FEATURES, NEWS, PARTNERSHIPS
July 10, 2026
As water systems face increasing pressure from climate change, emerging contaminants, aging infrastructure, and rising demand, the need for practical, scalable solutions has never been greater. At Western University, the WesternWater Centre (WWCTR) is responding to these challenges by bringing together researchers, industry partners, government agencies, and communities to advance collaborative, applied water research.[...]
FEATURES, NEWS, PARTNERSHIPS
June 10, 2026
Wastewater treatment depends on the stability of complex microbial communities that drive biological processes and ensure effective solids separation. At the centre of this system is the balance between filamentous bacteria and floc-forming bacteria within activated sludge. When this balance is disrupted, plants can experience sludge bulking, reduced settling efficiency, and declining treatment performance.[...]
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.[...]
