Wastewater Research & Industry Support Forum
(WRANSOM)

The Forum was established in 1995 and, at that time, its main concern was the integrated management of wastewater systems and receiving water quality. The remit of the Forum has been expanded to include all aspects of wastewater (re-use, transport, treatment and discharge (including all by-products), together with related environmental and public perception issues).

The objects of the Forum are: -

1. to identify, promulgate and keep under review the top ten key research issues in the wastewater sector;
2. to identify those cases where relevant research results have not been taken forward into application;
3. to define the detailed requirements for both science and application driven research necessary to address these issues to all potential funding agencies in the wastewater sector;
4. to facilitate the development of collaborative research partnerships where appropriate;
5. to disseminate research programs and outputs to the water sector and encourage implementation of research results;
6. to use appropriate media for the publication of newsletters and reports on Forum activity and outputs.

The Forum is sponsored by DEFRA and the EA and is chaired by Gerard Morris (EA). Other members are appointed representatives of CEH, CIRIA, DEFRA, EA, EPSRC, FWR, OFWAT, SNIFFER, UKWIR, WaPUG, Water Service (N.I.), Scottish Water and WRc. See acronyms for full names.

The Forum will normally meet 3 times a year and seek to achieve these objects through the following means: -

1. application of the knowledge and experience of Forum members in the identification and continuous review of key issues;
2. involvement of appropriate specialists to identify the limitations of current knowledge;
3. the management of an invited and facilitated workshop series to identify science and application research requirements and priorities within the wastewater sector;
4. utilisation of the networks of Forum members for the dissemination of research needs, programmes and outputs together with the promulgation of the benefits;
5. maximising the use of the world wide web, and other media such as a Forum newsletter;
6. preparation of papers and articles by Forum members for appropriate conferences and publications;
7. publication of (at least) an annual report of Forum activities and results.

Useful References

• Urban Rivers Our Inheritance and Future

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