Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Addressing Gaps in Water Quality Monitoring
Agreement Number:
1025749
Agreement Value:
$50,000.00
Agreement Date:
Dec 16, 2024 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
Rivers and lakes in the Northwest Territories (NWT) provide vital
sources of drinking water and food for many NWT communities
and are strategically monitored by the NWT’s territorial and
Indigenous Governments, among other water partners. Through
active collaboration with local Indigenous communities, the
Government of the NWT (GNWT) uses available technologies to
monitor the health of freshwater ecosystems to answer questions
including whether the water remains safe to drink and the fish
remain healthy to eat. However, existing sensors are costprohibitive, track limited water quality parameters and cannot
efficiently perform real-time and remote monitoring. Consequently,
affordable, adaptable and user-friendly remote-monitoring sensor
systems are required to ensure that aquatic ecosystem integrity is
maintained, especially amid ongoing concerns over cumulative
effects from a variety of sources. The Project proposes to leverage
NRCs existing sensor technologies in sensing to address gaps in
water quality monitoring that are: 1) practical for remote
environments (i.e., power and other conditions); 2) cost-effective;
3) easy to deploy; 4) sustainable.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems.
Location:
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, CA X1A 2L9
Reference Number:
172-2024-2025-Q3-1025749
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
107442691
Recipient Type:
Government
Recipient's Legal Name:
Government of Northwest Territories
Federal Riding Name:
Northwest Territories
Federal Riding Number:
61001
Program:
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Program Purpose:
Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas.
NAICS Code:
541710