​Research to protect drinking water in a changing climate. From source to tap.

forWater News

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Soosan Bahramian and co-researchers in Alberta studying forestry harvesting impacts on drinking water treatability
Soosan Bahramian, PhD candidate from the University of Waterloo, investigates - does contemporary forestry impact drinking water treatability?  Read the article
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Publication summary: Erosion characteristics of fine-grained cohesive sediments. Read the summary
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Ellen Cameron, PhD candidate from the University of Waterloo, selected for prestigious fellowship and shares her research studying cyanobacteria. Learn more
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​Canfor is featured in the article "Canfor & forWater deliver better forest management practices for drinking water and beyond". Read the article 
forWater is featured in Climate Atlas of Canada's video - Quality Control: Wildfire, Water, and our Health
forWater researcher Monica Emelko and affiliate Francois Robinne explain the connections between wildfire, water, and the health of Canadians.
forWater is the NSERC Network for Forested Drinking Water Source Protection Technologies

Our Mission

Learn about forWater's research goals in sustainable forest management and water treatability.

Network Members

Meet the interdisciplinary team of researchers and our partners involved in the for​Water Network.​​

Research

Find out more about new technologies and tools for forest management and water treatability. ​

forWater Research

The forWater Network contributes to critical new knowledge and technologies needed to adapt to climate change and to build resilient, adaptive communities. 
​Interdisciplinary research spanning 4 themes, 8 universities, 23 researchers and 65 industry partners and young professionals looking at:
  • Linking source water quality to water treatability and downstream effects
  • Improving integrated management from source to tap
  • Testing "green infrastructure", like sand filtration, as a new way to protect drinking water at the source
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​forWater is proudly based in Canada