aquanty-newsletter-april-2026

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This month, we’re especially excited to announce the release of a new Canada1Water hydraulically parameterized soil, bedrock, and peatland dataset, now supported by a peer-reviewed methodology publication in Data in Brief. This national-scale dataset represents an important step forward in improving the representation of near-surface materials for groundwater–surface water modelling across Canada and transboundary watersheds, and we look forward to seeing how it supports future research and operational applications!

We’re also pleased to share that Aquanty has been featured in an article by the University of Waterloo. The article reflects Aquanty’s roots as a University of Waterloo spin-off and showcases how Aquanty's technology is supporting climate resilience, infrastructure planning, and water resource management across Canada and beyond.

Looking ahead, May will be a busy month for our team as we connect with colleagues across several upcoming conferences and events, including the Power of Water Canada Technical Conference and Trade Show, CACIS 2026, the Joint CGU–IAH-CNC Annual Meeting, and the Western Groundwater Forum, where the Aquanty team will be attending and presenting.

We also continue to invite participants to join our upcoming one-day HydroGeoSphere training session at Dalhousie University this May, which provides a practical introduction to the complete integrated modelling workflow for both new and experienced users.

As always, thank you for your continued interest and support— we look forward to sharing more updates with you in the months ahead.

- Steve Berg, General Manager, Aquanty Inc.

Canada1Water New Publication and Data Release Notice: Hydraulic Parameterized Integrated Soil, Bedrock and Peatland Dataset

The Canada1Water soils dataset has now been published in Data in Brief. The peer-reviewed article documents the methodology used to develop national-scale soil, bedrock, and peatland datasets designed to support integrated hydrological modelling across Canada and transboundary watersheds.

This work introduces a 250 m resolution, hydraulically-parameterized dataset integrating mineral soils, bedrock outcrops, and peatlands into a consistent framework for groundwater–surface water modelling and HydroGeoSphere (HGS) applications.

The release is also available through the Canada1Water Data Portal and the Canada1Water Zenodo Community, providing long-term access and citation support for users working in hydrologic modelling, climate impact analysis, and water resource planning.

Read the full data release blogpost below and access the dataset through the Canada1Water portal.

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Aquanty Featured in University of Waterloo News

We’re excited to share that Aquanty has been featured in a new story by University of Waterloo News highlighting how our hydrologic modelling and forecasting technologies are helping communities anticipate water risks before they become emergencies.

The article explores Aquanty’s origins as a University of Waterloo spin-off and showcases how platforms like HydroGeoSphere, HydroClimateSight, and HydroSphereAI are supporting climate resilience, infrastructure planning, and proactive water resource management across Canada and beyond.

Read the full feature to learn how integrated modelling and forecasting tools are helping shift water management from reactive response to forward-looking decision support.

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Webinar: Advances In HGS Over the Last Decade

Join us for an upcoming webinar examining the evolution of HydroGeoSphere (HGS) over the last decade — from its origins as an ambitious integrated hydrologic modelling experiment to a widely trusted, industry-leading platform advancing groundwater and surface water simulations.

Webinar: HMC Tracking with HGS: Tracking Surface Water and Groundwater Contributions to Flooding in an Alluvial Aquifer

Join us for our upcoming webinar, HMC Tracking with HGS: Tracking Surface Water and Groundwater Contributions to Flooding in an Alluvial Aquifer, and explore how integrated hydrologic modelling can improve understanding of groundwater flooding risks during major flood events.

Webinar: Flee From Parsimony: Escaping the Boundary Condition Paradox in Groundwater Modelling

Join us for our upcoming webinar, Flee From Parsimony: Escaping the Boundary Condition Paradox in Groundwater Modelling, and explore how integrated hydrologic modelling approaches can address the growing complexity of groundwater management challenges.

Saltwater Circulation Driven by Shoreline Curvature in Coastal Aquifers

This research investigates how shoreline curvature influences saltwater circulation, freshwater–saltwater mixing, and submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) in coastal aquifers. This study leverages HydroGeoSphere (HGS) to perform fully three-dimensional, variable-density groundwater flow and salt transport simulations, addressing long-standing limitations of two-dimensional coastal aquifer models that neglect along-shore and lateral flow processes.

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Numerical simulation of geothermal energy transfer beneath exothermic waste rock piles

This research investigates how geothermal energy can be harnessed beneath exothermic waste rock piles to improve the performance of ground-coupled heat pump systems. This study leverages HydroGeoSphere (HGS) to simulate coupled subsurface fluid flow and heat transfer, addressing long-standing challenges in quantifying how enhanced subsurface temperatures generated by sulfide mineral oxidation can reduce the required length and number of ground heat exchangers.

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2026 Power of Water Canada Technical Conference and Trade Show

May 6th - May 8th, 2026

Location: 253 Taylor Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, L0S 1J0, Canada
Join Us at the 2026 Power of Water Canada Technical Conference and Trade Show! We’re excited to share that Aquanty will be taking part in the 2026 Power of Water Canada (POWC) Technical Conference and Trade Show— the largest gathering of the hydroelectric industry in the country!

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CACIS 2026

May 12th - 13th, 2026

Location: 1101 Horseshoe Valley Road West, Barrie, ON, L4M 4Y8, Canada
Join Us at CACIS 2026! We’re excited to share that Aquanty will be taking part in the Conservation Authority Collaborative Information Sessions (CACIS) 2026— a cornerstone annual event dedicated to advancing GIS, IT, and information management across Ontario’s conservation authority community.

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Joint CGU and IAH-CNC Annual Meeting 2026

May 24th - 27th, 2026

Location: 6283 Alumni Crescent, Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada
Join us for the Joint CGU and IAH-CNC Annual Meeting 2026, themed Advancing Knowledge in Earth and Environmental Science. This joint meeting brings together geoscientists, hydrogeologists, engineers, and researchers from across Canada and around the world to share research, foster collaboration, and strengthen connections across the geosciences and hydrogeology communities.

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Western Groundwater Forum

May 28th, 2026

Location: 3777 Grey Eagle Drive, Calgary, AB, T3E 3X8, Canada
We’re excited to share that Aquanty will be taking part in the 2026 Western Groundwater Forum — an event dedicated to bringing the groundwater community together to share knowledge, strengthen collaboration, and advance groundwater science and management. At this year’s forum, Mike Callaghan, Senior Applications Engineer at Aquanty, will present: Flee From Parsimony: Escaping the Boundary Condition Paradox in Groundwater Modelling.

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One-Day HydroGeoSphere Training Session

Date: May 24, 2026

Location: Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, B3J 0H4

Room: B229, Sexton Campus
Join Brayden McNeill, Aquanty’s Technical Sales Leader, for a one-day intensive course which explores the complete integrated hydrologic modelling process using HydroGeoSphere (HGS).

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Intro to HydroGeoSphere

Next session: May 6, 2026
Every month Aquanty's technical sales lead Brayden McNeill delivers a FREE 3-hour HGS crash course. This quick session will introduce topics such as the basic HGS workflow, the essential components of a *.grok file and visualizing model results.

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HGS Software Release

Find our monthly HGS software update on our HGS Downloads page. A quick reminder that if you are updating to the Jan/Feb/Mar 2026 release there are some important installations steps to follow (one time only), find the details in the Release Notes.

The April 2026 software update is now available. This release improves velocity field computation accuracy, strengthens solver robustness, and expands diagnostic reporting— along with several important fixes affecting restart behavior and fully saturated flow simulations.

Key updates include:

New solver convergence control commands to allow early solver exit when residual criteria are already satisfied
New linear residual maximum increase command to detect solver divergence earlier
Improved porous medium velocity precision for fully saturated simulations with hexahedral elements
Updated compute velocity field from head and compute velocity field from head and conc commands for accurate restart-based velocity calculations
Enhanced solver diagnostics, verbosity levels, and parallel solver efficiency
Snow depth (SnowDepthSWE) now included in observation outputs when using rain and snowmelt boundary conditions
Fixes for restart-based initialization of heads and concentrations when restart index = 0

As always, we are committed to the continued improvement to the user experience. Do you have suggestions for new commands or improvements to the user experience? Send your ideas to [email protected]!

Read the release notes to see recent improvements to HydroGeoSphere.

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