ESW General
Three pillars of ESW
Design, Educate, Build
What do we plan to have at the end of the year? (Especially if you donate to the EngagePitt page)
What is the name of the wastewater treatment facility that serves Pittsburgh?
Number of Earths that an average American needs for resources
Where is the ESW national conference this year?
Name one of the activities we did at a GBM. (You can’t say jeopardy)
Wind turbine activity, oil spill, carbon footprint calculator, sticky note icebreaker, invent something with the items you have
What was the largest oil spill in American history?
What was the outbreak in England that kick started water treatment?
Who is next year’s president?
Name a volunteer opportunity that was offered this year.
SWE outreach events, rain garden lot cleanup, resilient community design challenge
Name the organization that came to speak at one of our GBMs.
What is distributed energy resources (DER) system? (Clue - think of the wind exercise)
Small scale power generation usually attached to a house. Could be a home wind turbine or solar panels.
What is the money from our EngagePitt page going to fund?
What was the documentary that we watched about or what was it called?
“Chasing Ice”; about a researcher who tracked the disappearance of glaciers
What is combined sewer overflow?
When a rain event causes too much water to enter the sewage system, overflowing excess into river
HEAT/Winterization, S’Wagon Rehab, STORM, Food Truck Generators
Name 3 events that we did this year (not traditional GBMs)
Phipps, Alcosan Open House, Mario Kart Tournament, Documentary screening
Name 2 techniques used to clean up oil spills.
Containment and skimming, sorbents (sponge like), controlled burning, dispersants (soap like - breaks down the oil, but it can get into wildlife), drilling relief wells
Name two of the National Academy of Engineering grand challenges in engineering