What We Do
To provide Ontario utilities with best practices for managing frozen services during cold winter periods, the Distribution Committee published the Frozen Water Services Information Document which includes a detailed discussion of best practices and other information related to the management of frozen water services, based on surveys and interviews conducted with municipalities across Ontario. Click here to download the updated report. For more information about this study, please contact waterinfo@owwa.ca.
Our Committee
- Is a forum where water professionals from multiple disciplines and fields can share and discuss challenges of water distribution.
- Acts as a branch of the OWWA to further the overall goals of the organization.
- Reviews applicable provincial and federal regulations and makes formal comments in liaison with other OWWA committees
- Disseminates information to operators, engineers, management, consultants, and academics through workshops and sessions at the OWWA Annual Conference and Fall Distribution Workshop
- Prepares a minimum of three (3) distribution articles per year for publication in Pipeline
Who We Are
The Distribution Committee, a part of the OWWA chapter, maintains an active membership of representatives from large and small water utilities, as well as members from operating authorities, consulting firms, equipment suppliers, service providers, regulatory agencies, and academic institutions. The committee is accountable to the membership and OWWA Leadership.
The size of our committee varies but caps out at a maximum of 17 voting members and 3 non-voting liaison members. Subcommittees are formed on an as-needed basis. New members are welcomed as vacancies permit.
| Members | Companies |
|---|---|
| Matthew Coleman | City of Toronto |
| Andrew Hallett | PUC Services Inc. |
| Danny Locco | City of Hamilton |
| Laura Meteer | Queen's University |
| Monique Waller | Jacobs |
| Rex Burley | IQ Environmental |
| Sarah Vella | Region of Peel |
| Sonya Semanuik | Ontario Clean Water Agency |
| Shairose Alarakhia | Ontario Clean Water Agency |
| Cody Maw | District Municipality of Muskoka |
| Jeremy Hunt | York Region |
| Ron Rooke | City of Cambridge |
| Aaron Rozental | City of London |
| Joshua Daniels | City of Thunder Bay |
| Alex Begley | Town of Newmarket |
| Emily Stahl | City of Guelph |
| Blair Saunders | Town of East Gwillimbury |
| Patrick Tyrell |