Knowledge Transfer to the Environmental Industry

1. Knowledge Transfer to the Environmental Industry John Murphy Electric Power Research Institute Community Environmental Center

2. Electric Power Research Institute • Principal research organization for companies in power generation, delivery, sales & related services • Members include over 1000 energy organizations from around the world • Over $ 250 million in funding in 2001 • National and global reach with > 30 centers

3. Providing… • Strategic research • Public benefit research • Business-critical technology • Proprietary benefits • Technical services • Off-the-shelf products

4. EPRI Community Environmental Center (CEC) & the EPRI Municipal Water & Wastewater (MWW) Program • CEC founded at Washington University in St. Louis in 1993 to administer MWW Program and Healthcare Initiative • Mission include research, development and deployment of new technologies for water and wastewater treatment, healthcare issues • Deployment accomplished through: • Collaborative research with other industry organizations • Presentations at industry conferences • Conferences & workshops • Technical publications

5. EPRI Municipal Water and Wastewater Focus • Collaborative Research with Other Partners • EPA Grant on decentralized wastewater • U.S. Bureau of Reclamation capacitive deionization study • State Agencies, California Energy Commission, NYSERDA, etc. • Technology Application • Technology demonstration and deployment • Energy management • Technology Transfer • Publications • Conferences & workshops • Plant tours

6. EPRI Municipal Water and Wastewater Program • Conduct Research and Demonstration Projects • Conducted over 80 research and testing projects on new technologies • Results used to link developers and users in various ways • Promote Knowledge Transfer • Conferences & workshops (3-6/yr) tailored to variety of audiences: • City council members • Plant managers • Engineers and plant designers • General public Publish a variety of technical documents

7. Knowledge Transfer Methods • Range of Publications Types (electronic & print) • Technical Reports – geared towards engineers, designers, technically inclined audience • TechCommentaries –summaries of specific technologies • TechApplications – summaries of specific case studies • Types of Conferences & Workshops • General conferences on various treatment topics • Technology-specific workshops (e.g., SCADA, membranes, privatization) • Roundtable Forums on various topics

8. Conference & Workshop Attendees • Electric utility customer lists • Past contacts at water/wastewater treatment plants • Collaborators from industrial alliances • Trade associations member lists • Directories for water/wastewater industry • Professional engineering societies • Advertisement in other industry publications

9. EPRI Community Environmental CenterIndustrial Alliances • Water and Wastewater Industrial Alliances: • Trade • Water Environment Research Foundation • American Water Works Association Research Foundation • Various state sections of AWWA, WEF • Federal Government • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency • U.S. Bureau of Reclamation • U.S. Department of Energy • California Energy Commission

10. EPRI Community Environmental CenterIndustrial Alliances • State Agencies • New York State Energy Research and Development Authority • Southwest Florida Water Management District • Wisconsin Energy Center • Water & wastewater utilities across country • Various engineering design firms • Various universities • Other organizations (e.g. SF Bay Area Dischargers Association, BOC, Inc.)

11. Recent Publications List (released since 1999) Clear Solutions Newsletters Pulsed UV Light for Drinking Water Tech Report VARI-RO Desalting Pilot Study Tech Report Total Energy & Water Quality Management Tech Report Desalting & Water Treatment Membrane Manual Tech Report Joint Meter Reading Tech Report Lake Michigan Membrane/Ozone Demonstration Tech Report Passaic Valley (NJ) WWTP Ozone Study Tech Report ICR Pilot Study Results at Houston Tech Report High-Rate Clarification of Wet Weather Tech Commentary Issues for O3 for Drinking Water Tech Commentary Techs for Desalination of Brackish Water Tech Commentary Electron Beam Treatment of Water Tech Brief

12. Case study: Knowledge transfer for UV disinfection of drinking water • Regulation drives the technology need • Groundwater Disinfection Rule requires all water systems using groundwater to disinfect • Many utilities do not want taste, danger of chlorine • Prior to 1995 virtually no alternatives • EPRI CEC & AWWARF cosponsored collaborative evaluation of alternative, electric-based technologies for inactivating Cryptosporidium in 1997 • Demonstrated effectiveness of UV • Results published in 1998 report, JAWWA article, numerous conferences • ‘97 Study spurred additional research: subsequent research by others showed low dosage of UV would inactivate Cryptosporidium

13. Case study: Knowledge transfer for UV disinfection of drinking water (cont’d) • EPRI CEC and AWWARF cosponsored collaborative 1998 study conducted at water treatment plants in Maine & Indiana to identify full-scale O&M costs, issues • Final report (published in 2000) provides specific design, cost guidance for • Design engineers • City engineers • Decision makers • Subsequent publications & presentations used to publicize results • Evidence suggest widespread implementation of UV disinfection systems for groundwater plants

14. Summary • Advanced materials will have broad application in future water & wastewater treatment applications • Implementing new technologies requires demonstration & broad dissemination of results, benefits, costs • EPRI’s extensive network of industrial alliances provide means for effective knowledge transfer to and from environmental industry • EPRI’s relation with electric utilities & water/wastewater industry gives unique perspective and advantages to collaboration