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Biomimicry-inspired distributed water system design for the Collingwood-Alliston corridor as alternative to $270M centralized WTP expansion. Includes research, A3 poster content, Scribus generation script, HTML mockup, and project plan. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com> |
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| research-references.md | ||
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README.md
The Living Pipeline — B-Prize 2026
A biomimicry-inspired distributed water system design for the Collingwood-Alliston corridor, submitted to the Biomimicry Commons B-Prize 2026 ($15,000 CAD prize).
The Challenge
The Collingwood-Alliston corridor in Simcoe County, Ontario faces a $270M centralized water treatment plant expansion to serve five municipalities along a single 53 km pipeline. Our entry proposes a distributed, nature-based alternative.
The Solution
Four integrated strategies modeled on natural systems:
- Satellite Treatment Nodes — Modular membrane + UV units at existing well sites ($2-8M each)
- Managed Aquifer Recharge — Using the Alliston Sand Plain as natural storage (CFB Borden research site)
- Constructed Treatment Wetlands — Subsurface-flow wetlands proven in Ontario winters
- Mycorrhizal Backbone — Existing pipeline becomes a smart balancing network
Result: $118-170M vs $270M (37-56% savings), first water 2 years faster, 3x resilience.
Repository Contents
| File | Description |
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plan.md |
Comprehensive project plan with research findings, methodology, and remaining tasks |
A3-poster-content.md |
Full text content and layout specification for the A3 submission |
research-references.md |
All supporting data, numbers, and sources |
poster-mockup.html |
Styled HTML visual mockup of the poster |
bprize-living-pipeline.pdf |
Scribus-generated A3 landscape PDF (draft) |
scribus-poster-script.py |
Headless Scribus script that programmatically generates the poster |
email-draft.md |
Professional email draft for collaborators/reviewers |
Submission
- Format: Single A3 (11x17) one-sided digital PDF
- Deadline: May 1, 2026
- Judging: Problem solving (30%), Technical feasibility (30%), Financial viability (30%), Clarity (10%)
Key Precedents
- SEQ Water Grid (Queensland, Australia)
- Turku, Finland — MAR on identical glaciofluvial geology
- Fleming College CAWT (Lindsay, ON) — cold-climate wetland research
- Region of Waterloo — Ontario's first ASR pilot
- CFB Borden — world-renowned aquifer site within our corridor