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The innovative technology awards are presented
annually to associate members who have introduced new, innovative
products or services related to the construction, operation,
or maintenance of water pollution control facilities.
The four categories of the Innovative Technology award
are:
Instrumentation - scientific instruments
used either in the laboratory or for control of the different
treatment
process
Process Equipment - equipment used in the treatment plant
to remove impurities from wastewater
Collection Systems - sewers and pumping stations
used to convey wastewater from its source to the
treatment
plant
Solids Handling/Disposal - process of removing
a part of the water in the accumulated solids
from the wastewater
treatment plant and the disposal of the resulting
biosolids
Criteria:
- The products or services must demonstrate
an innovative aspect utilizing new ideas, methods, alterations
and/or unique unique changes from existing systems.
- The products or services must have been in full scale
operation at a wastewater treatment facility or in a collections
system for a minimum of one year.
- The products or services are eligible for
a five-year period immediately after documented results
from a full
scale installation become a matter of public record.
Two re-nominations may be made.
- The products or services must demonstrate a significant
achievement in design, operation, maintenance or process
change resulting in demonstrated long-term water quality
improvement. The application should give significant
detail as to the nature of the engineering or scientific
advances
leading to the improvement.
Submit:
- Nomination Form
- Documentation stating specific reasons for nomination.
Supporting documentation required under criteria, i.e.
detailed summary data showing significant reduction in
classic macro
pollutants, BOD, N, TS discharged to the effluent or in
the sludge.
- Detailed summary data showing significant reduction
in micro pollutants, chlorinated hydrocarbons, pesticides,
metals, or hazardous compounds by the products or services;
Method
of wastewater treatment or sludge handling/disposal that
maintains efficiency and results in lower capital, operating
or maintenance costs as a result of using the products
or services.
Nominations Accepted
From:
Sponsor or Associate Member firm who designed
the innovative products or services
Nomination Deadline:
Six copies of nomination
material should reach the Water Environment Federation
Awards Department by April 1.
Click
here to send a nomination or request more information
on this award.
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