SINGAPORE — Singapore International Water Week yesterday announced that Dr. James L. Barnard has been awarded the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize 2011, which recognizes outstanding contributions towards solving global water problems by either applying technologies or implementing policies and programs which benefit humanity, according to a press release.

For his invention of the Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR) technology, an environmentally sustainable, biological method to treat used water, Barnard stood out from a record of 72 high-quality nominations received from 29 countries this year, to become the fourth recipient of the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize, the release stated.

“The Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize celebrates Dr James Barnard’s outstanding achievement in the development of the BNR technology,” said Tan Gee Paw, chairman of the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize Nominating Committee. “His relentless pursuit of adaptable solutions to resolve the challenge of water reclamation has led to a highly sustainable technology that protects the quality of precious water resources and the environment, and delivers immense benefit to mankind. Bridging the gap between research and industrial application, his technology now forms the basis of all BNR processes in use today in both developed and developing countries.”

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