Exploring the feasibility for a sector-specific Wastewater Management System Standard (WWMSS) for the municipal and non-municipal wastewater systems sector.

The objective of this research is to develop an Ontario-based Wastewater Management Standard (WWMS), which is aligned with the currently statutorily required Ontario Drinking Water Management Standard (DWQMS) and with ISO 14001 for environmental management systems. This proposed research will bring much needed standardization for the quality and environmental management for municipal and non-municipal wastewater systems, by having a level playing field with the drinking water sector. The partner organization, Ontario Good Roads Association (Good Roads), is an industry organization dedicated to improving municipal roads and associated infrastructure in Ontario. Good Roads have 417 municipal members, and 18 First Nations members. One of their strategic objectives is to develop management tools to assist its municipal and First Nation members to increase their capacity to align infrastructure funding and capital programs to bring the necessary resources for the timely overall management of roads surface and underground infrastructure renewal.

Faculty Supervisor:

Kernaghan Webb

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Partner:

Good Roads

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Other services (except public administration); Public administration

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

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