Research: Reinventing the Nation's Urban Water Infrastructure
Valerie Nelson Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 03:06PM Stanford, UC/Berkeley, Colorado School of Mines, and New Mexico State University have been awarded a major multi-year grant from the National Science Foundation-Engineering Research Center program. This consortium of researchers has developed a workplan to explore urban water systems that are energy-positive, enhance resource recovery, increase the water supply portfolio, improve aquatic ecosystems and urban aesthetics, and are financially and socially sustainable. This is a tremendous opportunity for the water field to tap into high-quality science and engineering at these leading universities. I've been invited to serve as one of the ERC's Industrial/Practitioner Partners, so I got to sit through briefings last week with representatives from Veolia, CH2MHill, the Artemis Project, WERF, Tampa Bay Water, Sonoma County Water Agency, and others. As this work proceeds, it is important to avoid a trap that academics can fall into -- of thinking that their new technologies or sets of economic principles will save the day, if only they can be imposed on the current unruly and sub-optimal system. The best and most fruitful initiatives are, in contrast, those that actively engage civil society and policymakers in a joint quest for sustainability, environmental justice, and resilience. Both sides -- academic researchers and the real world -- can do best when they are learning together. In any case, congratulations to these faculty and to NSF for making this significant investment in reinvention.
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