University of Guelph researchers are helping ensure safe, sustainable drinking water for Wellington County through groundwater studies funded by almost $11 million from federal and local governments and industry partners.<\/p>\n
Fractured bedrock aquifers provide drinking water for more than one million people living in some of southern Ontario\u2019s fastest-growing communities, including Guelph.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe sustainability of groundwater as source water for communities ultimately depends on the quality and quantity of local groundwater,\u201d says engineering professor Beth Parker, director of the U\u00a0of\u00a0G-based G360\u00a0Institute for Groundwater Research.<\/p>\n
The project is supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Nestl\u00e9 Waters Canada, the Town of Erin and local geophysical company Paterson Grant and Watson.<\/p>\n
U of G also teamed up with the City of Guelph to become the first university in Ontario to develop a risk management plan to help protect local drinking water sources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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