Virtual Source-To-Tap Training (ST3) Series Details

HQP and Network members can look forward to an engaging fall with a stellar line up of training webinars available throughout October and November.

For newer students, “ST3 Week” refers to the annual forWater source-to-tap training week, which would normally be an in-person series of learning/training events focused on topics relevant to forWater. In past years, this has occurred in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Alberta's Rocky Mountains, and the 2022 version is set for Vancouver Island.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic this year's series will be virtual allowing us the flexibility to cover topics that were underrepresented in the past.

Jump to November webinars

Tools to evaluate downstream propagation of contaminants with Mike Stone & Jason Leach

Mike Stone, Theme 2 Lead, University of Waterloo

Wednesday October 6 at 2pm EST, 3pm AST, 11am PST, 12pm MST

​Webinar Description: Join Mike Stone and Jason Leach as they discuss tools to evaluate downstream propagation of contaminants. Topics covered will include the DPSIR framework, monitoring approaches, importance of fine sediment for water quality, sources of fine sediment, characterization and quantifying techniques, and more.

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Jason Leach, Research Scientist, Forest Ecohydrology Great Lakes Forestry Centre

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Rural, Remote and Marginalized Communities with
​Sarah Dickson-Anderson & Corinne Schuster-Wallace

Sarah Dickson-Anderson, McMaster University

Thursday October 14 at 1pm EST, 2pm AST, 10am PST, 11am MST

​Webinar description: RRM communities represent a unique set of challenges and needs when it comes to drinking water. Small population bases and remote locations can make it difficult to install, operate, and maintain drinking water systems. Indigenous communities in particular have been neglected and their needs unmet, with at least 40 First Nation communities still on long term drinking water advisories (i.e., longer than a year).

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Corinne Schuster-Wallace, University of Saskatchewan

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Drinking Water Treatability with
​Monica Emelko, Antoine Rempp, & Annette Constabel

Monica Emelko, Scientific Director & Theme 3 Lead, University of Waterloo

Wednesday October 20 at 1pm EDT, 2pm ADT, 10am PDT, 11am MDT

Webinar description: Fort McMurray and Victoria BC…. what could two such diverse utilities have in common?
A focus on resiliency in drinking water resource and treatment management in a changing climate.

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Antoine Rempp, Director, Environmental Services at Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo

Annette Constabel, Senior Manager Watershed Protection at Capital Regional District

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Resource Economics with Roy Brouwer

Roy Brouwer, Theme 4 Lead, University of Waterloo

Thursday October 28, 12pm EDT, 1pm ADT, 9am PDT, 10am MDT

Webinar description: Roy Brouwer explores the world of water resource economics, from the economics of global water management challenges, to water resource valuation and pricing and cost-benefit analysis.
 

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November series

Demystifying Forest Planning Process in Alberta with
​Kirk Hawthorn & Mike Wagner

Kirk Hawthorn, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Government of Alberta

Wednesday November 3, 12pm EDT, 1pm ADT, 9am PDT, 10am MDT

Webinar description: The process by which forestry companies plan and are granted approval to conduct forestry on Alberta’s public lands remains a mystery to much of the general public. Decisions are considered from the microsite (i.e. tree species) to the provincial level (e.g. forest biome) and involve rigorous consultation with many stakeholders. Alberta forestry law and policies require forestry disposition holders to develop and submit for a review a series of plans, strategic and operational in nature, prior to granting approval to operate.  Each plan is reviewed for compliance with legislation and higher order land use plans (ie South Saskatchewan Regional Plan) by AAF professionals to ensure principles of Sustainable Forest Management are followed.

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Mike Wagner, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Government of Alberta

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Vital aspects of streamflow measurement: 18 years of experience from the Montane Cordillera with
​Chris Williams & Erin Cherlet 

Chris Williams, HQP Coordinator, University of Alberta

Wednesday November 10th at 1pm EST, 2pm AST, 10am PST, 10am MST

​Webinar Description: Streamflow data are vital for many purposes including water supply forecasting, infrastructure design, assessing in-stream ecological requirements, and the characterization of water quality data. Streamflow (or discharge) can be labour-intensive and time-consuming to measure. While new instruments and techniques are being developed, there are no inexpensive ways of acquiring accurate continuous streamflow data. Chris Williams and Erin Cherlet will share insights into past and present techniques used to measure  streamflow, link streamflow information to water quality in the context of forWater, and describe some of the unique challenges of acquiring hydrometric data in Rocky Mountain watersheds within the Montane Cordillera research platform. Additionally, techniques will be described for the development of rating curves and annual streamflow hydrographs.
 
Chris is a Research Hydrologist who has been working with the Southern Rockies Watershed Project (SRWP) since 2006. Erin is SRWP’s primary Field Supervisor, and started in 2017.

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Erin Cherlet, Field Researcher, University of Alberta

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Improving research impact
with Knowledge Mobilization with
Elanor Waslander and Katrina Hitchman

Elanor Waslander, Knowledge Mobilization Manager, University of Waterloo

Tuesday November 16 at 1pm EST, 2pm AST, 10am PST, 11am MST

Webinar description: Knowledge mobilization (KMb) is the process of improving research impact by bridging the gap between knowledge and action or end-user. This workshop will give both researchers and practitioners a background on KMb frameworks, strategies and tools for engaging in KMb, as well as a rough outline of a KMb plan for your specific research or project.

​Prep: Please prepare two sentences that describe your research/project and the knowledge you would like to mobilize.

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Katrina Hitchman, Director of Program Development, Canadian Water Network