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ARchive:
​clean river design challenge

This page contains information about previous student competitions.
Please visit the Clean Water Challenge to learn more about the current competition. 
The Water Connection is serving as a lead voice for The Greenway Foundation (TGF) on the issue of urban waterway trash. Despite the significant evolution in the health of the South Platte River, the reality of trash and other forms of pollution continue to be an ongoing challenge to the River. In response to this reality, TGF is engaging higher education students in developing designs for urban waterway trash removal devices.

The third iteration of this competition will host student teams from Metropolitan State University of Denver, Colorado School of Mines, and University of Denver. Other project partners include the Flood Control District, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation,  Denver Department of Public Health and Environment, and representatives of Denver’s professional engineering sector.
For the 2018-2019 competition, student teams focused on the section of the South Platte River, just upstream of the confluence with the Cherry Creek. Five teams spent the first semester developing a preliminary design, which was presented to a panel of judges in early December and the top three designs were selected. 
Round 1: Design Phase
First Place:
 Team Trash Trouts from Colorado School of Mines 
Second Place: River Guardians from Colorado School of Mines 
Third Place: Team Black-Crowned Night Herons from Metropolitan State University of Denver
Four teams continued onto Round 2, to build a scaled model of their design and test it in a specialized flume at the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The top three designs were selected based on a variety of criteria: design, impact on the river corridor, amount of trash collected, cost, etc. 
Round 2: Design Phase
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It was another great year of innovation-- Thank you to everyone who participated in this competition!
Click here to watch the story on the competition from Channel 4 CBS Denver.
View the photos from Round 1 presentations on our Facebook Page
View the photos from Round 2 testing on our Facebook Page
If you want to view previous Clean River Design Challenge Winners, click here

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The Water Connection/The Greenway Foundation is looking for sponsors for the Clean River Design Challenge. 
Please contact The Water Connection Director Devon Buckels at devon@thewaterconnection.org.

Are you a student, professor, or school and want more information on the 2019-20 Clean River Design Challenge?   Please contact Events & Volunteer Director Lauren Berent at lauren@greenwayfoundation.org

2018-2019 Clean river design Challenge Sponsors

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  • About Us
    • About Us >
      • Greenway Current (Annual Report)
      • Flood of 1965
      • Greenway Videos
    • River & Trail Info
    • Blog
    • Success Stories >
      • 1970s
      • 1980s
      • 1990s
      • 2000s
      • 2010-2014
      • 2015-Future
    • Volunteer
    • Employment
    • Staff
    • Contact Us
    • Search
  • Education
    • SPREE >
      • SPREE Home Page
      • Just for Kids!
      • Support SPREE
    • Field Trips >
      • Excursion Signup
      • Feedback
      • Excursion FAQ
    • Virtual Field Trips
    • Camp >
      • Summer Camp
      • School Break Camps
      • Leaders in Training
      • FAQ
    • Learning SPREE
    • After School
    • High School >
      • River Rangers >
        • School Internships
        • Summer Employment
        • Why Environmental Education?
      • Greenway Leadership Corps
  • Water Resources
    • TAP-IN Colorado
    • Clean Water Challenge
    • Nautilus Pilot
  • Projects
    • River Vision Implementation Plan (RVIP) >
      • Johnson Habitat Park
      • Weir Gulch
    • Chatfield Storage Reallocation Project
    • USACE Feasibility Study
    • Clear Creek Greenway Design Effort
    • Cherry Creek Stewardship Partners
  • Events
    • Family Events >
      • Beaver Bonanza
      • Art on the River
      • Family Spring Stewardship Day
      • Family Fall Stewardship Day
      • Family Fishing Day
    • Spring South Platte Stewardship Day
    • CROSSCURRENTS
    • Reception on the River
    • Gala on the Bridge >
      • Gala on the Bridge Event Info
    • Fall South Platte Stewardship Day
  • Donate
    • Giving SPREE
    • Colorado Gives Day
  • Email Sign Up