The Economic Opportunity That Lies Beneath (Your Streets)
This article was orginially published on the Meeting of the Minds by Brenda Lucas The economic opportunity that lies beneath (your streets) Municipal water and wastewater infrastructure keeps the families that live in Ontario’s cities, towns and municipalities safe. This same infrastructure allows businesses to operate, creating economic opportunity and employment, while it also protects the surrounding environment. Two progressive municipalities in Southwestern Ontario have begun to view the operation of their wastewater infrastructure as an economic opportunity, creating a [...]
SOWC: Water Canada Blog (March 2013)
The Southern Ontario Water Consortium is writing a regular blog for Water Canada Magazine focusing on the latest news, developments and information from around the SOWC. The blog can be found online on Water Canada's website. SOWC: Seeking Partnerships to Fill Gaps in the Grand River Watershed While innovative companies in the water sector are developing groundbreaking technologies aimed at providing solutions to municipalities, industrial enterprises, and consumers with practical ways to solve water challenges in an environmentally responsible way, [...]
Demonstrating Water Monitoring Technology in the Grand River Watershed
SOWC and the Grand River Conservation Authority and Primodal Inc. have signed an agreement to facilitate Primodal's access to GRCA's water quality monitoring stations for research, development and demonstration of a new monitoring technology in a real environment within the Grand River watershed. This type of agreement will allow SOWC, private sector and academic users to access on-the-ground facilities within the Grand River watershed. Working with GRCA, SOWC users will have the opportunity to place monitoring and testing devices at [...]