UC Berkeley and the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) announce a second-phase collaboration agreement to tackle infrastructure and operational challenges facing water and wastewater utilities. The Phase 2 funding of $2.8 million will build on the accomplishments of EBMUD’s initial funding, granted in 2021, to establish the university’s Center for Smart Infrastructure (CSI) and develop solutions for aging systems confronting natural hazards such as earthquakes and the impacts of climate change.

Phase 2 will fund 10 new research projects designed to test and evaluate emerging technologies related to materials and infrastructure performance, remote sensing and monitoring, and predictive modeling and risk assessment. The collective work will not only enhance EBMUD’s infrastructure resilience, improve efficiencies, and help ensure long-term water system reliability, but also benefit the entire water and wastewater industry.

Read the full article.