Best Practices for the Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling of Vehicle Wash Water

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is seeking to optimize vehicle/equipment washing practices with respect to: (1) Compliance with Federal and State requirements for the discharge of wastewater; (2) Environmental and economic sustainability; and (3) Corrosion-related vehicle/equipment maintenance costs and vehicle/equipment longevity. To further this goal, vehicle washing and housekeeping practices, wash water recycling systems, using rinse/wash water as a brine ingredient, and how different washing methods affect vehicle/equipment corrosion will be examined during the course of this research project.

• Record URL:
  http://www.utrc2.org/research/projects/best-practices-reduction-reuse-recycling-wash-water

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $610000
• Contract Numbers:

  55513-03-28

• Sponsor Organizations:

  New York State Department of Transportation

  50 Wolf Road
  Albany, NY  United States  12232

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  University Transportation Research Center

  City College of New York
  Marshak Hall, Suite 910, 160 Convent Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10031
• Project Managers:

  Eickemeyer, Penny

• Performing Organizations:

  State University of New York, Stony Brook

  Stony Brook University
  Stony Brook, NY  United States  11794
• Principal Investigators:

  Mao, Xinwei

• Start Date: 20180823
• Expected Completion Date: 20200822
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Best practices; Corrosion; Economic factors; Environmental impacts; Washing; Wastewater; Water control
• Identifier Terms: New York State Department of Transportation
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01696574
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: University Transportation Research Center
• Contract Numbers: 55513-03-28
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Feb 27 2019 4:27PM