RESEAU-WaterNet

RES’EAU-WaterNET is Canada’s first and only strategic research network devoted exclusively to developing affordable solutions for providing clean drinking water to small, rural and First Nations communities.

The network, launched in April, 2009, unites water technology engineers, chemists, economists, science policy experts, industry partners and key stakeholders – including government agencies, small water system operators and end-users – to leverage resources, people and knowledge to drive results. 

Our Research Foci:
Source Water Quality
Technology Development
Cost Analysis & System Operations
Technology Validation & Knowledge Transfer


“Water quality in 1,700 small and rural communities across Canada – some as close as half an hour drive from a major metropolitan area such as Vancouver – can be as bad or worse than that in developing countries,” says Madjid Mohseni, an associate professor in chemical and biological engineering at the University of British Columbia. “For example, nearly 100 First Nations communities live under permanent boil water advisories.”


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