From the SOWC: Following unanimous approval by its Advisory Board, the Southern Ontario Water Consortium is proud to announce the addition of Fleming College as a new post-secondary partner. It is the first post-secondary institution to be introduced as a new member since SOWC’s establishment in 2011, increasing the Consortium’s membership to nine partners. “Now that we’ve completed
We’ve launched a CAWT LinkedIn Showcase Page! Visit and follow us here: http://www.linkedin.com/company/centre-for-alternative-wastewater-treatment Our page will feature news and updates about the CAWT, as well as interesting information about our partners and alternative wastewater technology. Join us and join in!
The new year brings with it some exciting changes to the CAWT. CAWT Director and Senior Scientist Dr. Brent Wootton has taken a temporary leave from his role at the Centre to serve as the Vice President of Policy and Exports at Ontario’s Water Technology Acceleration Project (WaterTAP). We are pleased that Dr. Wootton will
On Thursday, December 11th, CAWT Scientist Dr. Gordon Balch delivered a presentation at Arctic Change 2014, a 5-day conference in Ottawa that explored issues surrounding climate change and modernization in the Arctic. Dr. Balch’s presentation was titled “Assessing the performance of cold climate natural wetlands in the treatment of domestic wastewater effluents in northern Canada” and
The Water Technology Acceleration Project (WaterTAP) and BlueTech Research have announced details of a collaborative agreement to provide Ontario water technology companies with access to market intelligence resources through the BlueTech Research membership Insight Service. Under the agreement, WaterTAP and BlueTech will work together to create preferential access for Ontario-based water tech companies to the BlueTech Research
Scientists and Graduate students working with the Centre of Alternative Wastewater Treatment (CAWT) have written four chapters of a recently published book titled Ecological Modelling and Engineering of Lakes and Wetlands. The chapters involve CAWT research investigating the efficacy and efficiency of using natural tundra wetlands for the treatment of domestic wastewaters in Arctic Canada, and