2024 Intelligent Water Systems Challenge

The Leaders Innovation Forum for Technology (LIFT) program, a joint effort of The Water Research Foundation (WRF) and the Water Environment Federation (WEF), is holding the sixth Intelligent Water Systems Challenge to demonstrate the value of intelligent water systems and thereby foster the adoption of smart water technologies. The Challenge allows students, professionals, and technology aficionados to showcase their talents and innovation, focusing on leveraging data using the best available tools to help utilities better understand the dynamics of complex systems and make better decisions.

Please refer to the documents section to the right for additional, important information regarding the challenge itself.

Pertinent dates for the challenge are as follows:

Upcoming Events:

October 7: Finalist presentations and awards ceremony at WEFTEC 2024

Completed Events:

September 2: Finalists notified July 29: Challenge Solution Deadline
May 20: Challenge Plan Deadline
April 29: Team Registration Deadline
April 15: Webcast for interested participants in IWS Challenge
January 22: Challenge Launch