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High School Students Spend a Year Studying the Bronx RiverRocking the Boat, a youth development organization based in the South Bronx of New York City, offers water-based educational programs for underserved students that go beyond traditional classrooms. From the President: Directions for the FutureWhen traveling for business or pleasure, we often start by asking these familiar questions: Asking these questions also is important for any organization. For the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.), answering these questions and working with WEF Member Associations (MAs) is important for creating the future of water. Can’t Flush ThisUnited Utilities (Warrington, England) produced a music video called “Can’t Flush This.” The parody of M.C. Hammer’s 1990 hit “Can’t Touch This,” communicates the negative consequences of flushing items not intended to go down the toilet. Water Resource Recovery Facilities Operate as Urban MicrobiomesJohn Seldon, Water Environment Federation (Alexandria, Va.) member, compares the operation of water resource recovery facilities to human stomachs and the role of operators to doctors. “Both systems operate in a surprisingly similar way, using microorganisms to convert organic substrate and nutrients to repair or generate new cells,” Seldon writes. “Both require care and upkeep — from operators for WRRFs and doctors for human systems.” |
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