Innovations address challenges in energy harvesting and sludge management

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High school and university winners of Xylem Ignite Global Student Innovation Challenge claim $20,000 prize purse

A project relining a 1.3-mile-long penstock for the Devil Canyon Power Plant earns first place honors for the California Department of Water Resources and contractor Unified Field Services Corp.

The total prize purse for this competition is $500,000

Peer utilities across the United States highlight utility’s work to protect ecosystems, communities and climate