SOWC and the Grand River Conservation Authority and Primodal Inc. have signed an agreement to facilitate Primodal’s access to GRCA’s water quality monitoring stations for research, development and demonstration of a new monitoring technology in a real environment within the Grand River watershed.... more
At Canadian Forces Base Borden they are tracking underground movement. But this isn’t a military operation, it is the University of Waterloo’s research into watershed contamination and remediation.At CFB Borden, the site is near the base’s old garbage dump in the shallow aquifer above a... more
Dr. David Major is a Branch Manager and Principal of Geosyntec's Canadian Operations, and manages the development and deployment of remediation strategies. Geosyntec is an international environmental consulting firm that has worked on projects with Fortune 500 companies, the U.S. Department... more
Dr. Deborah MacLatchy is the Vice-President: Academic & Provost and a Professor of Biology at Wilfrid Laurier University, in Waterloo. An ecotoxicologist and comparative endocrinologist, Dr. MacLatchy's research focuses on the study of the effects of toxic chemicals on fish... more
Ecotoxicology is critical to understanding the effects of contaminants in our water, and fish are a key indicator in identifying which chemicals are present. The SOWC is home to world leading ecotoxicological researchers. As part of the SOWC, Dr. Deborah MacLatchy is leading the... more
A testing facility at a London sewage treatment plant is one of the projects a partnership of eight Ontario universities is undertaking to establish southern Ontario as a hub for companies to research, demonstrate and test new water technologies.
The facility will be located in London’s already... more
Innovative companies and researchers in the wastewater and resource recovery sector are developing groundbreaking technologies aimed at providing solutions to wastewater treatment challenges, and they are interested in evaluating and demonstrating technology outside of the lab, in the real world.... more
COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR, Southern Ontario Water Consortium – USG 10
Location: Waterloo, ON
Description: Reporting to the Operations Manager (OM), the Communications Coordinator is responsible for all aspects of internal and external communications by and branding of the Southern Ontario... more
WaterTAP Ontario, the Centre for Alternative Water Treatment (CAWT) at Fleming College and the Southern Ontario Water Consortium (SOWC) were recently in India tocollaborate on the launch of the ReserWater Innovation Foundation (RWIF) project and grow Ontario’s global water presence. CAWT and... more
The Southern Ontario Water Consortium has been selected to be featured in Water Canada's Water's Next publication in recognition of leadership in collaboration in the water sector. The SOWC is a platform for turning water ideas into water innovations through research, development, testing and... more
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May 16th - SOWC Sensors Event and Networking Session Please join us for the SOWC Sensors Event and Networking Session on May 16th at McMaster University |
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May 10 - Dr. Jamal Deen Winegard Visiting Lectureship Dr. M. Jamal Deen, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Professor of Biomedical |
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SOWC EVENTS - SOWC Analytical & Ecotoxicology Event On April 16th SOWC and Wilfrid Laurier University hosted the Analytical & Ecotoxicology Event |
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May 2 - Research Symposium 2013 (the Water Institute, University of Waterloo) The Water Institute’s inaugural Research Symposium will be held May 2, 2013 at the University of |
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May 2 - Distinguished Lecture 2013 (the Water Institute, University of Waterloo) The Water Institute’s Distinguished Lecture 2013 will feature Professor Asit K. Biswas |
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