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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:

  1. Satellite Treatment Nodes — Modular membrane + UV units at existing well sites ($2-8M each)
  2. Managed Aquifer Recharge — Using the Alliston Sand Plain as natural storage (CFB Borden research site)
  3. Constructed Treatment Wetlands — Subsurface-flow wetlands proven in Ontario winters
  4. 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
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