WRF, Utilities Collaborate to Fund Energy-Efficient Nutrient Management Study

The Water Research Foundation has granted $200,000 for a project called Advancing Low-Energy Biological Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal (project number 5083). The project will develop research and guidelines for the design, implementation and operation of sustainable, low-energy processes for biological nutrient removal at water resource recovery facilities. For WRRFs, nutrient management is key to addressing water quality issues in watersheds challenged with rapid urbanization and a growing population. While conventional biological nutrient removal technologies are effective, they are energy and cost-intensive.Led by a principal research team of Dr. Jose Jimenez of Brown and Caldwell, Dr. Belinda Sturm of the University of Kansas and