From June 2015 to March 2024, the Water Innovation Program has invested $40,380,959.00 and created a total project value of $145,472,661.00 in 101 projects. That’s almost $2.50 of value for every dollar invested.

The value of these investments goes beyond dollars and cents; they have created a tightly knit and influential water innovation ecosystem in Alberta that has:

  • Established a network of over 176 collaborators
  • Supported over 900 highly qualified personnel
  • Influenced 94 new policies and practices
  • Facilitated 62 field pilots
  • Created 55 new products and services

All of this has been done in collaboration with business support services offered by Alberta Innovates, the applied research services offered by Innotech Alberta and the testing facilities available through C-FER Technologies.

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Supporting creative solutions to complex water challenges

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What lies beneath: unraveling the secrets of the North Saskatchewan River

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From peaks to plains: InnoTech’s multidisciplinary team explores water security in Alberta

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AI makes a splash in water treatment optimization

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Letting wetlands do the work of water treatment

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If wetlands are the model of effective water treatment, why not put nature in control of our wastewater and stormwater? Innovators right here in Alberta are doing just that.