Through a partnership with Baldwin Wallace University, Cleveland Water Alliance supported a hands-on project focused on collecting real-time water quality data.
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Through a partnership with Baldwin Wallace University, Cleveland Water Alliance supported a hands-on, interdisciplinary project focused on Lake Erie and the Cuyahoga River. CWA and Freeboard Technology provided sensing technology and technical support to enable students to collect real-time water quality data, which students are using to inform their research and develop their own monitoring solutions.
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A team of BW engineering and environmental science students is working to improve the environmental management of Northeast Ohio's two most important water systems — Lake Erie and the Cuyahoga River.
Hands-on learning with research and development
Among the trio of engineering students involved in the project is Will Horvath '26 of Fairview Park, Ohio. "Our job is split into two halves. In the fall, Cleveland Water Alliance and Freeboard Technology loaned us a sensor that we installed at the Port of Cleveland to provide real-time data about TSS," explained Horvath.
"In the spring, we will take the data we gained from the loaner sensor and use it to develop our own TSS sensor for the Port. Our goal is to help them streamline operations in a cost-effective manner using real-time data for decision-making," said Horvath.
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