Evaluation of Stakeholder Assessment and Engagement Techniques for Incorporation Into Structured Decision-Making Processes.

ABSTRACT: Incorporating the priorities and values of relevant stakeholders and decision-makers is essential for effective wastewater management decision-making to obtain results that are supported by the relevant parties and, consequently, can be implemented. Here, we report results from evaluations of stakeholder assessment and engagement techniques in real-world contexts to further evaluate a decision-making process previously developed as part of a broader research program for the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA), the regional water and wastewater utility serving 4 million people in Southeast Michigan. Two important decisions to be made by the GLWA, namely, (1) improvements to biosolids management and (2) upgrades to their bar racks and grit chambers, provided the basis for this assessment. We

SUBMITTER: Ko D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12514321 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature