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Special Reports

Date	Title	Introduction
1/24/2012	Lead and Copper Rule and Distribution System Corrosion: An Overview of Foundation Research	Lead and Copper Rule and Distribution System Corrosion - An Overview of Foundation Research, is a 2012 update of the paper first published in 2004 summarizing the objectives, general research approach, and major findings of Foundation projects that examined various aspects of the lead and copper corrosion issue. This summary of completed, ongoing, and recently funded Foundation research projects on lead offers a basic understanding of the issues surrounding distribution system corrosion and the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR). (pdf, 405 kb)
2/2/2011	Nanotechnology Applications to Desalination: A Report for the Joint Water Reuse & Desalination Task Force	This report explores the potential and limitations of nanotechnology application for desalination and identifies additional research necessary to advance the science and applications potential of nanotechnology for desalination.
4/30/2010	Implementation of the National Desalination and Water Purification Technology Roadmap	This special report, Implementation of the National Desalination and Water Purification Technology Roadmap: Structuring and Directing the Development of Water Supply Solutions, builds from the work that created the original Desalination and Water Purification Technology Roadmap.
11/1/2008	Effects of Climate Change On Water Utilities	A brief special report by Chris Rayburn, Director of Research Management examines the effects of Climate Change on water utilities and how they are responding.
10/12/2007	Supplemental Report for Project 2873, Developing Miniaturized Analytical Systems For On-Line Monitoring Of Drinking Water Disinfectants And DBPs In Distribution Systems	Foundation Project #2873 developed chemical analyzers and associated analytical methods for online monitoring of THM and HAA concentrations directly from drinking water distribution systems. Details of the methods developed can be found in the final report for phase two of this project, entitled Methods for Real-Time Measurement of THMs and HAAs in Drinking Water Distribution Systems—Part 2 (Order No 91173). This supplemental report provides an overview of the research team’s efforts to develop novel, inexpensive fabrication and miniaturization techniques applicable for drinking water monitoring.
8/8/2007	"Analysis of the Total Cost of Large Diameter Pipe Failures" - Supplemental Report	An earlier Foundation study (Costs of Infrastructure Failure, 2002) had reviewed the types of costs associated with infrastructure failure, and had developed tools to support the tracking of such costs, but the study did not include cost analyses of actual failures. A compilation and analysis of the costs associated with 30 relatively recent large diameter pipe failures (20-inch diameter and up) across North America are presented in this supplemental report. When deciding whether or not to proactively inspect and rehabilitate or replace an existing pipe, a key consideration is the total "reactive" cost in the aftermath of a failure. Large diameter pipes can fail catastrophically, resulting in considerable flooding, damage and possibly major disruptions to normal business and traffic patterns in urban areas. There are limited sources of centralized information of the total costs of large diameter pipe failures.
7/20/2007	Materials from the Integrated Urban Water Management Approaches Workshop	An executive workshop was held June 18-19, 2007 in Boulder, Colorado to support the development of a guidebook for Foundation Project 4008, “Integrated Urban Water Management Approaches.” Twenty-four participants considered aspects of the Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM) process though a series of presentations, breakout groups and plenary discussions to provide comprehensive feedback to the project team on the drivers for implementation of IUWM and all aspects of the IUWM process itself.
4/4/2006	Cryptographic Protection of SCADA Communications - Part 1: Background, Policies and Test Plan	Part one of the American Gas Association’s reports on cryptographic protection of SCADA communications, which received funding from Foundation (project 2969) and other organizations. This report describes the general background and risks of cryptographic protection of SCADA communications, a method of developing a security posture, and a test program to evaluate cryptographic equipment. The report was finalized in March 2005. This has been adopted as an industry standard by the American Gas Association. Posted with permission from the Gas Technology Institute (Copyright 2006).
12/28/2004	Lead and Copper Rule and Service Lines: An Overview of Foundation Research	The 1991 Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) requires utilities to meet action levels in order to control their release from distribution systems into drinking water at the tap. If a utility exceeds the action level, the LCR requires it to replace lead service lines at the rate of seven percent per year. This element of the LCR is prompting many utilities to consider full or partial removal of lead service lines.

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