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E-Publications

To help broadly distribute the information generated at NWRI events or through NWRI research projects, NWRI offers complimentary downloadable publications on our website.

The following NWRI documents are available to download:

• Final Report
• NWRI White Papers
• UV Guidelines
• Updated! Joint Reports
• Final Project Reports (2006-Present)
• Report Archive: Final Project Reports (1993-2005)
• Fellowship Program Progress Reports
• Conference Presentations and Papers
• Conference Abstracts or Proceedings
• Independent Advisory Panel Reports
• NGT Workshops
• Outreach Publications
• Southern California Salinity Coalition (SCSC) Publications
• California MTBE Research Partnership Reports

Final Report

• Guidance Framework for Direct Potable Reuse in Arizona (3.84 MB PDF)
  Final Report prepared January 2018
  By Jeff Mosher, WE&RF, and Gina Vartanian, NWRI
  118 Total Pages
   

NWRI White Papers

 

• Direct Potable Reuse: Benefits for Public Water Supplies, Agriculture, the Environment, and Energy Conservation

White Paper prepared January 2012

By Edward Schroeder, University of California, Davis, et al.

20 pages

• Regulatory Aspects of Direct Potable Reuse in California

White Paper prepared April 2010

By James Crook, Ph.D., P.E., Environmental Engineering Consultant

38 Pages

 

• Views on the Status of "Water Recycling 2030: Recommendations of California's Recycled Water Task Force"

White Paper prepared May 2009

By Margaret H. Nellor, P.E., Nellor Environmental Associates

52 Pages

 

• Water 2010: A "Near-Sighted" Program of Water Resource Management Improvements for the Western United States
  White Paper prepared November 2007
  By Dr. William A. Blomquist, Indiana University Purdue University of Indianapolis
  32 Pages

• Assessing Risk Information Concerning Coastal Runoff

Occassional Paper prepared February 2003

By Dr. William A. Blomquist, Dr. Harvey F. Collins, and Dr. David B. Friedman

124 Pages

 

UV Guidelines

 

• Ultraviolet Disinfection Guidelines for Drinking Water and Water Reuse, Third Edition

UV Guidelines prepared August 2012

Prepared by National Water Research Institute and Water Research Foundation

100 pages

 

• UV Disinfection Guidelines for Wastewater Reclamation in California and UV Disinfection Research Needs Identification

UV Guidelines prepared September 1993

Prepared by the National Water Research Institute

36 pages

 

Joint Reports

• New! Potable Reuse Research Compilation: Synthesis of Findings

• Direct Potable Reuse Workshop

Workshop Report prepared September 2010

Prepared by California Urban Water Agencies, National Water Research Institute, and WateReuse California.

41 pages

• Managing Contaminants of Emerging Concern in California: Developing Processes for Prioritizing, Monitoring, and Determining Thresholds of Concern

        Workshop Report prepared September 2009

In collaboration with California Ocean Protection Council, California Ocean Science Trust, National Water Research Institute, San Francisco Estuary Institute, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, and Urban Water Research Center-University of California, Irvine

        52 Pages

 

 

Final Project Reports (2006-Present)

 

• Residential Self-Regenerating Water Softner Removal Rebate Program (Final Report)

Final Project Report Prepared June 2012

By Inland Empire Utilities Agency

22 pages

 

• Residential Self-Regenerating Water Softner Removal Rebate Program (Appendices)

Final Project Report Prepared June 2012

By Inland Empire Utilities Agency

303 pages

 

• Development and Testing of “Smart” Nanofiltration Membranes

Final Project Report Prepared July 2010

By Gregory R. Guillen and Eric M.V. Hoek, Ph.D. (University of California, Los Angeles)

46 pages

• Source, Fate, and Transport of Endocrine Disruptors, Pharmaceuticals, and Personal Care Products in Drinking Water Sources in California

Final Project Report Prepared May 2010

By Dr. Carrie Guo (Metropolitan Water District of Southern California), et al.

140 Pages

• Urban Runoff Impact Study Phase III: Size Distribution, Sources, and Transport of Suspended Particles along an Inland-to-Ocean Transect

Final Project Report Prepared November 2008

By Dr. Jong Ho Ahn (University of California, Irvine), et al.

113 pages

 

• Urban Runoff Impact Study Phase III: Land-Use and Fecal Indicator Bacteria Generation

Final Project Report Prepared November 2008

By Dr. Cristiane Q. Surbeck (University of California, Irvine), et al.

149 pages

 

 

• A Global Perspective of Low Pressure Membranes 
  Final Project Report prepared March 2008
  By David Furukawa, P.E., Ch.E. (Separation Consultants, Inc.)
  13 Pages

•  Cross Flow Sampler Fouling Index 
  Final Project Report prepared February 2008
  By Dr. Samer Adham, MWH Americas, Inc., and Dr. Anthony Fane (University of New South Wales)
  29 Pages

•  Financial and Technological Analysis of Water Treatment Technology Implementation Using Distributed Optimal Technology (DOT Net) Concepts 
  Final Project Report prepared February 2008
  By Dr. Walter J. Weber, University of Michigan, and Dr. John W. Norton (MWH Americas, Inc.)
  85 Pages

•  Coupled Effects of Scaling and Colloid Deposition on the Performance of Reverse Osmosis Membrane Filters 
  Final Project Report prepared December 2007
  By Dr. Volodymyr Tarabara (Michigan State University)
  22 Pages

•  Crossflow Sampler Fouling Index 
  Final Project Report prepared September 2007
  By Samer Adham, MWH, and Tony Fane (University of New South Wales)
  28 Pages

 

Report Archive: Final Project Reports (1993-2005)

 

• Updated!  Please click here to access NWRI's archived final project reports 

 

Fellowship Program Progress Reports

 

•  Spring 2012 NWRI Fellowship Progress Reports 

Progress Reports prepared April 2012

Pages

22 Pages

 

•  201 1-2012 NWRI Fellowship Progress Reports 

Progress Reports prepared February 2012

26 Pages

• 2011 NWRI Fellowship Progress Reports

Progress Reports prepared April 2011

49 pages

 

• 2008-2009 NWRI Fellowship Program Progress Reports

Progress Reports prepared June 2009

52 pages

 

Conference Presentations and Papers

• Fourth IWA Specialty Conference on Natural Organic Matter

Download individual PowerPoint presentations and papers from the conference

Held July 2011

• Managed Aquifer Recharge Symposium

Download individual PowerPoint presentations from the symposium

Held January 2011

 

Conference Abstracts or Proceedings

• NWRI Second Annual Research Fellowship Conference Proceedings
  Conference Proceedings prepared April 2008
  138 Pages


• NWRI First Annual Research Fellowship Conference Proceedings
  Conference Proceedings prepared April 2007
  93 Pages


• NWRI Microfiltration IV Conference Abstracts
  Conference Proceedings prepared March 2006
  88 Pages


• NWRI Microfiltration IV Conference: Membrane Bioreactors Short Course Abstracts
  Short Course Proceedings prepared March 2006
  60 Pages


• NWRI Pacific Rim "Quantum Leap" Membrane Research Symposium Proceedings
  Symposium Proceedings prepared March 2004
  446 Pages

• NWRI Second International Riverbank Filtration Conference Abstracts

Program and Abstracts prepared September 2003

233 Pages

 

• NWRI UV 2000: A Technical Symposium Abstracts

Symposium Abstracts prepared January 2000

120 Pages

• NWRI International Riverbank Filtration Conference Abstracts

Conference Abstracts prepared November 1999

66 Pages

 

Independent Advisory Panel Reports

• Please click here to access downloadable NWRI panel reports

 

NGT Workshop Reports

• Please click here to access NWRI's archived NGT workshop reports

 

Outreach Publications

 

• The Value of Water: Recognizing and Using the Full Potential of Your Water Supply
  Outreach Publication prepared April 1999
  By Dr. Charles Abdalla, Dr. Sandra Archibald, Brad Cross, Patricia Hall, Dr. Jeffrey Lazo, Kris Lindstrom, Dr. Bahman Sheikh, and George Silva
  12 Pages

 

Southern California Salinity Coalition (SCSC) Publications

 

• Accounting for Salinity Leaching in the Application of Recycled Water for Landscape Irrigation
  Final Project Report prepared February 2018
  By WateReuse California and SCSC
  39 Pages
   
• Automatic Water Softener Rebate Program-Phase II: Public Outreach Program

Final Project Report prepared December 2010

By County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County

107 Pages

• Desalination Recovery Enhancement and Concentrate Management Study – Phase II (2010)

        Final Project Report prepared November 2010

        By Carollo Enginers on behalf of Eastern Municipal Water District

        154 Pages

• Proposed Guidelines for Salinity/Nutrient Management Planning in the San Diego Region (2010)

        Guidelines prepared September 2010

        By Dr. Michael Welch, Consultant

        102 Pages

• Other SCSC Publications

 

California MTBE Research Partnership Reports

• Please click here to learn more about California MTBE Research Partnership Reports