Rehabilitation of Wastewater Collection and Water Distribution ...

with current funding levels. A secondary benefit is to increase the political and public will to spend
additional money on fixing this problem.
The current EPA research program is aimed at encouraging the introduction of new and improved
technologies into the U.S. marketplace for water and wastewater systems rehabilitation. It will also
develop the protocols for demonstration projects that will provide exposure and application data for novel
and emerging technologies through the planning and execution of two demonstration projects. A broader
set of demonstration projects will then follow in the future. The selection of technologies that will benefit
from the formal demonstration project and which have a significant potential for market penetration in the
future has also been examined. A key aspect of the planned program is that each demonstration will not
only record the use of a particular technology but will provide a documented case study of the technology
selection process, the project design, the QA/QC, and the preparation for the life-cycle management of the
asset.
In summary, this White Paper was intended to document the research team’s assessment of the needs and
opportunities of water and wastewater infrastructure rehabilitation. The White Paper also aids in the
planning and development for technology selection and field demonstrations to address the knowledge
gaps identified herein. In addition, comments to this White Paper were solicited from the project
stakeholder committee and at the International Technology Forum and incorporated into this final
document as appropriate. Finally, the key outcomes and recommendations from the International
Technology Forum are presented.
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