Field Trips     Schedule for Tour of a Local Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Date/Time (CONFIRMED) November 5, 2021 (Friday) 1:00-3:00 PM (120 minutes) This field trip is a guided tour to a City of Norfolk Moore's Bridges water treatment plant located at Kepmsvill Rd, east of N. Military HWY. How to Sign-Up This field trip is not mandatory. However it is very, very strongly recommended -- it will help you in connecting class topics with real-world examples and applications in action for sure. Remember These !!! Absolutely no open ended shoes. All shoes must be closed-end shoes. No high heels. Dress appropriately: it is best to wear long pants -- it will be windy and chilly. Place City of Norfolk Moore's Bridges Water Treatment Plant 6040 WaterWorks Road Norfolk, VA 23502 Google Map and Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/nlVPM Meet directly at the visitor's parking lot of Moore's Bridges WTP. ('Red dot' in the map shown below) Please prepare arriving by no later than 12:40 PM at the site. When you arrive at the Moore's Bridge Water Treatment Plant (WTP) gate, please identify yourself to the gate guard as an ODU CEE350 class field trip participant. Once the gate guard lets you in, park in the visitor's parking lot. In case of parking overflow, MB WTP will have someone to direct parking for you. Attentance will be checked at 12:50 PM, *SHARP*, just before the tour begins at 1:00 PM. Transportation Bring your own vehicle or car-pool with others. Extra Credit !! This field trip is not mandatory. However it is very, very strongly recommended -- it will help you in connecting class topics with real-world examples for sure. Extra credit of 5% toward the Total (=100%) will be given if you take this field trip!! [ Click on the picture to see the full size photograph ]     Group Picture from the field trip to MBWTP (November 5, 2021)     Group Picture from the field trip to MBWTP (October 19, 2018) Group 1 & 2 Picture from the field trip to MBWTP (October 20, 2017)   Group 1 & 2 Picture from the field trip to MBWTP (October 14, 2016) Group 3 & 4 Picture from the field trip to MBWTP (October 21, 2016) Group Picture from the field trip to MBWTP (October 17, 2014) Group Picture from the field trip to MBWTP (October 24, 2014) Picture from the field trip to MBWTP (October 24, 2014) Flocculation basin, Picture from the field trip to MBWTP (October 24, 2014) Flocculation basin, Picture from the field trip to MBWTP (October 24, 2014) Chlorine Contact chamber, Picture from the field trip to MBWTP (October 24, 2014) Dual-media filtration bed, Picture from the field trip to MBWTP (October 24, 2014) Backwash, Dual-media filtration bed, Picture from the field trip to MBWTP (October 24, 2014) Picture from the field trip to MBWTP (October 24, 2014) Picture from the field trip to MBWTP (October 24, 2014) MBWTP - Dual-media filtration bed backwash and fluidization: Seq. #1 (October 17, 2014) MBWTP - Dual-media filtration bed backwash and fluidization: Seq. #2 (October 17, 2014) MBWTP - Dual-media filtration bed backwash and fluidization: Seq. #3 (October 17, 2014) MBWTP - Dual-media filtration bed backwash and fluidization: Seq. #4 (October 17, 2014) Picture from the field trip to VIP (November 9, 2012) Picture from the field trip to VIP (November 9, 2012) Picture from the field trip to VIP (November 9, 2012) Picture from the field trip to VIP (November 9, 2012) Picture from the field trip to VIP (November 16, 2012) Picture from the field trip to VIP (November 16, 2012) Picture from the field trip to VIP (November 16, 2012) Picture from the field trip to VIP (November 16, 2012) Picture from the field trip to VIP (November 16, 2012) Picture from the field trip to VIP (November 16, 2012) Picture from the field trip to VIP (November 16, 2012) Picture from the field trip to VIP (November 16, 2012) © 2026 CEE/ODU