WEF Announces Storm Water Video Competition Winners

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) has announced the winners of the 2013 StormTV Project Competition. The awards will be presented, along with a screening of the winning videos, in the Stormwater Pavilion during WEFTEC 2013—WEF’s 86th Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference—next month in Chicago. The Pavilion is part of the first-ever Stormwater Congress that will feature extensive programming, exhibits and networking opportunities for storm water professionals.

Developed in 2012, the goal of the StormTV Project is to share creative ways of managing storm water, improving water quality, and informing the public about storm water management. Throughout the submission period in 2012 and 2013, WEF collected 113 videos covering a broad range of storm water topics. Organized within four categories, the videos were submitted by organizations, government entities, consulting firms, and equipment manufacturers nationwide. WEF also presented one submission with the special Innovative Solutions Award. The 2013 winners include:

• For-Profit Projects: LandStudies Inc. — “Landis Home Restoration”
• Non-Profit and Government Programs: Portland Bureau of Environmental Services — “Working for Clean Rivers: Portland’s CSO Program 1991-2001”
• Public Education and Informational Pieces: Chesapeake Bay Program — “Chesapeake Unscripted: What Happens to Stormwater Runoff After It Rains?”
• Stormwater Equipment: WesTech Eng. Inc. — “WWETCO Flexfilter: The Stormwater Solution”
• Innovative Solutions Award: Washington Stormwater Center —“Innovative Stormwater BMP: The Grattix”

Twenty judges from WEF’s storm water and watershed committees participated in reviewing this year’s StormTV Project submissions and selecting the winners. Judges scored the videos based on innovation, communication of the message, visual appeal and quality, and content matter and relevance.

The winning submissions can be viewed in two places, including WEF’s YouTube Channel under the StormTV Project playlist and via a map of projects categorized by type. Complete details about the winners and their video projects, will be available in the Oct. 3 edition of the Stormwater Report.

Source: Water Environment Federation