Mine Water Treatment
It’s all in how you treat it
Water is a powerful and valuable resource in its organic state, and it’s our goal to keep it clean and natural. We have the experience and technical skills to evaluate, design, and build water treatment systems that are tailored to the unique needs of your mine. Our team brings state-of-the-art knowledge in treatment technologies like chemical precipitation, reverse osmosis and other membrane applications, ion exchange, oxidation, and biological treatment.
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Water. It’s one of your mine’s most valuable resources.
#1
Ranked
3%
Fresh Water
35+
Years
Stantec was the #1 ranked International Design Firm in Wastewater by Engineering News-Record Magazine (2020)
Only three per cent of the earth’s surface water is fresh.
We’ve been practicing the art and science of mining and water treatment and environmental engineering for decades.
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