Grants and Contributions:

Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019).

Hydromantis is one of the Canada's leading companies in wastewater treatment simulation. Hydromantis isx000D
dedicated to improving the efficiency of wastewater treatment through process engineering analysis using theirx000D
strength in wastewater treatment process simulation. The efficiency of wastewater treatment, however, dependsx000D
in part on the quantity and quality of municipal and industrial wastewater coming into the treatment plant, thex000D
variation of which causes major challenges for wastewater treatment process control. In this project, we willx000D
develop new wastewater characterization procedures to analyze the temporal patterns in influent loading forx000D
wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Influent flow and quality data will be collected from severalx000D
wastewater treatment plants throughout Canada. A set of data cleaning approaches will be developed andx000D
implemented to improve data quality. Sequentially, a data-driven approach will be proposed to deal withx000D
missing data. Finally, a pattern recognition module based on multivariate analysis, frequency analysis, and timex000D
series analysis, will be developed for the characterization of influent quality for the selected WWTPs.x000D
Based on the research findings, Hydromantis will be able to incorporate the effects of influent quality in thex000D
modeling and optimization of wastewater treatment processes, which will give them a significant marketx000D
advantage. The IP developed through this research will be exploited by Hydromantis in Canada for the benefitx000D
of their clients across the country. The company is committed to helping Canada's water/wastewater sector byx000D
developing state-of-the-art techniques to improve the design, operation, and management of wastewaterx000D
treatment plants. The impact of carrying out this work will be economically significant for Canada in terms ofx000D
providing valuable technical support for making the maximum use of the country's existing and futurex000D
wastewater treatment facilities.