FEATURES, NEWS
May 6, 2026
Each spring in Ontario, the thaw tests watershed systems in ways that are often difficult to predict.
Snowpack melts, frozen soils shift rapidly into saturation, and river levels rise unevenly across basins. In some watersheds, conditions move from stable to strained within hours. For conservation authorities and municipal operators, these weeks are operationally intense and increasingly unpredictable.[...]
FEATURES, NEWS, PARTNERSHIPS
April 28, 2026
Wastewater disinfection is essential for protecting public health and downstream water quality, but conventional control approaches such as flow-pacing struggle to reflect real-world operating conditions. In practice, disinfectant demand varies with changes in hydraulics, water quality, and operational conditions, which are not fully captured by flow alone. This can lead to inefficient dosing, unnecessary chemical use, and inconsistent treatment performance.[...]
NEWS, PARTNERSHIPS, EVENTS
March 26, 2026
This winter, the Ontario Water Consortium hosted its Innovation Showcase Winter 2026 Series, a three-part webinar program highlighting applied research and collaboration across Ontario’s water sector. Attendees from academia, government, and industry explored strategies to manage trace organic contaminants, monitor fractured bedrock groundwater systems, and mitigate fugitive methane emissions from wastewater treatment plants.[...]
