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On the Shoulders of Giants. AWWA Summer Workshop July 2014. Dr. John Snow. BROAD ST. PUMP. CHOLERA. 1881. James Lyon – Supt. Of Water Salem, Mass. William Stripe – Supt. Of Water Keokuk, Iowa. The 20 th Century. United States Average Human Life Span 47 years
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On the Shoulders of Giants AWWA Summer Workshop July 2014
BROAD ST. PUMP CHOLERA
James Lyon – Supt. Of Water Salem, Mass. William Stripe – Supt. Of Water Keokuk, Iowa
The 20th Century • United States • Average Human Life Span 47 years • Infant Mortality 140/1000 • The highest in the world!
George Warren Fuller Dr. John Leal
George Warren Fuller • AWWA Meeting in 1901 • Fuller presented paper on Groundwater or Filtered Surface Water vs. Cities without. • Demonstrated those without had far greater instances of waterborne disease.
George Warren Fuller • Standards Council Formed in 1920 through the aggressive leadership of Fuller.
The Journal is Born 1914
FUTURE AWWA GIANTS
Christina Bowers 8th Grade Student Present poster at ACE12 “Integrated Distribution System GIS & Modeling for CIP Optimization”
Stephanie Ishii Winner of the AWWA “Fresh Ideas” Poster Competition 2 years running.
Joe Goodwill University of Massachusetts 2014 Lars Scholarship Winner
Jennifer Liggett University of Cincinnati 2014 Holly Cornell Scholarship
Meredith Quinn North Dakota Section Youngest Fuller Awardee in AWWA History Education Chair AWWA YP Vice Chair
Kristin Rehg Illinois Section Registered Professional Engineer Chair of the Student Involvement Committee Presenter of numerous technical papers.
AVERAGE HUMAN LIFESPAN 47 TO 77 YEARS OF AGE INFANT MORTALITY RATE DROPPED FROM 140 to 60 / 1000 live births
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