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HomeMy WebLinkAbout97.Item 8 PPP 11-14-18 Admin Committee Meeting - Research ProgramNovember 2018 Jeff Brown, Sr. Engineer Engineering Planning Research and Innovation at OCSD Research & Innovation Is Part of OCSD Organizational Standards •“Maintain a culture of improving efficiency” •“Ensure the public’s money is wisely spent” Research occurs throughout OCSD •O&M (treatment process efficiency improvements); Engineering (Odor Control Master Plan); Ocean Monitoring (outfall plume fate and effects); Laboratory (trace contaminants measurements); Environmental Compliance (first nationally certified biosolids management plan) Participation with other organizations •Local: SCCWRP; NWRI; universities •National: Water Research Foundation (WRF/WERF) What Does Research Address? Current Issues •Ferric chloride dependence reduction study (response to prices ) Future Needs –definite •Secondary treatment process options Future Needs –alternatives •Collection system odor / corrosion control •Two alternatives identified for superoxygenation •Energy production and full resource recovery operation •Food waste co-digestion (new discoveries with Bucknell University) •Supercritical oxidation (potential for outside agencies and funding) Notable Successes Biological odor control scrubbers replace chemicals Microfiltration research •Provided data for GWRS design Fuel cell demonstration •World’s first tri-generation (hydrogen/electricity/heat) •Jointly with UC Riverside •Gained international attention Current Project Examples Wet Well Wizard •Odor control in pump station wet wells Biogas cleaning •Replace chemicals with water International Technology Approval Group (iTAG) Global innovation forum for water / wastewater utilities 2005: Started in United Kingdom and Europe 2011: First US regional group (OCSD as first member) Currently on 5 continents; includes 40+ US utilities Local region wastewater utility members: •OCSD; LACSD; Inland Empire Utilities; Moulton Niguel WD; Denver Metro; Monterey One Water; South Tahoe PUD; South Platte Water (Colorado); Cities of Escondido, Thousand Oaks, Roseville, Santa Barbara iTAG Technologies’ Countries of Origin (230 technologies through 6/2018)USA: 47% Canada: 7% UK + Ireland: 19% Europe: 15% Australia & N.Z.: 8% South America: 1% Middle East: 1% Scandinavia: 2% Finances * FY 2017/18 -FY 2022/23 Research Budget $ 8.5 million / 6 years * Research Memberships (annual) So. Cal. Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP)$ 450,000 Water Research Foundation (WRF/WERF)$ 89,000 National Water Research Institute (NWRI)$ 50,000 International Technology Approval Group (iTAG)$ 30,000 Questions?