The project, valued at $377,578, will utilize Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Process as a basis to prioritize water quality parameters that impact aesthetic and water quality issues during storage and distribution of reclaimed water.
Innovation and Environmental Stewardship director Mark LeChevallier said complex interactions during storage and distribution can create health-related and aesthetic issues.
"This research will provide the reuse industry with tools to identify and optimize processes responsible for these issues, in turn, helping to promote public acceptance and support for various reuse applications including flushing, heating/cooling, irrigation, and industrial applications," LeChevallier said.
The WateReuse Research Foundation is an educational, non-profit public benefit corporation that serves as a centralized organization for the water and wastewater community to advance the science of water reuse, recycling, reclamation and desalination.
