The Peachtree City Water and Sewerage Authority is hosting the 2016 Georgia Model Water Tower Competition for Fayette County schools Friday, Oct. 21, at J.C. Booth Middle School, 250 Peachtree Parkway in Peachtree City.
Judging begins around 9:15 a.m.
This event provides middle school students from Fayette County to participate in a contest requires participants to design and build water towers with specific size and height requirements. Judges will consist of professionals from the water industry, engineering firms, and other volunteers.
Authority division manager Keisha Lisbon Thorpe is past chairman of the Georgia Model Water Tower Competition Committee, while general manager Stephen Hogan serves as a volunteer advisor for the students.
The Georgia Model Water Tower Competition, which was first held in 2012, is organized by the Georgia Section of the American Water Works Association and the Georgia Association of Water Professionals. This event requires that students apply what they’ve learned through STEM curricula (science, technology, engineering and math) to complete this science project.
The water tower models are judged based on three criteria, including structural efficiency, hydraulic efficiency, and design ingenuity. Judges also will conduct interviews with the students about their entries. The model water towers may be designed and constructed from any materials. However, students are rewarded for using creative designs and innovative resources, such as everyday household items.
The objective of the Georgia Model Water Tower Competition is to make participants more aware of the importance of reliable drinking water, while introducing them to rewarding (career) opportunities available in the water profession. To do so, the competition requires students to develop an idea into a functioning water tower, just as water professionals do within the industry.
