SDG6 /water-institute/ en WaterTalk | Hydrogeology: What's the Use? /water-institute/events/watertalk-hydrogeology-whats-use <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">WaterTalk | Hydrogeology: What's the Use?</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/water-institute/users/j26grant" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">Julie Grant</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Tue, 12/12/2023 - 14:17</span> <section class="uw-contained-width uw-contained-width--wide uw-section-spacing--default uw-section-separator--none uw-column-separator--none layout layout--uw-1-col"><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockuw-cbl-copy-text"> <div class="uw-copy-text"> <div class="uw-copy-text__wrapper "> <p> </p><div class="uw-media media media--type-uw-mt-image media--view-mode-uw-vm-standard-image align-center" data-width="500" data-height="281"> <img src="/water-institute/sites/default/files/uploads/images/ds_tfwith_qr_1_0.jpg" width="500" height="281" alt="WaterTalk" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> <br /><span> As part of the Water Institute's</span> <a href="/water-institute/node/1529"> WaterTalks lecture series</a><span>, <span><span>Dr.</span></span></span> <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden"> Ty Ferré</span><span><span><span>,</span></span></span> Distinguished Professor, Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences<span>, University of Arizona</span>, will present: <span> Hydrogeology: What's the Use?</span> <p> This event is in person in DC 1302 with a lunch reception to follow in DC 1301 (The Fishbowl).</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section><section class="uw-contained-width uw-contained-width--wide uw-section-spacing--default uw-section-separator--none uw-column-separator--none layout layout--uw-1-col"><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockuw-cbl-call-to-action"> <div class="uw-cta "> <div class="uw-cta__center-wrapper"> <aside class="uw-cta__aside org-default"><a href="/water-institute/registration-watertalk-ty-ferre" class="uw-cta__link"> <div class="uw-cta__wrapper"> <div class="call-to-action-theme-org-default"> <div class="uw-cta__text uw-cta__text--big">Register Now</div> </div> </div> </a> </aside></div> </div> </div> </div> </section><section class="uw-contained-width uw-contained-width--wide uw-section-spacing--default uw-section-separator--none uw-column-separator--none layout layout--uw-1-col"><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="uw-text-align--left block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockuw-cbl-copy-text"> <div class="uw-copy-text"> <div class="uw-copy-text__wrapper "> <h2><span>More information</span></h2> <div> <p class="WasteEngnormal"><span>Hydrogeologists are faced with the challenge of building models of water and solute movement through complex, sparsely characterized geologic systems. Every step of this process introduces opportunities for error and uncertainty, from the choice of where and what to measure, to the conceptualization of the flow system, to the construction, parameterization, and calibration of the numerical model. There is increasing acceptance among hydrogeologists that 'all models are imperfect'. But there is little to no agreement about how (or if) model uncertainty should be communicated to clients and how that uncertainty might be included in water resources planning. In this talk, I will present a very simple hydrogeologic problem and use it to explore the following topics. How does measurement uncertainty affect model prediction uncertainty and how can we determine if those uncertainties matter?  How can we determine how much hydrologic observations are worth in a decision context? How can we account for stakeholder biases and, importantly, are they always something to be avoided? The talk will draw on Bayes' Law, Pareto optimization, and multi-model analysis.  But the take home messages will be clear and simple to explain to any audience.    </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section><section class="uw-contained-width uw-contained-width--wide uw-section-spacing--default uw-section-separator--none uw-column-separator--none layout layout--uw-1-col"><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="uw-text-align--left block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockuw-cbl-copy-text"> <div class="uw-copy-text"> <div class="uw-copy-text__wrapper "> <h2>Speaker bio</h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section><section class="uw-contained-width uw-contained-width--wide uw-section-spacing--default uw-section-separator--none uw-column-separator--none layout layout--uw-2-col larger-right"><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-uw-custom-blocks block-uw-cbl-image"> <div class="uw-image"> <figure class="uw-image__figure uw-image__sized-image uw-image__sized-image--center uw-image__sized-image--custom"><img src="/water-institute/sites/default/files/uploads/resize/ty_ferre_square-250x250-250x250_3.jpg" width="250" height="250" alt="Ty Ferré" /></figure></div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="uw-text-align--left block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockuw-cbl-copy-text"> <div class="uw-copy-text"> <div class="uw-copy-text__wrapper "> <p><span>Ty Ferr</span><span class="field field--label-hidden field--name-title field--type-string">é</span> <span> is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Arizona. His students investigate topics ranging from direct and geophysical monitoring of the vadose zone, to groundwater model parameter estimation, to increasing the role of stakeholders in water resources decision making. He was the 2016 National Groundwater Association Darcy Lecturer. </span></p> <hr /><p><em>The University of ݮƵ is committed to achieving barrier-free accessibility for persons with disabilities who are visiting, studying or working at ݮƵ. If you have questions concerning access or wish to request accommodations for this event, please contact Julie Grant (j26grant@uwaterloo.ca) </em></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> Tue, 12 Dec 2023 19:17:26 +0000 Julie Grant 640 at /water-institute WaterTalk: What’s public about public water? /water-institute/events/watertalk-whats-public-about-public-water <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">WaterTalk: What’s public about public water?</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/water-institute/users/j26grant" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">Julie Grant</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Mon, 10/16/2023 - 14:26</span> <section class="uw-section-spacing--default uw-section-separator--none uw-column-separator--none layout layout--uw-1-col uw-contained-width"><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="uw-text-align--left block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockuw-cbl-copy-text"> <div class="uw-copy-text"> <div class="uw-copy-text__wrapper "> <div class="uw-media media media--type-uw-mt-image media--view-mode-uw-vm-standard-image align-center" data-height="281" data-width="500"> <img src="/water-institute/sites/default/files/uploads/images/ds_mcdonald_with_qr_sm.jpg" width="500" height="281" alt="WaterTalk" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> <p><span>As part of the Water Institute's</span> <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="189b32d6-ef27-4889-80ce-d2fcbe82b733" href="/water-institute/watertalks"> WaterTalks lecture series</a><span>, <span><span>Dr. David McDonald, </span></span></span><span><span><span>Professor, Department of Global Development Studies, </span></span></span><span><span><span>Queen’s University</span></span></span>, will present: What’s public about public water?</p> <p>This event is in person in DC 1302 with a lunch reception to follow in DC 1301 (The Fishbowl).</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockuw-cbl-call-to-action"> <div class="uw-cta "> <div class="uw-cta__center-wrapper"> <aside class="uw-cta__aside org-default"><div class="uw-cta__wrapper"> <div class="call-to-action-theme-org-default"> <div class="uw-cta__text uw-cta__text--big">Register Now</div> </div> </div> </aside></div> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockuw-cbl-copy-text"> <div class="uw-copy-text"> <div class="uw-copy-text__wrapper "> <p> <br /></p><h2> <span> More information</span></h2> <div> <p class="WasteEngnormal"> Debates about water privatization have tended to construct a simplistic binary of public versus private. In reality, ‘public’ water is varied and complex in its institutional and ideological make-up, illustrated in part by the rise of very different types of ‘remunicipalized’ water services over the past ten years as well as the growth of ‘corporatized’ public utilities. Drawing on two decades of empirical and theoretical work on this topic, Dr McDonald will highlight key tensions and synergies in the emerging debates about the nature of public water services. </p></div> <h2> Speaker bio</h2> <p> </p><div class="uw-media media media--type-uw-mt-image media--view-mode-uw-vm-standard-image align-left" data-width="200" data-height="299"> <img src="/water-institute/sites/default/files/uploads/images/d_mcdonald.jpg" width="200" height="299" alt="David McDonald" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> <p> <span> <span> <span> David McDonald is Professor of Global Development Studies at Queen’s University and Director of the <a href="https://www.municipalservicesproject.org/"> Municipal Services Project</a>. He has conducted research on public services in more than 50 countries and has written extensively in academic and popular formats. His most recent book is “<a href="https://www.routledge.com/Meanings-of-Public-and-the-Future-of-Public-Services/McDonald/p/book/9781032274782">Meanings of Public and the Future of Public Services</a>”</span></span></span> </p><hr /><p> <em> The University of ݮƵ is committed to achieving barrier-free accessibility for persons with disabilities who are visiting, studying or working at ݮƵ. If you have questions concerning access or wish to request accommodations for this event, please contact Julie Grant (j26grant@uwaterloo.ca) </em></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> Mon, 16 Oct 2023 18:26:22 +0000 Julie Grant 638 at /water-institute WaterTalk: Achieving SDG safely managed sanitation services and its implications /water-institute/events/watertalk-achieving-sdg-safely-managed-sanitation-services <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">WaterTalk: Achieving SDG safely managed sanitation services and its implications</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/water-institute/users/j26grant" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">Julie Grant</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Fri, 10/13/2023 - 15:28</span> <section class="uw-section-spacing--default uw-section-separator--none uw-column-separator--none layout layout--uw-1-col uw-contained-width"><div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockuw-cbl-copy-text"> <div class="uw-copy-text"> <div class="uw-copy-text__wrapper "> <p> </p><div class="uw-media media media--type-uw-mt-image media--view-mode-uw-vm-standard-image align-center" data-width="500" data-height="281"> <img src="/water-institute/sites/default/files/uploads/images/ds_dorea_sm_with_qr.jpg" width="500" height="281" alt="WaterTalk" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> <p> <span> As part of the Water Institute's</span> <a href="/water-institute/node/1529"> WaterTalks lecture series</a><span>, </span>Dr. Caetano Dorea<strong>, </strong><span><span><span>Professor,</span></span></span> Department of Civil Engineering, University of Victoria, will present: Achieving SDG safely managed sanitation services and its implications. </p><p> This event is in person in DC 1302 with a lunch reception to follow in DC 1301 (The Fishbowl).</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockuw-cbl-call-to-action"> <div class="uw-cta "> <div class="uw-cta__center-wrapper"> <aside class="uw-cta__aside org-default"><div class="uw-cta__wrapper"> <div class="call-to-action-theme-org-default"> <div class="uw-cta__text uw-cta__text--big">Register Now</div> </div> </div> </aside></div> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockuw-cbl-copy-text"> <div class="uw-copy-text"> <div class="uw-copy-text__wrapper "> <br /><h2> <span> More information</span></h2> <div> <p class="WasteEngnormal"> To celebrate World Toilet Day (November 19<sup>th</sup>) this talk will be themed around Sustainable Development Goal 6.2 which is to achieve universal and equitable access to safely managed sanitation services by 2030. Even if we were on track to achieve this goal, it is unlikely this could be done through centralised sewered sanitation systems. Most of the global population are serviced by non-sewered sanitation systems such as pit latrines and septic systems. I will share some of the research that the Public Health & Environmental Engineering (PH2E) Lab is doing on this theme to better understand these highly used (but rarely researched) sanitation systems and the design and policy implications this could have. </p></div> <h2> Speaker bio</h2> <p> </p><div class="uw-media media media--type-uw-mt-image media--view-mode-uw-vm-standard-image align-left" data-width="350" data-height="233"> <img src="/water-institute/sites/default/files/uploads/images/headshot.jpg" width="350" height="233" alt="Caetano Dorea" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image" /></div> Dr. Caetano Dorea's interests and expertise are at the crossroads of environmental and public health engineering. This includes the development and evaluation of water and sanitation/wastewater technologies, field- and operator-appropriate water/wastewater/ faecal sludge quality analytical methods, and functional ecology characterisation of biological treatment systems for safeguarding the health of the public and the environment. Dr. Dorea's activities are focused mainly on “low-resource contexts” which are ubiquitous in low- to high-income countries. These projects range from the development of methods for the online monitoring and control of disinfection by products in small Canadian municipalities to the delivery of safe water and sanitation for humanitarian relief. Dr. Dorea leads the PH2E Lab and the #WASHCanada NSERC CREATE programme out of the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Victoria (Victoria, BC). <hr /><p> <em> The University of ݮƵ is committed to achieving barrier-free accessibility for persons with disabilities who are visiting, studying or working at ݮƵ. If you have questions concerning access or wish to request accommodations for this event, please contact Julie Grant (j26grant@uwaterloo.ca) </em></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> Fri, 13 Oct 2023 19:28:01 +0000 Julie Grant 637 at /water-institute