Published: May 22, 2009
Solutions to Global, Local Water Issues to Be Offered by Southland College Students
LOS ANGELES - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Metropolitan Water District of Southern California:
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WHAT:
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U.S. Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-Montebello) to join more than 100
students and professors from universities and community colleges
throughout region at expo concluding Southern California World Water
Forum, a pioneering grant program addressing global water issues.
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WHEN:
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Tuesday, May 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; student project exhibit
begins at 10:00 a.m; group project presentations start at 1 p.m.
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WHERE:
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Rotunda and Board Room, Metropolitan Water District headquarters,
700 N. Alameda St., downtown Los Angeles, adjacent to historic Union
Station (Los Angeles County Thomas Bros. Guide Page 634, G/H-3)
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PARTICIPANTS:
Students from participating colleges; Congresswoman Napolitano, honorary
chair of the Southern California World Water Forum; Timothy F. Brick,
chairman, Metropolitan Water District Board of Directors;; William
Steele, area manager, Bureau of Reclamation; Steve Maguin, general
manager, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County; and representatives
from Friends of the United Nations, Water For People and the American
Society of Civil Engineers.
BACKGROUND:
The event concludes competition that mobilized hundreds of college
students throughout Southern California. The program awarded $10,000
grants to 17 college teams to research, develop and communicate
water-use efficiency technology and conservation practices that can be
cost-effectively implemented locally or globally in water-stressed
regions. (See Attached)
Sponsoring Forum agencies include the Metropolitan Water District of
Southern California, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the Sanitation
Districts of Los Angeles County, the American Society of Civil
Engineers, Friends of the United Nations, Water for People and the
Family of Southern California Water Agencies.
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College
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Amount
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Project Name
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Art Center College of Design
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$9,800
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Providing Access to Clean Water in Rural Guatemala - A Proposal for
a Low-Cost Solar Water Purifier
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Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
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$10,000
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Bio Sand Filtration and Curriculum for Public Schools
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Cal Poly Pomona
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$10,000
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Fostering Water Awareness and Conservation at Hollenbeck Middle
School
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California State University, Northridge
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$10,000
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Aquifer Analysis of the South Las Posas Basin
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Golden West College
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$10,000
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Mobile Water Education Project
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Occidental College
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$10,000
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Study of Ground Water and Nanofiltration Membrane Processes In Mali,
Africa
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Pasadena City College
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$10,000
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Strategy To Improve Water Quality of Urban Run-Off
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San Bernardino Valley College
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$10,000
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Gray Water to Green Trees
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San Diego State University
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$9,900
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Disinfection of Secondary Effluent Using Surfactants Immobilized on
the Surfaces of Minerals
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Santa Monica College
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$10,000
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Water Conservation Through Public Service Announcements in Los
Angeles
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University of California, Riverside
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$10,000
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Silica Removal From Inland Brackish Water
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University of California, Santa Barbara, School of Environmental
Science
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$10,000
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Training on Sustainability for Local Experts in Peru
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University of Southern California, Engineers Without Borders
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$10,000
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Potable Water For Indigenous Lencas Village of Corral de Piedras,
Honduras
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University of Southern California, Civil and Environmental
Engineering
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$10,000
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Let The Games Begin! Water Education using Board Games
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University of Southern California, Civil and Environmental
Engineering
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$10,000
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Design Of An Instant Hot Water System To Increase Water Conservation
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University of Southern California, School of Policy, Planning &
Development
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$10,000
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Green Alley Design: Creating A Menu Of Water Conservation Options
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University of Redlands, College of Arts And Sciences
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$10,000
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Developing a GIS-Based Suitability Model for Rural Water Supply In
Rwanda
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Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Bob Muir, (213)
217-6930; (213) 324-5213, mobile
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