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Second Time’s the Charm for 2014 U.S. SJWP Winner

July 24, 2014

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Deepika Kurup comes back to place first at national competition  Deepika Kurup may only be a sophomore at Nashua (N.H.) High School South but she already has an impressive track record for research. In 2013, Kurup was runner-up in the U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP). For the 2014 competition, she continued working on her […]

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New York State Student Wins National SJWP Prize for Fracking Research

July 22, 2012

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Kunal Sangani of Fayetteville, N.Y., is the U.S. winner of the 2012 Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP). Sangani won for his project “Modeling and Environmental Analysis of Hydraulic Fracturing in Upstate New York.” He was among 49 state SJWP winners at the national competition, which was held in Boston June 14–16. For the project, Sangani […]

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Last Chance To Enter Operator Ingenuity Contest

July 7, 2012

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Are the best tools bailing wire and an idea just crazy enough that it might work? Do you like to tinker with things to make them work better? Can you define “bricolage”? (Don’t worry — neither could we.) Are duct tape, leftover pieces of whatever, and a pesky problem all you need to find an […]

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U.S. Operations Challenge Team Builds International Ties in Argentina

June 12, 2012

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The U.S. Operations Challenge team competes in Argentina. Photo courtesy of Jeanette Brown, WEF immediate past president

On April 19, veteran U.S. Operations Challenge competitors joined to compete against 20 teams in the 6th Olimpiadas Sanitarias in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Team members attended the event not only as competitors but also as ambassadors. “Operations Challenge allows us to reach out to other countries and build relationships and introduce them to the wonderful […]

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WATER’S WORTH IT™ Campaign Takes Off

June 6, 2012

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Water's Worth It

A growing number of utilities, Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) Member Associations, and other water organizations are using the WATER’S WORTH IT™ public messaging campaign with their constituencies. (more…)

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