Research supports opportunities for Ontario’s wastewater treatment plants to process off-site organics and generate RNG
The primary goal of wastewater treatment is to remove organic material and nutrients that can hurt lakes and rivers and be detrimental to human health. No question, that’s a critical job. But more and more municipalities across Ontario are adding a second objective: extracting value from wastewater. And there’s plenty of value to squeeze out. Anaerobically digesting sludge produces biogas, which can be captured and used to provide heat, fuel vehicles, create electricity or feed into the natural gas distribution [...]
Deploying THM-monitoring technology in remote First Nation communities
In Canada, boil water advisories in First Nation communities regularly make headlines. Unfortunately, thousands of First Nation households across the country cannot drink the water that comes out of their tap. One of the big challenges of ensuring safe drinking water in remote areas is the shortage of qualified operators to oversee treatment systems. In northern Ontario, for example, many communities are served by a single operator who visits just once or twice a month to take samples and make [...]
Impact Report – Create. Prove. Improve. Demonstrate.
SOWC is very pleased to present our Impact Report, which highlights the successful implementation of our Advancing Water Technologies (AWT) program and our milestones over nearly 8 years. With this Impact Report, we are excited to share the outcomes of the important partnerships we have created. To access the full PDF report, click here.