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Field Trip: SWIFT Lab and USGS Extensometer Tour

  • 24 Apr 2023
  • 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM (EDT)
  • Virginia Beach, VA
  • 11 registrants

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SWIFT is an innovative water treatment initiative in eastern Virginia designed to ensure a sustainable source of groundwater while addressing environmental challenges such as Chesapeake Bay restoration, sea level rise and saltwater intrusion. The multi-year initiative will take already highly treated wastewater (that would otherwise be discharged into the Elizabeth, James or York rivers) through additional advanced water treatment to produce drinking quality water. This SWIFT Water will then be treated to match the existing groundwater chemistry and added to the Potomac Aquifer, the primary source of groundwater throughout eastern Virginia. This tour will include a visit to the Hampton Roads Sanitation District’s Nansemond Treatment Plant and Research Center in Suffolk, Va where the advanced water treatment takes place, as well as a USGS borehole Extensometer deployment near the site, that measures the compaction (and any resulting land subsidence) and expansion of the aquifer. 

Related web resources: https://www.hrsd.com/swift/about  Land Subsidence on the Virginia Coastal Plain | U.S. Geological Survey (usgs.gov)

Additional Notes:

  • Please bring any snacks and refillable water bottles with you – all trips have water taps and restrooms. Prepare to carry in and carry out. Lunch will not be provided.
  • Dress accordingly for lab/field as tours will be inside and out. No open toed shoes for the 2 HRSD/USGS tours.
  • For the HRSD/USGS tours please bring a valid ID.
  • Trips will run rain or shine.
  • Plan to be at the departure at least 15 minutes before scheduled departure time or your space may be forfeited to someone on the waiting list. Attendees staying at the Holiday Inn and Suites- North Virginia Beach will be provided a shuttle, if requested, that will pick-up 25 minutes before departure time.
  • Due to the scheduling of a beach music festival starting Friday at noon, no field trips will run that day.
  • There are also numerous sites you can visit and activities in Va Beach you can plan on your own including the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center (accessible through a free bus), Beach Horseback Riding, Bike Rentals and local hikes. Please refer to:  https://www.visitvirginiabeach.com/

Additional Notes:

  • Please bring any snacks and refillable water bottles with you – all trips have water taps and restrooms. Prepare to carry in and carry out. Lunch will not be provided.
  • Dress accordingly for lab/field as tours will be inside and out. No open toed shoes for the 2 HRSD/USGS tours.
  • For the HRSD/USGS tours please bring a valid ID.
  • Trips will run rain or shine.
  • Plan to be at the departure at least 15 minutes before scheduled departure time or your space may be forfeited to someone on the waiting list. Attendees staying at the Holiday Inn and Suites- North Virginia Beach will be provided a shuttle, if requested, that will pick-up 25 minutes before departure time.
  • Due to the scheduling of a beach music festival starting Friday at noon, no field trips will run that day.
  • There are also numerous sites you can visit and activities in Va Beach you can plan on your own including the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center (accessible through a free bus), Beach Horseback Riding, Bike Rentals and local hikes. Please refer to:  https://www.visitvirginiabeach.com/
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