The LilyPad is a floating, solar-activated stormwater treatment device deployed in retaining ponds and ditches.
The LilyPad is a floating, solar-activated stormwater treatment device deployed in retaining ponds and ditches.
The LilyPad technology, which resembles a large lily pad and floats just below the surface of standing water, can also be used to pre-treat stormwater, helping reduce overflow situations at municipal treatment facilities during severe weather events.
“There is tremendous industry interest in the LilyPad, but we currently lack the large-scale field test data to commercialize it appropriately,” said Mark Owen, CEO of Puralytics. “The Oregon BEST program is unique, financing that difficult gap between lab results and scaled validation field trials required to successfully commercialize a technology.”
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