WASTEWATER
Wastewater converted to eco-friendly fertilizer
To eliminate struvite formation, the City of Saskatoon commissioned a nutrient recovery system to produce fertilizer from wastewater phosphorus.
Three-million dollar grant to turn urine into a food crop fertilizer
A new $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation aims to produce a safe fertilizer from recycled urine.
University of Michigan (U-M) engineering researchers lead...
WATER
Council of Canadians calls for boycott of Nestlé and bottled water
The Council of Canadians, an environmental activist group, launched a national boycott campaign against Nestlé and bottled water products in Guelph, Ontario, late last...
AWWA and Water Research Foundation publish cyanotoxins guidance for water utilities
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the Water Research Foundation (WRF) have released a guide and additional resources to help water professionals detect...
STORMWATER
Sustainable and equitable stormwater funding: a British Columbia case study
With aging infrastructure, lack of preventative maintenance, and more instances of failures, municipalities are reviewing their stormwater funding systems.
Lafarge to manufacture StormTrap products in Western Canada
StormTrap, a provider of stormwater management systems, and Lafarge Canada, Inc. have entered into a licensing and manufacturing agreement.
BIOSOLIDS
Analyzing digester heating requirements
An analysis of Ashbridges Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant led to some conclusions that may be used for digester heating design and operation purposes.
Dry phase anaerobic digestion of organic waste: Resource recovery
If energy recovery is part of a organics recycling strategy, two well-proven routes are available: thermal processes and anaerobic digestion .
HAZMAT & REMEDIATION
Sarnia Refinery and Chemical Plant fined $650,000 for Environmental Protection Act Violations
Imperial Oil Limited has pleaded guilty to one offence and was fined $650,000 for discharging a contaminant, coker stabilizer thermocracked gas, into the natural...
Company ordered to pay $30K in penalties for Fisheries Act violation
Vale Newfoundland and Labrador plead guilty to a Fisheries Act violation relating to a March 2013 effluent discharge.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Rising healthcare costs from bacteria in water supply systems
Data from the U.S. reveals that opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens in water supply systems, such as Legionella, are driving up healthcare costs.
What to do when your drinking water reservoir springs a leak
During construction of a new contact tank and clearwell, the existing water reservoir developed a leak, flooding the site and decommissioning the reservoir.
