5390
Expanding the Future of Water Reuse: Incentive Alignment and Governance Strategies in Geographic Regions with Stable Water Supplies
Deadline
Mountain
- Analyze Enabling and Impeding Factors. Identify, compare, and analyze the economic, regulatory, institutional, and social factors that enable or hinder water reuse projects, particularly in contexts where:
- Communities do not face acute water stress but have alternative motivations for pursuing water reuse (e.g., sustainability goals, regulatory drivers, environmental benefits).
- Water and wastewater utilities operate under separate governance and financial structures.
- Projects are developed within a combined system framework (One Water approach).
- Develop Alignment Strategies for Utilities and Policymakers. Develop analytical methods and practical guidance to help utilities, regulators, and policymakers align interests in water reuse initiatives, including financial incentives and cost-sharing structures, governance and institutional models, and operational and management strategies.
- Facilitate Stakeholder Engagement and Knowledge Exchange. Conduct and facilitate an inperson stakeholder workshop and synthesize findings in a white paper.
- Identify Future Research Needs. Identify knowledge gaps related to water reuse implementation in regions with stable water supplies and develop a prioritized research agenda to guide future study.
5391
Collaborative Water and Wastewater Utility Forum on Data Centers
Deadline
Mountain
This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) seeks professional facilitator services to implement a Collaborative Water and Wastewater Utility Forum on Data Centers. The objectives of this forum are to:
- Build institutional knowledge around how the water community will engage with, and be impacted by, the planning, development, and operation of data centers within their service areas.
- Identify key research gaps around data center development and operation pertaining to its impact on the water sector.
- Create a summary document outlining key lessons from the forum.
- Develop brief case studies highlighting key considerations for a handful of utilities across North America.