Stockholm Industry Water Award Ceremony

Wednesday, August 20, 13:30- 14:30, Room K21

The Stockholm Industry Water Award honours and encourages business sector contributions to sustainable development in the water sector. Established in 2000 by the Stockholm Water Foundation in collaboration with the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, the honorary award recognises innovative corporate development of water and wastewater process technologies, contributions to environmental enhancement through improved performance in production processes, new products and other significant contributions by businesses and industries to better the world water situation.

The 2008 Stockholm Industry Water Award will be presented to the Orange County Water District and the Orange County Sanitation District, the developers of the world’s largest water purifi cation plant for groundwater recharge. The award ceremony will be held on Wednesday, August 20, in the Conference Hall K21 at 13.30 and will highlight positive contributions by business and industry in building sustainable water resources.