It’s Time to Invest to Save
This article was originally published in Water Canada by Brenda Lucas. Water Canada's recent issue, "Time to Pay" [September/October 2014], carries a strong message about the risks and costs of neglecting our water infrastructure—a fact that bears repeating. Too often we've failed to make appropriate investments in our water systems: the "infrastructure gap" has been a rallying cry for increased funding. But rather than calling for new money for status quo projects, couldn't we focus on less costly ways to [...]
SOWC Researcher Profile – Dr. Glen Van Der Kraak
Dr. Glen Van Der Kraak, Professor of Integrative Biology at the University of Guelph, and SOWC Ecotoxicology Node Co-Leader Dr. Glen Van Der Kraak is the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Biological Science at the University of Guelph, where he is a Professor in the Department of Integrative Biology. He is a co-leader of the Ecotoxicology Node for the Southern Ontario Water Consortium - a segment of the platform that focuses on assessing water quality [...]
How Big Data Helps Water Management
This article was originally published in Environmental Leader. Canada's Southern Ontario Water Consortium, a public-private-university initiative working in the areas of watershed, wastewater, drinking water management, ecotoxicology and sensor development is now generating big data for global research and development purposes. The new data integration platform for SOWC is being provided by Smarter Planet Solutions for IBM Canada. Watersheds was one of the first projects chosen to generate intense sets of data for the SOWC as it impacts water for [...]