Joey Fiorino
7th Grade
St. Raymond School

FIRST PLACE
Strainer Fish

It is the year 2053 and today I had my first sip of water purified by strainer fish. What are strainer fish? Strainer fish are the newest purification system used to turn wastewater into fresh water suitable for drinking. They are effective and cheap to produce.

Strainer fish are essentially blue fin tuna bread by scientist to have metal strainers like you might use to drain water out of your pasta. The fish’s bodies, save their heads, are made entirely out of the mesh-like substance used in strainers. The fish are released into the pipes and tanks that make up a water treatment plant and as the fish swim around, the water passes through the strainers and cleans the water. The fish are taken out of the water every month to be cleaned to ensure the purity of the water they filter.

At first, the general public was a bit uneasy with the idea of fish swimming around in the water they were to drink, but after experiments, the government deemed them safe and there are very few scoffers. I think that we will be drinking purified wastewater for a long time, all thanks to our friends, the strainer fish.

SECOND PLACE
New Water Ways

It’s the year 2053, and there are so many amazing ways to filter water! Our house has a system of 5000 gallons under the basement. It gets re-circulated by a machine in our basement that all of the pipes in our house lead to. It gets cleaned at about one gallon per minute, which is the fastest yet model. Ours is very noisy, and I wish we had a smaller, quieter model. My friend has the fastest, smallest kind, and she says the water tastes fresher.

Occasionally, we must get the tank refilled, but the water committee comes out weekly to check the water level and clean the filter. Everyone is assigned a different committee member, so they aren’t overworked. My brother says he wants to be a committee member when he grows up because of the neat blue uniforms, nametags, and shiny silver pins, but he is only four. He’s been begging me to sneak him into the basement, but each time I tell him to ask mom.

There are a few other ways of purifying water, but the government is still testing them. I hope they will come out with new, faster ways of purifying water!

Morgan Malone
7th Grade
St. Raymond School

THIRD PLACE
The Morganator

In the year 2053 a young scientist named Morgan Malone invented a solution to
prevent water pollution. This new product called the “Morganator” helps to separate pollution that comes from household waste from the good water.

Another one of Morgan’s inventions is Morganchlorine. Morganchlorine can safely be added to streams and lakes to automatically get rid of any type pollution in the water.

The Morganator plus Morganchlorine together creates a process which helps disintegrate the pollution leaving only purified water behind. In 2053 all boats and ships will be powered by batteries or solar power instead of gasoline, which will eliminate oil and fuel pollution.

By 2053 all trains will have had their tracks re-routed away from natural water sources which will eliminate the possibility of pollution when trains crash and spill their loads into the water.

So in the future when you have the Morganator combined with Morganchlorine combined with the other positive changes water would be much less polluted than it is today. Water will taste better than ever due to the fabulous inventions of Morgan Malone.

Tim DeSimone
8th Grade
St. Raymond School

HONORABLE MENTION
The WIP

The year 2053 will revolutionize the water usage issues of the world. An amazing machine is able to purify water at the flip of a switch. It is called “The WIP” (Water Is Pure). Yes, The WIP is able to purify hundreds of thousands of gallons of water within seconds. There are about 500 master machines around the world. Also, a smaller version of The WIP can be installed in every home. They are affordable and easy to install.

The way the machine works is incredible. When the water enters the machine, a chemical is released called “purifulm”. This chemical is so powerful that it only takes one drop of purifulm to purify twenty-five gallons of water at a time. In the smaller household version, only about eight gallons of water can enter the machine at a time, so the water is definitely clean by the time it leaves the machine. The WIP is installed on the incoming water line. The purifulm enters the water and automatically starts to kill the bacteria in the water. Right before the water leaves the machine, it passes through a series of lasers that kill any bacteria that the purifulm missed. The purifulm is recycled and used again so there is no need to refill the machine with new purifulm. What makes this process truly amazing is that the entire process takes only a few seconds! For the master machine, treatment plants will cycle many more gallons with purifulm. All water can be reused and recycled with The WIP. No need to worry about new water sources. The WIP will change the world.