This is the first in a series of profiles of the post-secondary institutions that are members of the Southern Ontario Water Consortium. From engineers to biologists to social scientists, the University of Guelph (U of G) brings a whole spectrum of expertise in water research to its partnership with the Southern Ontario Water Consortium (SOWC). [...]
State-of-the-art wastewater facilities help set a new standard for research and innovation. Water Canada: July 6, 2015 By Evelyn Allen & Deirdre Healey One of the most significant barriers to the advancement of wastewater technologies has been accessing municipal wastewater treatment plants in order to test innovations in real-life scenarios. “Ten years ago, there wasn’t [...]
The Southern Ontario Water Consortium’s (SOWC) cutting-edge equipment is enabling a group of top water experts at the University of Waterloo to conduct innovative research aimed at improving how we clean our drinking water. Professor Peter Huck, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Industrial Research Chair holder in water treatment, and [...]
2015 Large Scale Applied Research Project Competition (LSARP) Ontario Genomics Institute Draft Registrations Deadline: July 13, 2015 Value: $2 million-$10 million for four years (Genome Canada’s investment not to exceed 33% of the total investment in the project by all parties; remaining 67% of project costs must be secured through co-funding) Genome Canada is [...]
Deadline for expressions of interest extended to July 23, 2015 The Ontario Clean Water Agency wants your company to pitch its water technology to the dragons at the 2015 World Water-Tech North America Summit October 6 through 8. Co-presented by WaterTAP Ontario and Rethink Events, this year’s summit will welcome more than 175 water industry [...]
This article was originally published in the London Free Press by Norman DeBono. A tour of an $8-million water research centre at London's Greenway pollution control plant Friday was rife with bad puns. The fragrance in the air was called "the smell of opportunity." It may be no joke. The centre has drawn attention from [...]
This article was originally published in WaterTAP by Kerry Freek. The Water Technology Acceleration Project (WaterTAP) Board of Directors today announced that Dr. Peter Gallant has been appointed as President and CEO, effective immediately. "We are pleased to welcome Peter to the team," said Kenneth A. Morrison, WaterTAP Board Chair. "He is a skillful, seasoned [...]
This article was originally published in the London Free Press by Norman DeBono. London's water businesses are tapping into different kinds of dirty to keep business flowing. Purifics has landed a deal to clean landfill leachate — water leaking from garbage dumps — in Poland, while Trojan Technologies is seeing growth in cleaning water from [...]
This article was originally published in Waterloo Stories by Suzanne Bowness. Phosphorus is one of those nutrients that can be helpful or harmful, depending on its location. As a soil fertilizer it provides an essential nutrient for food crops but in our waterways it's an unwelcome fertilizer providing the essential missing nutrient for toxic algae. [...]
Event date and time Tuesday, October 6, 2015 (All day) to Thursday, October 8, 2015 (All day) 2015 marks the 3rd year for the World Water-Tech North America summit, supported by WaterTAP Ontario. Held on October 6-8, the summit will focus on city resilience and the future for advanced technologies in strengthening our urban water [...]
