LIFT SEE IT 2020
In January 2020, SEE IT awarded eight utilities with travel scholarships. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, these trips were postponed until it was safe to travel. As visits are completed, trip reports, photos, and videos will be posted below to share findings with the water community.
Recipient Travel Schedule
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City of El Dorado Wetlands & Water Reclamation Facility
Staff from the City of El Dorado Wetlands & Water Reclamation Facility traveled to Metro Wastewater Reclamation District.
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DC Water
Staff from DC Water traveled to VCS Denmark to learn more about sustainable operations and cultural drivers, as well as a number of additional technical innovations.
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Denver Water (Trip 1)
Staff from Denver Water traveled to Los Angeles, California. They reviewed two large-scale greywater systems and one residential L2L system.
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Denver Water (Trip 2)
Staff from Denver Water will be traveling to El Paso, Texas. More information about their trip is coming soon.
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Loudoun Water
Staff from Loudoun Water traveled to a variety of facilities throughout Florida to learn more about water reuse programs.
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Louisville & Jefferson County MSD
Staff from Louisville & Jefferson County MSD traveled to Australia to learn more about Thermal Hydrolysis Pretreatment Technology and side stream treatment.
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New York City Department of Environmental Protection (Trip 1)
Staff from New York City Department of Environmental Protection traveled to Aurora and Denver, Colorado and Texas to view UV/Advanced Oxidation, UV/State of the Art Laboratory, and Ozone/Chlorine dioxide technologies.
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New York City Department of Environmental Protection (Trip 2)
Staff from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection traveled Hampton Roads, Virginia to learn more about various technologies.
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Ontario Clean Water Agency
Staff from the Ontario Clean Water Agency will be traveling to Australia. More information about their trip is coming soon.
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South Platte Water Renewal Partners
Staff from the South Platte Water Renewal Partners traveled to VCS Denmark to learn more about their innovation there.