Vehicle maintenance facilities at Mine ‘X’, located in northern Canada, generate wash-water with high concentrations of hydraulic oils, greases, coolant, and other contaminants. Treatment of this water is required before it can be released to the surrounding environmentally and culturally significant area. NrWAL® has designed a treatment system for this wastewater, focusing on the need for easy operation and maintenance due to the Mine’s remote location and staffing limitations.

Faculty Advisor: Wayne Parker

Developing countries have long experienced difficulty in facilitating equitable energy access nationwide. The city of Matiguás, located in central Nicaragua, has less than 50% household electricity coverage. R2E2 is committed to closing the gap in the current electrical coverage while upholding the traditional farming practices and minimizing disruption to the existing food supply chain. R2E2’s goal is to introduce a solution in meeting these demands by harnessing biomass, from cattle, as a sustainable energy source.

Faculty Advisors: Rebecca Saari & Chao Tan (MME)

The community of New Hamburg has been facing more frequent 100-year flood events that current flood mitigation methods cannot adequately address, resulting in increasing damages and related costs. H-D aims to reduce the consequences of flooding by utilizing a multi-barrier approach of floodplain expansion and dike modification.

Faculty Advisor: William Annable

A combination of urbanization and climate change has altered the flow regime of East Morrison Creek in the Town of Oakville. This has resulted in extensive erosion and degradation of the creek system, placing private property and public infrastructure at risk. W.A.T.E.R. Inc. proposes to address this issue by restoring the most impacted areas to a natural, healthy, and sustainable state. The proposed solution will realign and naturalize a section of the creek to mitigate slope failure, utilize the floodplain effectively, and improve stormwater drainage.

Tech Advisor: Jacob Ursulak (Aquaforbeech)

The City of Kitchener has identified the concrete channelized reach of Schneider Creek as high priority for remediation due to poor stream conditions. The outdated practice of channelizing urban streams increases habitat fragmentation, the severity of flooding downstream, and sediment conveyance. This has led to aggradation in Victoria Lake and expensive dredging costs for the City. Creative Creek Engineers aims to design a naturalized channel to reduce sediment transport, restore aquatic habitat connectivity, and create a welcoming community environment.

Faculty Advisor: Bruce MacVicar