring (project 2779) – PI: Hans van der Eem Extraction Methods For Early/Real-Time Warning Systems for Biological Agents (Project 2908 - new RFP)
Board of Trustees approves funding at January Board meeting RFPs posted by March, proposals due by July

Project guidance:
Project Advisory Committees (PAC) – 3 to 5 experts AwwaRF Project Management
Survey Results
Classification
Oxidant Analyzers
Analyzer Type
Chlorine – 91% Ozone – 4%
Particle Analyzers
Corrosion Control
Turbidity – 77% Particle Count – 16%


Project 2516 - Practical Application of On-Line Monitoring
PI: Michelle Frey
Objectives
Status of online instrument use in U.S. water utilities Various methods for the evaluation of online monitoring performance Development of Standard Operating Procedure
– industrial spills, agricultural runoff, sewage treatment plants, seasonal runoff, low flow conditions, boat spills
Warning time
– 23% - never had sufficient warning time – 16% - had sufficient warning time – 56% - insufficient warning time
American Water Works Association Research Foundation (AwwaRF)
Kenan Ozekin, Ph.D. Project Manager
Mission: Advancing the science of water to improve the quality of life
Centralized research program
for the entire water industry
>900 subscribers Research agenda set by subscribers
Research Summary
Total research value - >$250 million 2001 research value - $27 million 680 research projects
pH – 98% Phosphate – 1%
Organics Control
General Water Quality
GC – 2% TOC – 2%
Conductivity – 23% Dissolved Oxygen – 5%
Survey Results
– 375 published reports – 305 ongoing projects – 65 new projects in 2001
Where does funding come from?
Other 10%
Congress 23%
>900 Voluntary Subscribers 67%
Tailored Collaboration
Focus on applied research Agenda sponsored by subscribing utility
– Team may include consultants, universities, others – AwwaRF provides matching up to $100,000 – Program funding provided at January BOT meeting