Former Research Centers
Design of Risk-reducing, Innovative-implementable Small-system Knowledge (DeRISK) CenterÌý
TheÌýDesign ofÌýRisk-reducing,ÌýInnovative-implementableÌýSmall-systemÌýKnowledge (DeRISK) Center understands thatÌýdrinking water utilitiesÌýare faced with making treatment decisions that impact their ability to meet current regulations, while the uncertainty of future regulations looms on the horizon. For small systemsÌýhuman and financial capacityÌýissues exacerbate these decisions.Ìý Our research center embraces these issues by investing a large portion of the allocated resources intoÌýbuilding this capacityÌýby developing criteria that utilities and primacy agencies can use toÌýassess and implement innovative technologiesÌýand provide new approaches toÌýtraining engineers and operatorsÌýto facilitate theÌýlong-term sustainable use in small systems.
The DeRISK Center was formed in the summer of 2014 whenÌýthe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, awarded two National Research Centers that aim to:
- identify, develop, demonstrate and facilitate widespread acceptance and applicability of novel and innovative technologies and approaches to measure or treat groups of microbiological or chemical contaminants, or their precursors;
- apply novel new information technology systems;
- and improve the sustainability of small drinking water systems.Ìý