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Let our Web tools do the work for you! Here you can run calculations, evaluate compliance goals, train staff, assess energy use and even receive guidance on complying with regulations. Leverage our online tools to help you achieve all this – and more.

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Web Tools

Date	Title	Introduction
3/31/2011	Knowledge Management Toolkit	The Knowledge Management Toolkit is a virtual resource for planning and implementing the organizational change needed to support implementation of a KM strategy in drinking water utilities. It contains a five-phase process, as well as downloadable resource documents to support second-order learning.
12/14/2010	Guidelines for Implementing Seawater and Brackish Water Desalination Facilities (PIM)	As part of project 4078, Guidelines for Implementing Seawater and Brackish Water Desalination Facilities, this planning issues matrix (PIM) and user’s guide were developed to assist users in understanding the broad range of issues and complexities associated with planning a desalination facility.
6/28/2010	Source Water Protection Cost-Benefit Webtool	Developed from project #4143, the Webtool is designed for immediate application by source water professionals. The Getting Started section assists users in identifying source water protection project options. Once an option is identified, users can use the cost/benefit tool to evaluate and compare the triple bottom-line costs and benefits of that option. An editable report can be generated which can be used for presentation to stakeholders.
2/1/2010	High-Rate Spent Filter Backwash Water Treatment Information Tool (SFBW)	This Web tool allows users to review findings from project 3114.
9/16/2009	Simultaneous Compliance Tool (SCTool)	The Simultaneous Compliance Tool (SCTool) is intended to assist utilities in evaluating appropriate technology choices to comply with multiple and/or conflicting water quality goals, with particular attention toward challenges posed by the source water, treatment and distribution system conditions/limitations. The SCTool utilizes a framework of technology-based rules to identify potential unintended consequences and simultaneous compliance conflicts associated with a particular solution - in the context of system-specific water quality, treatment, operational, and management characteristics. The tool is available at www.simultaneouscompliancetool.org. A report for project #3115, which developed this tool is also available.
10/22/2007	Energy Benchmark Metric Score Sheets	Energy benchmark metric score sheets and the raw survey data from the CD-ROM included in the report package for the Foundation project 3009, "Energy Index Development for Benchmarking Water and Wastewater Utilities". The metric files are Microsoft EXCEL spreadsheets, containing user instructions within the spreadsheets.
6/11/2007	LT2ESWTR TOOLBOX Guidance Program - Version 2	The LT2ESWTR Microbial Toolbox - Version 2, updated in early 2007, is a Web tool that can help utilities meet requirements of the Long-Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule by determining which treatment is most suitable for their water treatment plant. The Toolbox serves as a decision tree tool that will guide you through several steps to attain Cryptosporidium credits associated with the LT2ESWTR.
1/27/2005	Integrating UV Disinfection Into Existing Water Treatment Plants - MBAT and UVDIT web tools	Two interactive decision web tools have been developed by Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. and Hazen and Sawyer for Foundation project 2861. Their purpose is to provide guidance to utilities in evaluating the implementation of UV disinfection into existing water treatment plants (WTPs) by helping utilities evaluate their existing treatment strategy and retrofit issues associated with UV disinfection.

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