Kentucky Center for Wastewater Research (KCWR)

  The Kentucky Center for Wastewater Research (KCWR) at Western Kentucky University (WKU) provides technical, managerial and financial support for communities in Kentucky and the surrounding states dealing with the establishment, management and operation of public wastewater utilities and decentralized wastewater treatment systems. In doing so, it is anticipated that the potential negative environmental impact of poorly functioning small and decentralized wastewater systems will be limited, resulting in greater protection of public health.   This program focuses resources and expertise toward assisting wastewater systems in achieving and maintaining capacity development, and provides research and outreach capabilities for addressing wastewater impacts, such as point and nonpoint sources, understanding those impacts, and providing support to communities facing wastewater challenges. KCWR targets all organizations including utilities, municipalities, both community and non-community systems as well as individual homeowners by providing technical assistance, training, demonstration and analytical support for management and operation of small and decentralized wastewater systems.   Tasks: Kentucky Collaborative for Combined Sewer Overflow Management Kentucky MS4 Stormwater Group Data Mining and GIS