1. RMWEA - LIFT Affiliate Presentation
Water Environment & Reuse Foundation
December 7, 2016

2. Water Technology Collaboration Manager
Speakers
Fidan Karimova
Water Technology Collaboration Manager

3. LIFT
LIFT is a WEF/WE&RF initiative to encourage and support innovation in water

4. LIFT MA Toolbox

5. LIFT Affiliate
LIFT Affiliates are WEF Member Associations (MAs) that act as local LIFT partners to help accelerate innovation
LIFT Affiliates are well positioned to understand local needs, serving as hubs to connect local innovation interests, activities, and resources with LIFT
Current WEF MA’s: RMWEA, Israel Water Association, Illinois Water Environment Association
SEE IT Scholarships
LIFT Link
Technology Scans
Forums to Present and Discuss/ Focus Groups
Academic Utility Connection
MA Toolbox
Test Bed Network

6. RMWEA is the now the first recognized affiliate of LIFT through RMWEA’s Innovative Wastewater Technologies (IWT) Committee see > RMWEA Committees > Innovative Technologies
The Innovative Wastewater Technologies Committee provides an open forum for anybody interested in discussing, evaluating, and testing new innovated technologies and other approaches to make facilities in the RMWEA more cost-effective and sustainable, while meeting ever tighter discharge regulations.
Committee Initiatives and Objectives
- Foster the exchange of knowledge and experiences related to innovation within the Rocky Mountain Region - Connect with relevant national and international groups involved in wastewater innovation - Facilitate better communication between local and regional facilities when field-testing new technologies - Initiate dialogue with regulators to create administrative procedures that welcome technological innovation - Improve the collaboration of utilities, vendors, and consultants with local universities through student internships and collaborative research projects

7. Where to get involved Facilitating Utility – Innovation Matching
Facility Capacity Building
Regional Pilot Test Experience Sharing
Academic / Utility Collaborations
2017 Seminar Series

8. Contact Bryan Coday (bcoday@Carollo.com)
Upcoming IWT Meetings
Bi-monthly in person: January / March / May, etc.
Broader Denver area
second Wednesday of the month
Subcommittee coordination
January 11, 2016
4:00 to 6:00 PM
Location - TBD
Contact Bryan Coday
for further details

9. Participate in Technology Scans
Looking for innovative technologies that bring:
LIFT Affiliates are encouraged to help identify promising technologies and to participate on review teams.
Value (money, performance, environment), Advancement, Chance of Success
If you are interested In joining please come up to me after.
70% that apply have been accepted

10. Technology Scans

11. 80 Technologies 76 Companies
Hydrotorr Systems

12. Engage through
Discover
Collaborate
Connect

13. Connect with Test Beds

14. Test Bed Directory 60 Facilities Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

15. Facility Details

16. Foster Innovation within Water Utilities
LIFT Affiliates are encouraged to implement activities that foster innovation within water utilities (e.g., utility-utility mentorship, staff exchange, etc.)
Guidance is being developed as part of WE&RF/WRF project "Fostering Innovation within Water Utilities” (ends April 2017)
Affiliates can also take part in national LIFT efforts such as:
Technology Scan Presentation Series
In-person Meetings/Workshops (e.g., IR^2 Forum August 10-12, 2017)
Water Technology Survey
LIFT SEE IT

17. 2016 Water Technology Survey
Understand industry priorities and connect interested parties
Due: Dec. 20, 2016

18. LIFT SEE IT
Scholarship Exchange Experience for Innovation and Technology
WEF, NACWA, WE&RF Partnership
Visit technologies of interest at implementing utilities
$30,000 in Travel Scholarship Funds
Apply:
Applications due: Dec 12, 2016*
*Deadline Extended

19. Link Universities and Utilities
LIFT Affiliates can help foster utility-university partnerships and activities
Embed Students at Utilities
Targeted RDD&D
Workforce Training
Faculty sabbaticals at utilities
WE&RF is developing guidance on how to implement

20. Fidan Karimova, fkarimova@werf.org
Thank You
Fidan Karimova,