Region
of Durham
The Region of Durham situated in the Golden Horseshoe, owns
and operates 6 surface water supply plants. Of these, 5 systems
draw water from Lake Ontario, and 1 from Lake Simcoe. The Region
is responsible for supplying water to eight area municipalities:
including Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Oshawa, Bowmanville, and
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City
of Toronto
Canada's largest city, the City of Toronto supplies water to
2.4 million Toronto residents and 400 000 residents in York
Region through the operation of four water treatment plants
drawing water from Lake Ontario. |
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Region
of Peel
The Region of Peel is the second largest municipality in Ontario.
With two water treatment facilities drawing water from Lake
Ontario, the Region supplies water to over 1 000 000 Peel residents
in Mississauga, Brampton and Bolton. The Region of Peel has
also signed a long term agreement with the Region of York to
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Halton
Region
The Region of Halton operates two surface water treatment plants.
Drawing from Lake Ontario, they supply water to over 300 000
residents of the City of Burlington and the towns of Milton
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City
of Hamilton
The City of Hamilton now includes the former municipalities
of Hamilton, Stoney Creek, Dundas, Ancaster, Waterdown, Flamborough
and Glanbrook. The new City provides treated water from Lake
Ontario to its population of 500 000. As well, it provides treated
water to parts of the Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk.
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Region
of Niagara
The Region of Niagara, made up of 12 unique and distinct local
municipalities, operates and maintains seven surface water treatment
plants drawing water from Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, the Niagara
River and the Welland Canal. Regional Niagara water treatment
facilities service over 400 000 people. |
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Ontario
Power Generation
Ontario Power Generation Inc. is an Ontario-based electricity
generation company whose principal business is the generation
and sale of electricity in Ontario. Our focus is on the efficient
production and sale of electricity from our generation assets,
while operating in a safe, open and environmentally responsible
manner. |
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Ontario
Clean Water Agency
OCWA
is an agency of the Province of Ontario in the business of providing
environmentally responsible and cost-effective water and wastewater
services. OCWA currently operates over 500 facilities in 180
communities and serves an estimated 5 million Ontarians, making
it the largest operator of water and wastewater facilities in
Canada.
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Our
Researchers
Scientific
professionals from the National Water Research Institute
(Environment Canada), the Ontario Ministry of the Environment
and Energy, in collaboration with the St Lawrence River
Institute of Environmental Science and several Ontario universities,
especially the University of Waterloo carry out the needed
research:
National
Water Research Institute (NWRI)
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Ontario
Ministry of the Environment (MOE)
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University
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Taste and Odour
in the Western Basin of Lake Ontario has been intensively studied
by the Consortium since 1999. The
attached algae project began in 2002.
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