Wednesday, April 11, 2012
The
expressions
of
qualifications
for
research
in
the
area
of
managed
wildfire
risk
to
municipal
waterworks
systems
in
Alberta
has
a
deadline
of
April
25,
2012.
The
expressions
of
qualifications
would
be
from
university-based
research
teams
interested
in
submitting
a
proposal
to
conduct
a
three-year,
multidisciplinary
research
project
starting
in
July
2012.
The
project
will
directly
support
development
of
integrated
decision-support
systems
to
manage
forested
catchments
subject
to
wildfires
to
mitigate
risks
to
downstream
municipal
drinking-water
systems.
The
project
funding
could
be
$600,000
over
three
years.