UBC Engineers Develop New Method to Assess Water Management Strategies

While residents in California are still dealing with damage from last month's floods — after years of devastating droughts — University of British Columbia-Okanagan engineers are looking at better ways to manage the delivery of safe drinking water to homes. Things to consider include a changing climate, costs and sustainability.Dr. Haroon Mian, a postdoctoral research associate with UBCO's School of Engineering, says municipalities and water utilities all have drinking water management strategies to ensure the water they provide is safe and plentiful. However, a natural disaster, a breach in the supply or contamination at the treatment plant can put water supplies