Listening to the speakers at the 2011 Symposium, it became clear that getting results requires a collaborative effort. During his presentation, Jim Barker highlighted this by introducing a combined initiative that is currently taking place in the province of Ontario. The Southern Ontario Water Consortium is a development platform for new water technologies that includes support from 8 universities, over 70 companies (including Solinst), and the Ontario Government. The growing project includes facilities across the Grand River Watershed for the testing and development of drinking water solutions, wastewater purification, ecotoxicological analysis, watershed management, and sensor development.
