Development of an Emergency Spill Response System for Lakes and Rivers

Develop an operational Emergency Spill Response System (the “ESRS”), capable of rapidly simulating the transport and fate of contaminants in aquatic environments and automatically assessing impacts to drinking water intakes and the Great Lakes ecosystem. Develop an operational Emergency Spill Response System (ESRS) built upon the MIKE 3 hydrodynamic modelling framework, using a real-time decision support platform (e.g., REDiT or equivalent) to integrate live monitoring data, automated meteorological and hydrological forecast ingestion, and contaminant transport modelling into a single web-based system that any authorized responder can use 24/7, without being a modeller. The system shall be capable of utilizing existing EcoLab templates to model contaminants of concern, including hydrocarbons, sulphate, and mercury.