Summer SAVY 2016 (Session 2, Day 1) – Engineering Policy and Urban Design

Posted by hallep on Monday, June 20, 2016 in Grade 5, Grade 6, SAVY.

Today, students were introduced to the problem that they will be solving:  The Harpeth river is polluted with excess nutrients, and withdrawing water from it exacerbates the problem.  A nonprofit organization – Harpeth River Watershed Associated is suing the city of Franklin, claiming that Franklin is polluting the river with inadequately-treated effluent and withdrawing too much water to sustain a healthy ecosystem.  Our students will play the roles of stakeholders: City of Franklin officials, HRWA representatives, TDEC agents, and farmers.  They will design a policy that will reduce nutrient pollution in the river, increase water flow, and take into account all of the stakeholders.

To help us successfully solve this problem, we learned a bit about water on a global scale.  Ask your child:  How is water distributed on the planet?  Who uses the most water?  Where might water conservation be most effective?