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Innovative Approach for Development of Drinking Water Research Data in the EPA Treatability Database
Citation:
Patterson, C., S. Perry, R. Khera, AND T. Speth. Innovative Approach for Development of Drinking Water Research Data in the EPA Treatability Database. To be Presented at EWRI 2016, West Palm Beach, FL, May 22 - 26, 2016.
Impact/Purpose:
The Drinking Water Treatability Database (TDB) is a publically available resource that presents reference information on the control of contaminants in drinking water. It allows drinking water utilities, first responders to spills and emergencies, treatment process designers, research organizations, academicians, regulators, and others access to reference information gathered from thousands of literature sources and assembled on one site.
Description:
In recent years, funding for development of the TDB has been limited due to Federal budget constraints. As a result, EPA adopted an innovative approach to continue the development of new contaminants and maintenance of treatability information on over 60 existing drinking water contaminants that includes collaboration with private consultants and universities and the merging and integration of treatability data with the EPA WBS cost model. The presentation will provide basics on the capabilities of the TDB and the innovative approach that has been implemented to provide public access to decades of drinking water research and cost information.
