Safe water where the pipes don't reach
Disaster zones, refugee camps and remote communities often depend on trucked or bottled water when local supply fails or was never built. That is costly, slow to scale and hard to sustain. Source water varies from place to place and season to season, from flood water to brackish wells to the sea, and skilled operators are scarce. In Canada, drinking-water advisories persist in small, remote and Indigenous communities, and floods, droughts and storms are adding to the demand for temporary supply.
Two modular units, packed per job
GEO-SIM Relief Water Systems builds mobile, solar-capable water purification units. Two modular units cover any source: ultrafiltration for fresh and flood water, and reverse osmosis for salt and brackish water. Each job ships only the modules its water source needs, truck-mounted or in a shipping container, by road or sea. The units run on grid or generator power, or on solar where it's available, and are designed for remote water-quality monitoring.
We integrate proven treatment technologies. Our engineering focus is rapid deployment, automated safety controls, cold-weather operation and low operator burden.
Disaster relief
Drinking water during floods, storms, contamination events and outages, and for relief operations and refugee camps.
Remote & Indigenous communities
Temporary or backup supply for communities facing advisories or failing systems.
Remote operations
Work camps, construction and resource sites far from municipal water, where hauling water is the current answer.
Multi-barrier treatment, in brief
What the first unit must do
- Water quality
- Meet the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality for a defined range of source waters, confirmed by an accredited laboratory
- Source water
- Fresh and flood water with the ultrafiltration unit; salt and brackish water with the reverse osmosis unit
- Power
- Grid or generator power, or solar where it's available
- Deployment
- Truck-mounted or containerized, by road or sea, and commissioned by a trained two-person crew within one working day
- Monitoring
- Designed for remote water-quality monitoring, with alarms and automatic shut-off on failure
- Climate
- Freeze protection for operation through an Atlantic Canadian winter
From concept to field pilot
- 01
Design basis & customer discovery
Talk with relief agencies, communities and site operators, characterize source waters, and fix the first unit's requirements. Current stage.
- 02
Process engineering & bench testing
Engineer-reviewed design of the ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis modules, hazard analysis, and bench tests.
- 03
Pilot unit build & factory testing
Build the first unit in Nova Scotia and test it against a written acceptance protocol.
- 04
Field pilot & third-party validation
Operate the unit at a host site with accredited lab testing and regulator involvement.
Why Nova Scotia
- A strong water and ocean-technology community in Halifax and Dartmouth: research, engineering, fabrication and port services.
- Cold winters and varied coastal and inland source waters, fresh to salt, make a demanding real-world test bed.
- Atlantic ports and road links for moving units across Canada and abroad.
- Active federal and provincial support for clean technology and innovation.
What comes next
Our immediate work is the design basis: confirming the use cases that matter most, gathering source-water data, and producing an engineer-reviewed design ready for a pilot unit.
We welcome conversations with:
- Water and process engineers, controls specialists and fabricators
- Relief organizations, communities, First Nations and site operators who may host a pilot
- Research institutions, incubators and public innovation programs
Frequently asked
What is GEO-SIM Relief Water Systems?
GEO-SIM Relief Water Systems is a GEO-SIM venture in Halifax, Nova Scotia, developing mobile, solar-capable water purification units for disaster relief, refugee camps, and remote and Indigenous communities. Units are truck-mounted or containerized and travel by road or sea.
What water sources can it treat?
Two modular units cover any source: ultrafiltration for fresh and flood water, and reverse osmosis for salt and brackish water. Each job ships only the modules its water source needs.
Does it need solar power?
No. The units are solar-capable: they run on grid or generator power, or on solar where it's available.
What stage is the project at?
Concept and design basis. Current work is customer discovery, defining source waters, and process engineering ahead of a pilot unit. No unit has been built or tested yet.
Can I buy or rent a unit?
Not yet. We're looking for a pilot host and technical partners. Organizations interested in a future pilot are welcome to get in touch.
What water quality will it produce?
The design target is drinking water that meets the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality for a defined range of source waters, confirmed by an accredited laboratory and the responsible regulator during a field pilot. These are targets, not certified performance.
Partnership inquiries
Request a briefing on the project. Detailed materials are shared on request.
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