Water Industry Growth Program

Cutting emissions and boosting performance with digital sewer twins

With support from the Ontario Water Consortium’s  Water Industry Growth Program, Dynamita North America is revolutionizing the integration of sewer systems and wastewater treatment plants through the implementation of digital twins. It’s time to stop thinking of sewer systems and wastewater treatment plants as two separate siloes. After all, what happens in the sewers has [...]

2024-03-26T16:55:01+00:00January 22nd, 2024|Features, News, Water Industry Growth Program|

Tracking the levels of toxic tire chemicals

With support from the Ontario Water Consortium’s  Water Industry Growth Program, A.U.G. Signals is addressing the impact of toxic tire chemicals in waterways by adapting their proven TRITON system As vehicles drive along, their tires shed particles of rubber and plastic tire. Typically, they’re tiny. But with more than a billion cars in the world, [...]

2024-03-26T16:55:56+00:00January 8th, 2024|Features, News, Water Industry Growth Program|

Making award-winning sewage solutions even better

With support from the Ontario Water Consortium’s  Water Industry Growth Program, Bishop Water is advancing its award-winning BioCord Reactor technology, aiming to further optimize wastewater treatment efficiency, reduce energy consumption, and lower greenhouse gas emissions. Bishop Water’s BioCord Reactor does an impressive job removing nutrients from wastewater. Each 2m x 2m x 2m unit is [...]

2024-03-26T16:56:46+00:00December 5th, 2023|Features, News, Water Industry Growth Program|

Unlocking the powerful potential of sewers

With support from the Ontario Water Consortium’s  Water Industry Growth Program, USP Technologies Canada is refining their innovative "physical twin" model for sewer networks, aiming to optimize wastewater treatment processes and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Beneath city streets run hundreds of kilometres of sewers. It’s easy to think of them simply as pipes, moving sewage [...]

2024-03-26T16:58:31+00:00November 16th, 2023|Features, News, Water Industry Growth Program|

Making water testing quick, easy and affordable

With support from the Ontario Water Consortium’s  Water Industry Growth Program, ExactBlue Technologies is validating their mobile quantitative-testing platform for Rapid E coli and Coliform. Water-borne microbes can cause a host of problems, from temporary tummy trouble to far more serious conditions. That’s why regular water tests are crucial in all kinds of settings. But [...]

2024-03-26T16:58:08+00:00October 31st, 2023|Features, News, Water Industry Growth Program|

Exploring Indigenous Cultural Competency: A Journey of Understanding

On September 28, 2023, an enlightening event titled "Indigenous Cultural Competency: An Introduction", organized and funded by the Ontario Water Consortium’s Water Industry Growth Program, offered a diverse group of participants from the water sector a unique opportunity to delve into the rich tapestry of Indigenous cultures, histories, and contemporary issues including water challenges. Rachel [...]

2024-03-01T15:38:40+00:00October 5th, 2023|Events, Features, News, Water Industry Growth Program|

Spiral thinking: a cheaper, greener and more compact way to treat wastewater

With support from the Ontario Water Consortium’s Water Industry Growth Program, Aquicon Water is demonstrating how their de Hoxar Spiral separator saves dollars, as well as space. Across Canada, population growth and urbanization are putting pressure on municipal wastewater treatment plants. And that leaves many cities that have maxed out their available land in a [...]

2023-11-16T20:36:43+00:00October 5th, 2023|Features, News, Water Industry Growth Program|

Making a quantum leap in groundwater mapping

With support from the Ontario Water Consortium’s Water Industry Growth Program, CSMC is showing how space technology could change the game here on Earth. As humans begin colonizing space, they’re going to need water. That’s why the Canadian Space Mining Corporation (CSMC) is developing ways to find and extract it as efficiently as possible. “We [...]

2023-11-16T20:37:21+00:00September 13th, 2023|Features, News, Water Industry Growth Program|

Making industrial wastewater less wasteful

With support from the Ontario Water Consortium’s Water Industry Growth Program, Thetis Environmental is leveling up their membrane solutions for industrial wastewater treatment. Just about every industry produces wastewater. But what’s in that effluent — and how concentrated the pollutants are — varies wildly between sectors. For Hamilton-based Thetis Environmental, that creates the opportunity to [...]

2024-03-11T14:40:21+00:00July 10th, 2023|Features, News, Water Industry Growth Program|

Fostering Inclusivity: IDEA Essentials Certificate Program Advances Equality in Southern Ontario’s Water Industry

On June 8, 2023, a virtual event sparked a transformative opportunity for Southern Ontario’s water industry. The Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) Essentials Certificate Program, organized and funded by the Ontario Water Consortium’s Water Industry Growth Program, and conducted in collaboration with CCDI Consulting Inc., offered comprehensive training to business leaders, board members, and [...]

2023-07-10T15:53:20+00:00July 10th, 2023|Events, Features, News, Water Industry Growth Program|
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