Proceedings of the Military Applications for Emerging Water Use Technologies Workshop

摘要

This first ever Military Applications for Emerging Water Use Technologies workshop gathered Department of Defense (DOD), academic, trade association, and other government subject matter experts to explore the topic of water for the military at the installation and forward operating levels. The goals of this workshop were to share information, spread visibility on current efforts, explore the potential of existing, emerging, and future technologies and other options for military installations and potentially identify potential thrust areas where demonstrations and future research can be focused. The military has many water-related requirements and goals that are applicable to DOD installations and forward facilities, as exemplified by the fiscal year 2007 (FY07) Army Environmental Requirements and Technology Assessments (AERTA, included in Appendix A to this report), which identified sustainable water usage as the top-ranked environmental requirement for the Army. Workshop participants concluded that there are a great number of issues and constraints impacting water use at both forward and fixed installations and large potential for research and demonstrations that can be used to reduce the 'water footprint' of the military and migrate towards more sustainable use of this vital resource.