Knowledge Area: Operations Optimization

Our Objective

WERF will demonstrate that our subscriber wastewater facilities can achieve at least a 20% improvement in wastewater or solids treatment operations through economically and environmentally responsible process optimizations for energy, cost, and/or environmental footprint in a carbon-constrained world. WERF will provide guidance and tools as a decision support system.

Lauren Fillmore
lfillmore@werf.org

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Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE)

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA)

Water Research Foundation (formerly AwwaRF)

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New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)

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WERF research examines the social, economic, and environmental aspects of challenges confronting wastewater and stormwater facilities.