The existing on-site wastewater systems of apartment buildings in Mafoluku, Nigeria do not provide adequate treatment of domestic sewage before releasing it into the ground, resulting in degraded ecosystems and water-borne diseases. Wastes to Treat Waste Inc. addresses this problem by designing a de-centralized wastewater treatment system that treats wastewater to an acceptable level and ensures the safe release of waste following treatment. This cost-effective and innovative septic tank with attached soak away pit will be able to meet sanitation needs in fast-growing communities.

Faculty Advisor: Nadine Ibrahim

Belwood Lake, situated within the Belwood Lake Conservation Area, is a frequent destination for recreational activities. However, the predominantly agricultural surrounding lands have regularly resulted in conditions of in-lake nutrient enrichment, which has been reported by the GRCA to be due to the transport of phosphorus within the watershed. AROW Consulting aims to implement a solution to reduce the total phosphorus loads being received by Belwood Lake from the Upper Grand River watershed by designing treatment wetlands that help improve water quality through natural processes.

Faculty Advisor: Nandita Basu

Creating and maintaining sustainable stormwater management infrastructure is imperative to building a climate-resilient society. The City of Barrie has identified MacMorrison Park as a potential site for a stormwater retrofit. The park receives water from over 250 hectares of urbanized land via Sophia creek and a stormwater channel. Downstream and surrounding residences of MacMorrison Park experience flash flooding after major rain events. BGC is proposing a stormwater retrofit of the park to attenuate high volume storm flows, maximize on-site detention and improve water quality downstream.

Faculty Advisor: William Annable

The Brook Trout is an ecologically and economically valuable species in the Credit River watershed whose population is threatened by habitat fragmentation due to in-stream hydraulic infrastructure. Credit Valley Conservation has identified a partially decommissioned weir in the Credit River that is impeding fish passage within a critical Brook Trout spawning habitat in the watershed. FishTechs proposes to remove this weir and replace it with a rock ramp to restore fish passage, sediment transport, and hydraulic stability in the reach.

Faculty Advisor: Bruce MacVicar