Grant
5428 - Establish Standardized Guidelines for Embedding O&M Considerations into the Design Process
Grant Information
Project Objectives
- To provide provisions that address common, recurring design issues that drive operations and maintenance (O&M) time and material, including but not limited to standardization of spare parts and consumables, support for condition based and predictive and preventive maintenance, and maintain-in-place design strategies.
- To develop standardized design guidance to measurably reduce lifecycle O&M labor hours for municipal water and wastewater treatment facilities, pumping stations, etc., once required process performance and regulatory compliance are achieved.
WRF Technical Contact: Jian Zhang, PhD, PE
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The Potential Participants listed at the bottom of this page have indicated interest in participating in this research. This information is updated frequently as utilities are encouraged to volunteer throughout the RFP cycle.
Documents
| Title | Action |
|---|---|
2026 Guidelines for Research Priority Program | |
Certification and Assurance Form | |
Co-Funding Support Form | |
Current and Pending Form | |
Financial and Grant Management Researcher Guidelines | |
Financial Grant Management Capabilities Form | |
Instructions for Budget Preparation | |
Proposal Budget Form.xlsx |
| Title | Action |
|---|---|
RFP-5428.pdf |
Potential Participants
| Name & Address | Contact & Title | Contact Email & Phone |
|---|---|---|
City of Minneapolis Public Works Department 350 South 5th St., Rm 203 Minneapolis MN 55415 United States | Peter Pfister Superintendent - Water Plant Operations | peter.pfister@minneapolismn.gov |
Georgetown County Water & Sewer District PO Box 2730 Pawleys Island SC 29585-2730 United States | Michael Fu Man Yip Operations Director | michaely@gcwsd.com +1 (843) 436-6270 |
Great Lakes Water Authority PO Box 441370 Attn: Treasury Detroit MI 48244-1370 United States | Dienye Tolofari Manager - Research and Innovation | dienye.tolofari@glwater.org +1 (313) 999-1432 |
King County Wastewater Treatment Division Ms KSC-NR-0704 201 S Jackson St. Seattle WA 98104-3855 United States | Catherine Gowan Research Coordinator | cgowan@kingcounty.gov +1 (206) 263-0746 |
Metro Vancouver 4730 Kingsway Burnaby BC V5H 0C6 Canada | Carlos Hunte Project Engineer | carlos.hunte@metrovancouver.org +1 (604) 436-6861 |
