AWWA ACE68859

This powerpoint presentation addresses the following topics: the process used by the Technical Work Group (TWG) to prioritize gaps for distribution system (DS) research and information collection; summarize the high priority gaps now being considered by the advisory committee; describe how the gaps could be included in the advisory committee Agreement in Principle; and, describe how we might accomplish what was recommended. Seven DS Issues Selected for Further Analysis are listed, along with Criteria for Rankings Identified by FAC; Gap Areas that provide Decision Relevance; Gaps Analysis and Ranking of the Issues; Cross-Cutting Gap: Analytical Framework; Cross-Cutting Gap: Public Health Assessment and Data Plan; Cross-Cutting Gap: Fate and Transport of Contaminants; Cross-Connections and Backflow; Research and Information Collection connected to improvements in the TCR; Past Research Implementation Approaches; and, a research partnership. Includes tables, appendix.