WEF 2014 Student Design Winners
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Teams from the University of South Florida and the University of British Columbia Win the 2014 WEF Student Design Competition
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) proudly announces students from theUniversity of South Florida and the University of British Columbia as winners of the 2014 WEF Student DesignCompetition.
The thirteenth annual competition took place earlier this month as part of WEFTEC® 2014,WEF's 87th annual tech exhibition and conference.The University of South Florida team's project, "South/Central Hillsborough County Service Area CapitalImprovements Project" won in wastewater design category and the University of British Columbia team's
project, "Scenario Evaluation for Maintaining Baseflows and Water Quality in Star Creek" won in theenvironmental design category.
This was the fourth win for the University of South Florida and the second win for the University of BritishColumbia (a Student Chapter of WEF and the British Columbia Water and Waste Association).
As a program of WEF's Students & Young Professionals Committee, the competition promotes real worlddesign experience for students interested in pursuing education and/or career in water/wastewaterengineering andsciences.
It tasks individuals or teams of students within a WEF student chapter to prepare adesign to help solve a local water quality issue.
Teams evaluate alternatives, perform calculations, andrecommend the most practical solution based on experience, economics, and feasibility.
Source: Water Environment Federation
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