Fleming College

The Fleming College Centre for Alternative Wastewater Treatment’s (CAWT) support in initiating a research project at the University of Waterloo has helped the institution receive $4.8 million in funding from the provincial Ministry of Research and Innovation.The CAWT last year agreed to be a collaborator on the University of Waterloo’s project to set up its Centre for the Control of Emerging Contaminants (CCEC) and its proposal to receive Ontario Research Funding.The proposal was one of four research projects at the University of Waterloo to receive funding from the Ontario government, announced on February 8. The government is funding the projects in partnership with industry to support Ontario researchers in areas where the province can compete and win in the global marketplace. Ontario will invest $4.8 million to support the development of new technologies for measuring, monitoring, controlling and removing emerging contaminants in water treatment systems at the university. The CAWT, with its extensive facilities and knowledge in alternative wastewater treatment technologies, will assist in the research.The funding for this project is part of nearly $115 million invested by the government to support 19 cutting-edge research projects across Ontario. The research at universities, institutes and hospitals will receive matching funding from 107 industry and other partners.