NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Management and Surveillance of Drinking Water Quality from the Watershed to the Citizen's Tap

新出现的污染物、更严格的饮用水法规以及公众对自来水的更高期望，都需要更多的信息和复杂的管理和监测策略。此外，监测和管理水质的决策工具需要创新和有效的方法，这些方法可以很容易地转让给最终用户。这个工业研究主席（IRC）的更新是先前研究的一个合乎逻辑的延续。它将巩固基于伙伴关系的研究，以解决市政当局纳入有效保护和管理饮用水质量的工具的迫切需要。IRC的目标将通过发展以四个互补主题为代表的多学科研究计划来实现：1)气候变化背景下水源水质变率的影响；2)出现新关注的污染物；3)重新审视配送系统的剩余消毒剂管理；4)评估用于水质管理和监测的智能工具。拥有强大的研究基础设施，包括设备齐全的实验室和创新的现场仪器，重点将放在从源头到水龙头收集关于水质的强大时空信息，以及实施开创性的管理和监测模型。在与两个城市、两个工业合作伙伴和一个流域机构的合作下，该IRC将在未来五年内直接为培训十几名博士、硕士、博士后研究员和专业人员以及几名本科生做出贡献。预期的效益包括减少与自来水消费有关的健康风险，以及在管理、监督和监测方面的财务投资产生更好的成本/效益。对于工业合作伙伴来说，研究成果将使他们能够巩固他们在计划中考虑的特定领域的专业知识，加强他们的研发能力，提高他们的竞争力。

Emerging contaminants, more stringent regulations for drinking water and greater public expectationsconcerning tap water all contribute to the need for more information and sophisticated management andsurveillance strategies. In addition, the decision-making tools for the surveillance and management of waterquality require innovative and effective approaches that can be easily transferred to end-users. The renewal ofthis Industrial Research Chair (IRC) is a logical continuation of previous research. It will consolidatepartnership-based research that addresses the urgent need for municipalities to incorporate tools to efficientlyprotect and manage drinking water quality. IRC objectives will be achieved through the development of amultidisciplinary research program represented by four complementary themes: 1) Impacts of source waterquality variability in the context of a changing climate; 2) Occurrence of contaminants of emerging concern; 3)Revisiting residual disinfectant management in distribution systems; and 4) Assessing smart tools for waterquality management and surveillance. With a robust research infrastructure including full-equipped laboratoriesand innovating field instruments, the emphasis will be placed on collecting, from source to tap, robustspatio-temporal information on water quality, as well as implementing pioneering management andsurveillance models. In partnership with two municipalities, two industrial partners and a watershed agency,this IRC will contribute directly to the training of a dozen PhD, MSc, post-doctoral fellows and professionals,and several undergraduates over the next five-year period. Anticipated benefits include the reduction of thehealth risks associated with the consumption of tap water and better cost/benefit outcomes of financialinvestments in management, surveillance and monitoring. For industrial partners, the research results willallow them to consolidate their expertise in specific areas considered in the program, strengthen their research& development capacities and improve their competitiveness.