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Integrated Planning & Water Management

As increased pressure on water supplies drives the need for more efficient and effective processes, many utilities are recognizing the need to not only integrate their drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, and reuse operations—but also to coordinate with other sectors, including energy, agriculture, industry, and municipalities.

Although this holistic approach has the potential to offer many multi-benefit solutions, implementation can be a challenge. Because integrated planning involves so many stakeholders and moving parts, the prospect of this approach can be overwhelming. The challenge is also increased because these integrated goals often contain big-picture, long-term objectives, which run counter to traditional regulation timelines and funding strategies.

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Emergency Response & Preparedness
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Leadership
Resilience
Project #4853

Joining-Up Urban Water Management with Urban Planning and Design

$139,505
Completed

Project Highlights

This project investigated the key inhibiting and enabling factors in coordinating efforts across the urban planning, design, and water management sectors. The research team conducted a literature review, administered a national survey, and interviewed experts in order to develop tools...
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Principal Investigator
Gary
Pivo
Research Manager
Ms. Katy Lackey

Recent Updates

Project #4715
Anticipating Trade-Offs of Using Alternative ...

May 16, 2018 – November 15, 2018 - A draft report was completed during the previous...

Project Update
06/09/2019
Project #4717
Innovative Technologies to Effectively Manage Deteriorating...

January 1, 2018 – July 1, 2018 - Collect and review the literature on implementation of...

Project Update
06/09/2019
Project #4717
Innovative Technologies to Effectively Manage Deteriorating...

October 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018 - Finalized the survey analysis result summary as part...

Project Update
06/09/2019
Project #4718
Battery Storage System Guidance for Water and ...

November 2017-April 2018 - A literature review document was developed based on gray and peer-reviewed articles,...

Project Update
06/09/2019
Project #4729
Mapping Climate Exposure and Climate Information Needs to Utility Business...

Our approach to this project includes defining the notion of risk within utilities very broadly, followed...

Project Update
06/09/2019
Project #4666
Case Study Compilation on Applying Risk Management Principles and Innovative...

The goal of this research is to develop case studies on strategies and tools for applying...

Project Update
07/10/2019
Project #4689
Assessing Water Demand Patterns to Improve Sizing of Water Meters...

Data collection is 95% complete and the focus of recent work has been on summary and...

Project Update
07/10/2019
Project #4693
Service Line Material Identification Techniques

The objectives of this project are to evaluate technologies and to develop a prototype capable of...

Project Update
07/10/2019
Project #4715
Anticipating Trade-Offs of Using Alternative ...

November 15, 2017 – May 15, 2018 - A report was drafted to provide background and...

Project Update
06/09/2019
Project #4678
Forging Powerful and Sustainable Relationships Between Clean Water...
Project Update
06/26/2019

News

The Clean Water Calling

Magazine
Peter Grevatt
08/14/2019
Peter Grevatt’s thoughtful insight on where we’ve come from and what steps we need to take to enable the water sector to remain at the forefront of public health and...
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Project #1399

Case Study on Barriers and Solutions for Putting Innovation into Practice

Completed
Case study details the experience and examines the challenges in pursuing innovation in the water sector. The project sought to identify the real-time barriers to innovation faced by...
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Project #1829

Moving Toward Sustainable Water Resources Management: Technical Report

Completed
This project developed an integrated, conceptual framework for sustainable water resources management. This framework includes ecological, economic, social, institutional, and legal/regulatory considerations. The research team also sought to...
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Project #4601

Preparedness and Response Practices to Support Water System Resilience: Fundamentals, Good Practices, and Innovations

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This project identified existing best practices for emergency preparedness and response. The research team developed a mock-up for a future Internet database, tool, or app for enhanced digital...
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Project #5001

Managing Heavy Precipitation, Water Quality, and Flooding in Urban Environments: An Urban Stormwater and Wastewater Planning Workshop

In Progress
The frequency of intense precipitation events is expected to increase, and these events can result in flooding, wastewater system overflows, and decreased water quality, especially in urban areas....
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Project #4704

10th International Exchange Forum: Seismic and Multi-Hazard Preparedness and Response Practices for Drinking Water Utilities

In Progress
Since 1999, WRF has collaborated with partners in Japan and Taiwan in biennial workshops to exchange knowledge and research on preparing for and responding to earthquakes. The 10th...
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Project #4636

An Integrated Modeling and Decision Framework to Evaluate Adaptation Strategies for Sustainable Drinking Water Utility Management Under Drought and Climate Change

In Progress
This project developed an integrated framework to assess water quality and availability impacts under a suite of climate and natural hazards in the water supply watershed, along with...
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