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Proposal Management System
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Call for Volunteers
We are currently seeking Project Advisory Committee (PAC) volunteers to help review and refine the RFPs listed below, review submitted proposals, monitor research progress and results, and review and approve final project deliverables. Visit Participate in Research to learn more about volunteering.
Upcoming RFPs
RFPs for the projects listed below will be released in August 2020.
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Linking Nutrient Reductions to Receiving Water Responses
Project Number: 5078
Funding Amount: $150,000
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Assessing Water Quality Monitoring Needs, Tools, Gaps, and Opportunities for Potable Water Reuse
Project Number: 5079
Funding Amount: $125,000
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Assessment of Vulnerability of Source Waters to Toxic Cyanobacterial Outbreaks
Project Number: 5080
Funding Amount: $150,000
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Guidance for Using Pipe Loops to Inform Lead and Copper Corrosion Control Treatment Decisions
Project Number: 5081
Funding Amount: $150,000
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Investigation of Alternative Management Strategies to Prevent PFAS From Entering Drinking Water Supplies and Wastewater
Project Number: 5082
Funding Amount: $350,000
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Advancing Low-Energy Biological Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal
Project Number: 5083
Funding Amount: $200,000
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Holistic and Innovative Approaches for Flood Mitigation Planning and Modeling Under Extreme Wet Weather Events and Climate Impacts
Project Number: 5084
Funding Amount: $100,000
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Impact of a Haloacetic Acid MCL Revision on DBP Exposure and Health Risk Reduction
Project Number: 5085
Funding Amount: $275,000
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Case Studies on Management of Cross-Sector Dependencies
Project Number: 5086
Funding Amount: $200,000
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Driving Implementation of Innovative and Efficient Biological Nutrient Removal Processes through Improvement of Control Systems and Relevant On-line Analytical Measurement Reliability and Accuracy
Project Number: 5087
Funding Amount: $100,000
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Defining Exposures of Microplastics/Fibers (MPs) in Treated Waters and Wastewaters: Occurrence, Monitoring, and Management Strategies
Project Number: 5088
Funding Amount: $225,000
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Developing a Framework for Quantifying Energy Optimization Reporting
Funding Amount: $100,000
Upcoming RFQs
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Interlaboratory and Methods Assessment
Currently, no standard methods have been established for the detection of the genetic fingerprint of COVID-19 in water or wastewater. While environmental surveillance of sewersheds holds significant promise as a near-term indicator of community-level trends of COVID-19, this information will be most useful for public health decision makers if it can be repeated and compared across different laboratories that are analyzing samples. This research will engage several laboratories to determine:
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Which methods produce the most reliable results for analyzing the genetic fingerprint of COVID-19
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The extent to which laboratories are able to reproduce sample results
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Stability of Genetic Signal in Wastewater Matrix
This research seeks to identify potential changes in the genetic fingerprint of COVID-19 as it travels through sewer systems. This research will address:
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Dilution of the genetic signal in sewage
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Loss of the genetic fingerprint while in transit in the collection system due to adsorption and degradation
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Loss of the genetic fingerprint due to interference from other wastewater constituents
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Effect of the wastewater treatment process on the genetic signal
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Impact of Storage and Pre-Treatment Methods on Signal Strength
Several pretreatment methods have been utilized to protect wastewater workers or to preserve samples for future analysis. The objective of this research will be to identify the effect of the following pre-treatments on genetic fingerprint strength:
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Heating wastewater samples to inactivate potentially live virus
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Addition of chemicals to inactivate potentially viable pathogens in the wastewater samples
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Storage of samples at 4°C, -20°C, -40°C, -80°C.
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