George Barley Water Prize Launching in Summer 2016

May 15, 2016

The Everglades Foundation is dedicating five years and $10 million to show the world how serious phosphorus water pollution is. The $10 million grand prize, the largest science prize in history to focus on clean water, is expected to attract more than 80 applicants from over 10 countries.

The grand prize will go to the team who develops a cost-effective, scalable technology to remove phosphorus from freshwater bodies. Applicants will be able to submit entries for Stage 1 of the prize competition beginning July 21, 2016. Entries demonstrating the most promising early stage ideas will be eligible for funding totaling $35,000. To learn more about the George Barley Water Prize, visit:

https://www.evergladeswaterquality.org/meet-the-teams Sponsored by Scott's Miracle Grow, the George Barley Water Prize is an initiative led by The Everglades Foundation to identify scalable technologies and incentivize breakthroughs in lowering the cost of phosphorus pollution removal from freshwater. In Florida, and especially in the greater Everglades ecosystem, phosphorus pollution is a social and environmental problem:

1. Degrading the health of our water bodies (lakes, rivers, estuaries and wetlands) and water supplies.

2. Fueling the overgrowth of toxic algae that impacts fish, wildlife and human health,

3. Impacting our tourism and real estate-based economy in Florida.

Named after visionary co-founder of The Everglades Foundation, George Barley, the Prize was designed to inspire groundbreaking innovation to remove excess phosphorus from freshwater sources.

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