With intramurals beginning at the Illinois AWWA Section level, water utility teams race to open a cement-lined, ductile iron pipe and install a tap. The winning team will then compete at the AWWA Annual Conference every June.
This fast-paced contest pits competitors against the clock to assemble a water meter from a bucket of parts. You can get a free practice meter, with instructions on how to put it together!
Join us for this fast paced competition where you put together a fire hydrant. Similar to Meter Madness, but on a BIGGER scale. The winning team receives a trophy to proclaim their victory.
Top Ops is a contest between water treatment operators to showcase their talents by competing against each other in a competitive, fast-paced question-and-answer tournament. Questions encompass all aspects of water operations and treatment, comparable to the water operator certification exam. A moderator poses a variety of multiple choice questions to a panel of teams, each of which attempts to respond correctly using a white board to write the letter corresponding to their response.
Back for another year! The Water Tank Building contest is meant to challenge your engineering skills, adaptability and creativity to design the tallest “water tower” that can successfully hold 8 ounces of water for 30 seconds.