Appropriate Water Treatment Technology for Remote and Northern Communities

《安大略省安全饮用水法》于2002年12月颁布，以回应在安大略省沃尔克顿发生不安全饮用水导致数千人患病、7人死亡后提出的建议。2008年，1 700多个加拿大社区受到沸水警报的影响，或由于水处理技术不足而面临水传播疾病的高风险。拟议中的项目将解决包括原住民在内的加拿大偏远小社区缺乏安全饮用水的问题。虽然有许多提供安全饮用水的有效方法，但许多小社区面临空间、成本和系统复杂性等实际限制。MS Filter Systems Inc （MSF，行业合作伙伴）有一个经过验证的系统，适用于小型社区，包括臭氧、粗生物过滤器和慢砂过滤；限制包括占地面积（占地面积）大，需要化学品和专业知识。MSF希望将他们的预处理过程与超滤膜技术相结合，以减少占地面积和操作负担。实验将在渥太华水处理厂进行24个月。这项新技术将评估在长时间冷水温度下不同的臭氧水平和光疗的作用。将对水样进行测试，并与目前使用化学凝固法的标准进行比较。该建议建立在目前的一项研究的基础上，该研究建立了一种将臭氧和过滤相结合的膜系统，以去除溶解的有机碳、消毒副产物和微生物参数（如大肠杆菌）。好处：亨伯和卡尔顿将加强他们的应用研究议程和合作伙伴关系，提高学生的学习和培养未来专业人士的技能。MS Filter公司将扩大其在小型和偏远的北部社区的客户群，并在未来10年内协助在安大略省创造多达50个新工作岗位。小型和偏远的北部社区将有一个更有效的选择来获得安全、清洁的饮用水。最后，水工业通过推进处理工艺领域和增加水处理领域的高素质人才（HQP）而受益。

The Ontario Safe Drinking Water Act was enacted in December 2002, in response to recommendations made after unsafe drinking water in Walkerton, Ontario sickened thousands of people, resulting in seven deaths. In 2008, more than 1,700 Canadian communities were affected by boil water advisories or at high risk of waterborne disease due to inadequate water treatment technologies. The proposed project will address the lack of safe drinking water in small and remote Canadian communities, including First Nations. Though there are many effective ways to provide safe drinking water, many small communities face practical restrictions such as space, costs and system complexity. MS Filter Systems Inc (MSF, the industry partner) has a proven system for small communities consisting of ozone, roughing biofilter and slow sand filtration; limitations include the large area (footprint) required and need for chemicals and expertise. MSF wants to integrate their pre-treatment process with ultrafiltration membrane technology to decrease the footprint and operational burden. The experiments will be set up at the Ottawa water treatment plant over 24 months. The new technology will evaluate different ozone levels and the role of phototherapy under prolonged cold water temperatures. Water samples will be tested and compared to the current standard, which uses chemical coagulation. This proposal builds upon a current study establishing a method to combine ozone and filtration for a membrane system to remove dissolved organic carbon, disinfection byproducts and microbial parameters (eg: E. coli). Benefits: Humber and Carleton will strengthen their applied research agendas and collaborative partnership, enhance student learning and build the skills of future professionals. MS Filter Inc will expand their client base in small and remote Northern communities and assist with the creation of up to 50 new jobs in Ontario over the next 10 years. Small and remote Northern communities will have a more efficient option to access safe, clean drinking water. Finally, the water industry benefits by advancing the field of treatment processes and adding highly qualified personnel (HQP) in the water treatment field.