The Great Lakes Water Utility Energy Challenge Announces Finalists

The Great Lakes Protection Fund and American Water Works Association have announced the finalists in the Water Utility Energy Challenge, an innovative program which engages water operators in a competition to reduce the emissions sourced in their energy generation. The inaugural 2017-2018 competition, focused on the Great Lakes Basin, is aimed at connecting the utilities with new innovative software while fostering an awareness of the associated emissions, particularly mercury.

The six finalists are:

Canada

• District of Muskoka, Bracebridge Ontario

United States

• City of Highland Park, Highland Park, Illinois
• City of Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Great Lake Water Authority (GLWA), Detroit, Michigan
• Onondaga County Water Authority (OCWA), North Syracuse, New York
• City of Bayfield, Bayfield, Wisconsin

“We’re really excited with the breadth of the WUEC finalists,” said David LaFrance, AWWA CEO. “They were chosen from a broad field of applicants and these six utility leaders represent a wide range of communities, from Bayfield, Wisconsin, which serves fewer than 1,000 residents, to the Great Lakes Water Authority, which serves more than 4 million residents in 125 communities across southeast Michigan. The fact that there were both U.S. and Canadian finalists also illustrates that regardless of the operation’s scale or location, utilities can use the cleanest energy to deliver clean, safe drinking water to their customers.”

The Water Utility Energy Challenge will run through April 2018, with award and cash prizes presented later in the spring. For more information, visit www.AWWA.org/competition.

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