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The Arsenic Water Technology Partnership program is supported with $7M in congressional appropriations through Department of Energy, Office of Science. The program is expected to be a multi-year effort that moves technologies from the bench-scale to demonstration, with assistance being provided to utilities on implementation. This program will enable water utilities, particularly those serving small, rural communities and Indian tribes, to implement the most cost-effective solutions to their arsenic treatment needs. This goal will be met by accomplishing three objectives:
  1. conducting research and developing innovative, arsenic removal technologies with a focus on reducing energy costs, minimizing operating costs, and minimizing quantities of waste;
  2. demonstrating the applicability of these technologies to a range of water chemistries, geographic locales, and system sizes; and
  3. evaluating the cost effectiveness of these technologies and providing education, training, and technology transfer assistance to the user communities.

The Awwa Research Foundation (AwwaRF) will manage the bench-scale research programs. Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) will conduct the field-scale pilot demonstration program. WERC: A Consortium for Environmental Education and Technology Development will evaluate the economic feasibility of the technologies investigated and conduct technology transfer activities.