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:
- conducting
research and developing innovative, arsenic
removal technologies with a focus on reducing
energy costs, minimizing operating costs, and
minimizing quantities of waste;
- demonstrating
the applicability of these technologies to a
range of water chemistries, geographic locales,
and system sizes; and
- 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.
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