BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network

The objective of this study is to quantify the impacts of future water supply portfolio changes on the energy demand. The proposed work will address the impacts of increasing population and water conservation measures on water demand by 2030. Climate change impacts, development of new water supply sources, increased treatment of emerging contaminants, penetration of energy intensive treatment technologies, and potential shifting of agricultural water to the urban sector along with energy efficiency, renewable energy, and green-house gas reduction policies and targets will be considered in the energy demand analysis. The literature review will take a national perspective while the developed tool should be developed to quantify this question at a regional scale.