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PILOT STAGE

THE GEORGE BARLEY WATER PRIZE 

Over the first two stages of the Prize, the competition was narrowed down to the final 9 teams, who would compete in the third stage of the Prize, known as Pilot Phase. Over a 90-day testing period that started February of 2018, the Stage 3 teams endured the harshest weather conditions Canada had to offer, as they tested their solutions at the Art Jensen Pumping Station in Bradford West Gwillimbury (just north of Toronto)

IN THIS STAGE THE PRIZE PURSE WAS $800,000

COMPETITORS WERE JUDGED ON

1. TP results from pilot testing

2. Cost calculations

3. Background water characteristics

4. Waste disposal plan

5. Environmental outcome assessment

6. Twenty-page scalability plan

COMPETITORS WERE SCORED ON

1. Cost

2. Phosphorus Removal

3. Environmental Sustainability
4. Scalability

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