The Art of Hosting Water Dialogues Training 2015
Event date and time Monday, April 20, 2015 (All day) to Wednesday, April 29, 2015 (All day) Waterlution and the Art of Hosting present "The Art of Hosting Water Dialogues 2015" This programme invites participants to enter into meaningful dialogue about questions that really matter and to practise designing, hosting and harvesting these kinds of conversations to turn them into meaningful action. The training is on-location and includes accommodation for 2 nights, all meals, and a customised workbook. Spaces are [...]
SOWC Profiled in Regional Tech Magazine
This article was originally published in the Waterloo Region Record by Lisa Maccoll. In an arena where research and grant dollars can be competitive, the Southern Ontario Water Consortium (SOWC) is a study in collaborative innovation. The consortium, based out of a building on the University of Waterloo's north campus, near Columbia Lake, focuses on helping water technology companies develop and demonstrate innovative technology and approaches. It has eight university partners - UW, Wilfrid Laurier, McMaster, Ryerson, Guelph, Western, Toronto [...]
SOWC Company Project Highlight – Waterloo Biofilter Systems Inc.
Waterloo Biofilter Systems Inc. is a Canadian-owned and operated company that develops, designs, manufactures and maintains advanced onsite wastewater treatment systems. The company has recently focused on advances to its technology to permit phosphorus recovery and reuse from small-scale systems, hoping to capture an emerging market for systems that reduce nutrient pollution and create a valuable soil treatment. SOWC has successfully supported Professor Lingling Wu from the University of Waterloo and Professor Susan Glasauer from the University of Guelph to [...]