The Water Tower Welcomes Wade Trim to Innovation Campus as First Sustaining Partner Wade Trim to open new office on The Water Tower campus in Buford, Ga. Wade Trim will be the first sustaining partner and second tenant at The Water Tower Innovation Center, a 55,000-square-foot research collective on The Water Tower Global Innovation Hub Campus located in Gwinnett County, Ga. The campus will serve as an accelerator for water innovation by bringing together utilities, technology providers, educational institutions, and other industry partners to conduct applied research, technology innovation, workforce development, and community engagement. “We are thrilled to have Wade Trim open its new office on our campus,” said Melissa Meeker, chief executive officer of The Water Tower. “Wade Trim’s commitment to advancing the water industry through thought leadership and technical expertise fits perfectly with our mission and we look forward to what our collaboration will bring.” Consistently ranked in the top 500 design firms, top 200 environmental firms, and nationally recognized for innovative solutions, Wade Trim’s operations spans 20 offices in the United States. Known for its wet weather capabilities, the firm’s focus also
includes decades of planning, modeling, treatment, pumping, and conveyance projects for water, wastewater, and stormwater using conventional or collaborative delivery methods. Wade Trim will be contributing to the advancement of the water industry through leading-edge programming across the four pillars of: S Applied research S Technology demonstration S Workforce development S Community engagement For this first joint endeavor, the partnership between Wade Trim and The Water Tower will
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support development of an interactive “career mapping” application that will help guide students, midcareer pivoters, and others to discover, plan, and continue their careers in the water industry. “Part of our mission at Wade Trim is to solve complex challenges to create stronger communities,” said Chris Haney, P.E., Wade Trim senior vice president. “Our partnership with The Water Tower exemplifies this goal by creating awareness and opportunities for those looking to enter and remain in the water industry. We look forward to this and many other important projects in collaboration with The Water Tower.” The Water Tower, scheduled to open in March 2022, includes a threestory innovation center facility that will house office and collaboration spaces, classroom and meeting spaces, and a conference facility, as well as experimental, analytical, and microbiology laboratories. A conveyance network will bring process streams from the F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center to the facility to support bench-scale, fullscale, and pilot studies. S
