CSU Spur-Water TAP
The first of its kind, this cutting-edge facility is a platform for testing new water treatment technologies on different water sources to study the best ways we can clean and reuse water.
The Water Technology Acceleration Platform (“The Water TAP”) is a state-of-the-art laboratory space designed to propel water technology from research prototypes to market-ready (commercial) products. The Water TAP is currently being developed for innovations to be tested – removing the barrier for new inventors, researchers, and growing companies to advance, test, and go-to- market with new water treatment technology.
The Water TAP currently provides access to five different onsite water sources at flow rates near 1000 gallons per day:
- Urban stormwater
- Graywater
- Raw water (South Platte River)
- Rainwater
- Recycled wastewater
In addition, the facility includes a large space to connect water sources to treatment systems for testing.
Water TAP Research
In this lab, researchers test different water sources with a variety of advanced water treatment technologies. Here, researchers can find the best treatment method to match how the treated water will be used. OWSI experts explore technologies such as filtration, biological treatment, and disinfection to understand new and better ways to treat and reuse water. These experiments also help lawmakers determine policies to put into place for reusing and conserving water.
Current Focus Areas
- Stormwater capture and use
- Onsite stormwater treatment systems
- Treatment trains (fit-for-purpose end use)
- Rainwater harvesting (roof runoff/rain barrels)
- Green Infrastructure
- Bioswale runoff reduction/monitoring
- Rain gardens
- Bioretention testing
- Green roofs (Hydro & Terra)
- Water treatment technologies
- Membrane filtration and ultrafiltration
- Biological treatment
- Ultraviolet treatment
- Microbial treatment
- Water sources – five-in-one stop shop
- Numerous possibilities for research and development, testing, training and validation
- One Water systems and circular water economy
PROJECT TEAM
The team currently leading the facility launch includes Sybil Sharvelle (Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering and Technical Director, Water TAP), Mazdak Arabi (Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering and Director, One Water Solutions Institute), and Sarah Millonig (Director of Operations, One Water Solutions Institute). The Water TAP laboratory manager is Todd Shollenberger.
Interested in learning more or collaborating? Get in touch with our team at: owsi@colostate.edu
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