U.S. EPA announced funding to 5 institutions for research regarding human and ecological health impacts associated with water reuse and conservation practices. According to EPA's Thomas A. Burke, said research "will help us manage and make efficient use of the water supply in the long term." Funding recipients include Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Utah State University, University of Nevada, and University of California Riverside.