Training

Research Committee

Purpose

To promote water research opportunities within the section, facilitate the sharing of technical information, facilitate enhanced utility/academia/commercial networking, and act as a liaison with the American Water Works Association Research Foundation (AWWARF).

Action Items/Tasks

• Co-sponsor (with the North Dakota and South Dakota sections) a surface water treatment workshop (Spring 2006).
• Sponsor an Upper Midest Membrane Technology Workshop (Summer 2006).
• Meet two times per year, Spring and Fall
• Two “as needed” conference calls, Winter and Summer.
• Continued support for the AWWA Research Foundation.

Budget

Revenues	$33,000
Expenditures	$35,700

Membership Roster

Committee Chair: Doug Lubben

Members: Yasser Abouaish, Annika Bankston, John Berrigan, Dan Boyce, Troy Hall, Ray Hozalski, Jonathan Pressdee, Cliff McLain, Steve Nelson, Karla Peterson, Lih-in Rezania, Michael Semmens

Adjunct Members: Brian Bergantine and Miranda Kleven (of North Dakota)

The Latest Research

• Membrane Applications from the 2006 Surface Water Treatment Workshop (Powerpoint)
• Materials from the April 2004 Surface Water Treatment Workshop
• Utility Enterprise Cost of Service and Rate Design: The Grand Forks Experience
• Assessment of Occupational Exposure to Airborne ²²²Rn in Three Minnesota Water Treatment Plants
• Radionuclides Removal with Optimized Iron/Manganese Filtration
• Arsenic in Minnesota Groundwater (Powerpoint)

Minutes

• October 2, 2003
• June 12, 2003
• April 2, 2003