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Arkansas Waterways

Congratulations to the 2011 Throop Scholarship Winner

Congratulations to:
Abhilasha Gokulan
Arkansas winner of the Stockholm Junior Water Prize.
Sponsored by the Arkansas Water Environment Association

The Arkansas Water Environment Association (AWEA) presented Abhilasha Gokulan with a special plaque for her work on an environmental science project.

The purpose of the SJWP is to increase students’ interest in water-related issues and research, and to sensitize them – as future leaders- to global water challenges. The competition for the SJWP award is open to projects aimed at improving the quality of life through improvement of water quality, water resources management, water protection or water and wastewater treatment.

The U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize is sponsored by the Water Environment Federation (WEF) www.wef.org, with support from ITT Industries and The Coca-Cola Company. WEF is a not-for-profit technical and educational services organization dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of the global water environment. The AWEA is one of 79 Member Associations in 30 countries. For more information about the competition, visit www.StockholmJuniorWaterPrize.org.

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