On October 26th, A.U.G. Signals Ltd. (AUG)’s TRITON Intelligent Water SurveillanceTM appeared on CBC News, “Bad water: Innovative solution for remote northern Ontario First Nations”, acknowledging its significant role in securing safe drinking water for First Nations communities.
The Safe Water project provides the technology and support to respond to drinking water issues immediately. Photo: Barry Strachan (third from left), Johnny Miles, Dennis Big George, and Eric Morris inside water plant in Fort Severn. (Keewaytinook Okimakanak)
Three northern Ontario First Nations have managed to stop boil water advisories in their communities since May because of access to this real-time water quality monitoring system. Deer Lake, Fort Severn, and Poplar Hill First Nations have all spent close to 1,000 days on a boil water advisory in the past decade.
“Historically, what’s happened, is there’s a time delay. When you take a [water] sample, analyze it and get the results to those that can do things about it, it can often mean people are at high risks for a [longer] period of time,” said Barry Strachan, the lead on the Safe Water Project.
Strachan says that outdated processes often lead to boil water advisories. The Safe Water Project provides the technology and support to respond immediately to potential problems.
“We get alerts of adverse water quality events immediately as they happen and it allows us to [advise] or actually attend the situation and fix it in short order,” said Strachan.
The article also demonstrates how the Safe Water Project leads to creating career opportunities and new hopes for young people in First Nations communities.
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