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| Picture depicts snowmaking in process and
"snowfluent" mound. |
| PROJECT: EFFLUENT SNOWMAKING TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT & DEMONSTRATION |
| LOCATION: Kamloops, British Columbia |
| OWNER: NovaTec Consultants Inc. |
| DESCRIPTION: Technology demonstration and design criteria development for generating snow from secondary sewage effluent. Impurities rejected during crystal formation migrate through the snow pack during the initial stages of the melt. Typically up to 90 percent of the impurities are present in the first 10 percent of the melt, which then enters the soil. Parameters assessed included nutrients, bacteria, and metals from meltwater and soil lysimeter sampling vessels buried beneath each test snow pack. |
| ROLE: In-house research project financially sponsored by Environment Canada, B.C. Science Council, B.C. Environment, and the City of Kamloops. |