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
The CAWT would like to introduce and welcome our newest staff member, Hong Zhang, Ph.D., to the Centre. We are excited to have Hong on the team to lend her expertise in disinfection byproducts, corrosion control, advanced oxidation, anaerobic sludge beds, membrane bioreactors, micropollutants, advanced analytical instrumentation, and much more. Hong is a graduate of
Join us at the Ontario Onsite Wastewater Association’s Decentralized Wastewater Symposium (How to Redefine Infrastructure Investment and Economic Development) in Peterborough on September 30th. The all-day event features interesting speakers and a Peterborough Water Technology Spotlight. Visit OOWA’s website for more information.
Fleming College’s Dr. Brent Wootton has returned after completing his secondment with WaterTAP. During his time at WaterTAP (January to July 2015), Dr. Wootton served as the VP Policy and Exports, as well as Interim CEO. Mary Lou McLean served as the Director of Applied Research (Acting) during Dr. Wootton’s leave and is now the Manager
The CAWT has begun to upload some of our most-requested presentation slide decks to our new SlideShare account (http://www.slideshare.net/CentreAlternativeWastewaterTreatment). Now you have access to presentations that were previously unavailable! Our scientists lecture and present on a range of topics surrounding water, wastewater, and emerging technologies. Check often, as we will be adding more presentations periodically.
On April 15th, during Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi’s official state visit to Canada, Fleming College and India’s National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) signed an agreement that would see the College providing water sector training to India. Fleming College President Tony Tilly signed the MOU during a ceremony in Ottawa. The partnerships formed with the NSDC have been endorsed by Prime Minister
Press Release: NSERC College-University Idea to Innovation grant will support research of Euglena as a wastewater management solution City of Kawartha Lakes ON – (April 8, 2015) – Fleming College’s Centre for Alternative Wastewater Treatment (CAWT) and Trent University will receive federal research funding through a College-University Idea to Innovation grant, part of the Natural
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
City of Kawartha Lakes – Nov. 5, 2014 On Tuesday October 28, 12 students from the Advanced Water Systems Operation and Management (AWSOM) program at Fleming College attended the Eastern Ontario Water Works Association (EOWWA) Regional Conference in Kingston, Ontario. As part of the conference, the students participated in two operator challenges and a team
The CAWT’s Dr. Brent Wootton visited China last month as part of the Government of Ontario’s Science and Tech Mission to China led by Premier Kathleen Wynne. During the visit, Fleming College and China’s Yellow River Conservancy Technical Institute (YRCTI) entered into an agreement to offer student and faculty exchanges between the two institutions and
Fleming College has been named one of Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges according to rankings released yesterday by Research Infosource Inc. Fleming ranked 11th in Ontario and 29th nationally on the list. The Office of Applied Research at Fleming College, which ranked 36th on last year’s list, had a 58% increase in its research income from
The Water Environment Association of Ontario (WEAO) and the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change are pleased to announce a two year partnership for the WEAO Student Design Competitions (SDC). The groups have joined forces because of a mutual interest in sustainable infrastructure – creating two SDCs on the topic of resource recovery
WaterTAP exists to champion and support Ontario’s status as a world water technology hub. We bring private sector experience to the challenge of helping water technology entrepreneurs, utilities, and investors make the connections and find the resources they need to keep our water sector prospering. Click here for link to view 2013-2014 Annual Report
Fleming College staff, Marcus Sheppard, Kevin Rawlings, and Brent Wootton spent Canada Day in freezing temperatures at CFS Alert – the World’s most northern settlement. The three College employees are doing water testing for the Department of National Defence as part of a long term study. Temperature in Alert Nunavut on Canada Day was +5C (low