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Project #5246

Quantifying the Performance of Source Water Protection Measures to Improve Utilities’ Decision Making

$199,954
In Progress
Principal Investigator
Janet
Clements
Research Manager
Harry Zhang, PhD, PE
Contractor
One Water Econ
Source Water Protection
Holistic Watershed Management
Integrated Planning & Water Management
Climate Risk Assessment
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

Abstract

The objectives of this project are to advance utility source water protection (SWP) efforts by helping utilities 1) understand the return on investment (ROI) of alternative SWP strategies by quantifying and monetizing the full range of associated benefits and costs, including using PFAS as one of the examples; and 2) identify and prioritize related performance metrics that can be incorporated into ongoing assessment of economic value, including water quality/quantity, financial/operational social, and environmental outcomes, including a consideration from climate impacts.