Fleming College’s Centre for Alternative Wastewater Treatment in Lindsay has been awarded a $75,000 federal research grant as part of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada’s (NSERC) College and Community Innovation (CCI) Program. The funding will support ongoing research in partnership with BlueLeaf Inc., at their study site in Quebec to evaluate
Michael Skinner and Ron Taylor are the newest members to join Fleming College’s Technology Access Centre (TAC) Advisory Board. Together, they join a group of established industry and business professionals providing industry specific guidance to the CAWT. Ron Taylor, CAO of the City of Kawartha Lakes has more than 20 years of municipal experience including
Written by Gordon Balch and Brent Wootton Original article from watercanada.net The treatment of municipal wastewaters in small northern communities across Canada can be challenging because of harsh climatic conditions, difficult logistical and operational circumstances, competing demands on limited financial resources, and challenges associated with staffing treatment plants in remote communities. These communities are reliant on
From Fleming College: City of Kawartha Lakes, ON (Jan. 15, 2016) — Fleming College is part of a group of post-secondary institutions with expertise in water technology that will participate in a number of industry-led collaborative projects as a result of $12 million in federal government funding to the Southern Ontario Water Consortium (SOWC). CAWT Director & Senior Scientist Brent
The Centre for Alternative Wastewater Treatment participated in a joint study with the City of Kawartha Lakes, Queens University, Wilfrid Laurier University, and Terrapin Water (formerly C&M Aquatics) as part of the Showcasing Water Innovation (SWI) program. The SWI program was a one-time, multi-year program that enabled Ontario communities to partake in projects that could protect their
Dr. Wootton attended the Ontario Onsite Wastewater Association (OOWA) Peterborough Decentralized Wastewater Symposium on Wednesday, September 30th. The event was an interesting day full of ideas and discussion surrounding infrastructure investment and economic development (specifically how decentralized wastewater treatment technologies can support economic growth). During the Technology Spotlight portion of the day, Dr. Wootton delivered