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 [...]
This article was originally published in Water Canada by Brenda Lucas. Water Canada's recent issue, "Time to Pay" [September/October 2014], carries a strong message about the risks and costs of neglecting our water infrastructure—a fact that bears repeating. Too often we've failed to make appropriate investments in our water systems: the "infrastructure gap" has been [...]
Water's Next nominations are now open! Water Canada is proud to relaunch their annual awards program celebrating Canadian water excellence. With two revamped categories and an all-new format, they expect Water's Next 2015 will be their best one yet. Their winners will now be selected from two overarching categories: People (Business, Government, Young Professionals, and [...]
This article was originally published in Water Canada by Stephen D'Angelo A Watershed Moment What happens when data streams from an intensely instrumented watershed are combined with next-generation analytics in a high-powered computing environment? The answer is an unprecedented opportunity to manage watersheds in a smarter way for a diverse array of interested stakeholders. This [...]
This article was originally published in Water Canada by Kerry Freek As populations grow, infrastructure fails, and funding shrinks, Canadian municipalities are developing an urgent need to find ways to make water and wastewater treatment facilities more economical and efficient. In Canada, there's no end to the supply of exciting new, cost-effective technologies to close [...]
The Southern Ontario Water Consortium is writing a regular blog for Water Canada Magazine focusing on the latest news, developments and information from around the SOWC. The blog can be found online on Water Canada's website. SOWC: Water Opportunities Act Supports Ontario's Growth This past May, Ontario marked the third anniversary of the introduction of [...]
The Southern Ontario Water Consortium is writing a regular blog for Water Canada Magazine focusing on the latest news, developments and information from around the SOWC. The blog can be found online on Water Canada's website. SOWC: Approvals Innovation at Ontario Ministry of the Environment Innovative companies and researchers in the wastewater and resource recovery [...]
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 demonstration of solutions to water problems faced in Ontario and around [...]
The Southern Ontario Water Consortium is writing a regular blog for Water Canada Magazine focusing on the latest news, developments and information from around the SOWC. The blog can be found online on Water Canada's website. SOWC: Seeking Partnerships to Fill Gaps in the Grand River Watershed While innovative companies in the water sector are [...]