Water Quality Modelling for Etobicoke Creek

The Etobicoke Creek watershed is heavily urbanized with significant water quality issues. As part of the development of a watershed plan, scenario analysis allows for modelling different future land use and climate conditions to understand how watershed conditions will change. The purpose of this research is to establish and utilize an appropriate water quality model for investigation of parameters of concern in Etobicoke Creek. The first step will be to identify and apply the appropriate model platform. Once a model is selected and the scenarios run, the model results will be analyzed and interpreted to inform future land use and infrastructure decisions within the watershed.

Faculty Supervisor:

Christopher Wellen

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Partner:

Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (Vaughan, ON)

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services; Public administration

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

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