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Earth Tech created the national benchmarking initiative in 1997 as a pilot project with four participating cities. The objective of the initiative was to develop a high level tool, or model, that the majority of Canadian water and wastewater utilities would accept for managing and monitoring their performance.
The project originally focused on wastewater collection and treatment systems and later expanded to include water treatment, supply and distribution systems. The protocols that have been developed are now also being used for stormwater management.
Earth Tech’s benchmarking initiative currently has more than 35 participating Canadian cities and regional organizations. This initiative serves as the national standard for water and wastewater utility benchmarking in Canada. The partnership represents approximately 50 Canadian utilities, from coast to coast, with an average service population greater than 50,000, serving more than 60 percent of the Canadian population.
