Deadline: 22-Nov-22
The Water Research Foundation (WRF) is seeking applications for its State of the Science and Regulatory Acceptability for PFAS Residual Management Options.
This project is funded by The Water Research Foundation (WRF) as part of WRF’s Research Priority Program.
Objectives
- Identify currently available per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) residual management options and evaluate their suitability under various operational and regulatory circumstances.
- Provide an overview of PFAS residual management guidelines and regulations, including statespecific considerations.
- Convene a workshop with federal and state regulators and utilities to validate regulatory acceptability and limitations of various management approaches for water treatment residuals and waste management.
- Develop a tool to help utilities evaluate PFAS residual management options under various circumstances.
Research Approach
- This RFP is intentionally flexible in the research approach to encourage creativity and originality from proposers. Proposers should describe how they will conduct the research to meet the objectives listed above. The following approach is intended as a starting point.
- Host a series of workshops to bring utilities and regulators together to address the challenges of managing PFAS treatment residuals and waste streams.
- Develop a comparison tool for various management approaches under differing circumstances.
- Develop a state of the science report on currently available options and limitations for PFAS disposal or destruction.
Funding Information
- Applicants may request up to $150,000 in WRF funds for this project.
- The anticipated period of performance for this project is 18 months from the contract start date.
Expected Deliverables
- State of the science report
- Workshop
- Comparison/decision support tool
Eligibility Criteria
Proposals will be accepted from domestic or international entities, including educational institutions, research organizations, governmental agencies, and consultants or other for-profit entities.
For more information, visit https://www.waterrf.org/open-rfps