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Site Name
Urban Ecohydrology 1: Ajax Sewersheds (East & West)
Site Identifier(s)
gwfo-050
Type of Instrumentation
Automatic water samplers, flow meters (Calvin Hitch, TRCA)
Purpose (hydrological, aquatic, ecosystem, cryospheric)
The Urban Ecohydrology Observatory, in general, is located in Southern Ontario, Canada and consists of a network of stormwater green infrastructure in the Waterloo Region and the Greater Toronto Area. This observatory is used to study
- source water protection,
- nutrient and microplastics abatement practices,
- water quality improvement, and
- climate mitigation.
The Ajax Sewersheds are located in the eastern Greater Toronto Area, in the Town of Ajax, Ontario, draining to the north shore of Lake Ontario. The instrumented Ajax East and Ajax West storm sewersheds are centered at approximately 43.82 N latitude and 78.98 W longitude, representing two small urban drainage areas that outfall toward Lake Ontario within Ajax.
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Project Affiliations
Institution
University of Waterloo