The forWater Network brings together researchers, government agencies and industry
professionals from different disciplines across Canada to deliver critical insights about the impacts of different forest management strategies on drinking water source quality and treatability.

forWater is hosted at the Universities of Waterloo and Alberta and is supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), as well as our academic and industry partners. 

University Partners

• Brock University
• Dalhousie University
• McMaster University
• Trent University
• University of Alberta

• University of British Columbia
• University of Calgary
• University of Waterloo
• Vancouver Island University

North American Partners

• Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
• Alberta Centre for Toxicology
• Alberta Environment and Parks
• Canadian Water Network (CWN)
• Canfor
• Capital Regional District (CRD)
• City of Calgary
• Environment Canada
• EPCOR
• Halifax Water

• National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health (NCCEH)
• Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
• Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forestry
  
• Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change
• Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB)
• Spray Lake Sawmills
• West Fraser Sundre Forest Products
• Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd.

International Partners

• Eastern Research Group (ERG)
• Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science & Technology)
• PESFOR-W COST Action (Forest Research)
• Rothamsted Research
• Water Research Foundation (WRF)

Working together to enhance source water protection in Canada and beyond

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Protecting our drinking water sources is paramount, but we can't do it alone. 

Through high-quality science, partnerships, and capacity building, forWater is building a more secure future for our shared water sources.

Partner engagement for real-world applications

The forWater Network uses Knowledge Mobilization tools to support robust and meaningful relationships with our industry partners. 

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