The University of Waterloo President's office had put up a display during the month of January in recognition of the water-related research conducted at UW. The display included a photo of the Waterloo Pump, a copy of Groundwater by Alan Freeze and John Cherry, and a plastics pollution feature supplied by the Ecohydrology Research Group to highlight the importance of research in the area.
Waterloo is internationally recognized as a top research institute in multiple areas, such as surface and groundwater hydrology, mathematical modeling, drinking water and wastewater treatment, ecohydrology, aquatic ecology and toxicology, and water management and governance. It is also home to the Water Institute, which was established in 2009 as a hub for interdisciplinary research in water.