Clean Water

I have become interested in water and water quality more and more.  It has happened for three main reasons:  

• I was a "Citizen Engineer" for a day in June.  Among other things, I learned that about one billion people do not have adequate access to clean water.  
• I attended a keynote of Bernard Amadei who moved me many times,  I will not forget when he said, "A sustainable planet is a compassionate planet or it will not be."  

• I frequently use well water and have had to learn about water quality.  I felt compelled to rebuild the system, including replacing chemical based iron-removal components.

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Engineers Without Borders

This seventeen minute YouTube video of Bernard Amadei is changing how I think about our world.  He started Engineers without Borders and challenges us to think differently in how we think about what we build and why.  I recommend it highly.

Wello Water

Such a great idea!  The Wello water wheel is so simple, functional and inexpensive.  When I was at the RallyON user conference in June 2014,  Wello won the Citizen Engineer award of $10,000, which they needed for tooling so they can increase production to meet demand.  I continue to be excited about this!