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Resolution to Accept a Grant from the Water Research Foundation ($150,000.00), Approve a Project Funding Agreement with the Water Research Foundation ($480,429.00), Approve a Research Agreement with the University of Michigan ($250,000.00) and Appropriate $450,000.00 from the Water System Fund Balance for Research at the Water Treatment Plant (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
This resolution requests approval for the research project, funding mechanisms, and agreements for the research project entitled "Investigating the Effect of Operational Strategies and the Role of Microbial Biomass for Extending the Lifetime of Granular Activated Carbon." In collaboration with the University of Michigan, the City submitted a grant proposal to the Water Research Foundation's Tailored Collaboration Research Program to seek funding for this project. The project is designed to further the City's understanding of its Granular Activated Carbon Filters and inform decisions about how they are operated to optimize the quality of the City's drinking water.
The City of Ann Arbor was awarded a grant from the Water Research Foundation in the amount of $150,000.00. The award requires the approval of two agreements, one with the Water Research Foundation ($480,429.00) and the other with the University of Michigan ($250,000.00).
The City of Ann Arbor has had a long history of research partnerships with Dr. Raskin, Dr. Szczuka, and their research teams at University of Michigan. Over that past five years, University of Michigan doctoral students and postdoctoral students have studied the City's pilot plant, UV system, filters, ozone disinfection system, and distribution system, focusing on the chemistry and microbiology that inhabits these processes. Leveraging the work that has already been started, the City submitted a proposal to The Water Research Foundation, with the University of Michigan as a subcontractor, for a project to research operational strategies to extend the life of ...
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