CWWA Welcomes Two New Members

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University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba is the oldest University in Western Canada and with almost 30,000 students one of the largest. The School of Engineering is ranked in the top 30 engineering schools in North America. The Environmental Engineering program at University of Manitoba has a history of 45 years. The program — particularly advanced nutrient removal research and anaerobic wastewater treatment and sludge digestion, are well known around the world. 

The Environmental Engineering Group (EEG) in the Department of Civil Engineering (DCE) collaborates closely with scientists from Departments of Microbiology, Medical Microbiology as well as with research centers in Tulane University, Texas A&M University,  Cornell University; Concordia University; University of Florence in Italy and Gdansk University of Technology in Poland.

The University of Manitoba Water Environment Federation Student Chapter (UMWEF) is one of the largest and is the most active, organizing, among other an Annual International Prairie Student  Conference between the US and Canadian Prairie Universities.  

Three civil engineering professors make up the DCE Environmental Engineering Group: Dr. Jan Oleszkiewicz, PEng, CEng(UK), BCEE, Fellow IWA, FCAE; Dr. Beata Gorczyca, PEng; Dr. Qiuyan Yuan, EIT. The present research in Environmental Engineering encompasses three areas: water treatment, wastewater treatment and solid waste disposal and management; with advanced work in nutrient removal and recovery; removal of endocrine disrupting compounds; optimization of water treatment processes; autotrophic total nitrogen removal processes in flocculant and  granular activated sludge processes; electrokinetic process for phosphorus removal and recovery; protection of membrane systems against fouling.

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SNC-Lavalin Inc. (QC)

Founded in 1911, SNC-Lavalin is one of the leading engineering and construction groups in the world and a major player in the ownership of infrastructure. From its offices in more than 40 countries, SNC-Lavalin provides EPC, EPCM and consulting services to clients in a variety of industry sectors, including mining & metallurgy, oil & gas, environment & water, infrastructure and clean power. In many cases, SNC-Lavalin combines these services with its financing and operations & maintenance capability to provide a complete end-to-end project approach.

SNC-Lavalin’s experts specialize in providing a broad range of water-sector services to national and international organizations around the world. We have designed, engineered and constructed water infrastructure for several of Canada’s cities and industries, and worked on some of the world’s largest water conveyance and treatment projects. We provide a broad range of services in groundwater development, contaminated groundwater, hydrology, watershed management, irrigation and drainage, water conveyance and distribution, stormwater, water storage and retention structures, potable water supply and treatment, domestic/municipal wastewater, industrial water, and institutional support and capacity.

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