WASTEWATER
Antidepressants found in fish brains in Great Lakes region
Human antidepressants are building up in the brains of bass, walleye and several other fish common to the Great Lakes region, scientists say. In...
Study shows subdivisions have ‘unacceptably high’ rates of sewer inflow and infiltration
By Barbara Robinson and Dan Sandink
An ongoing survey of Ontario municipalities is being conducted to identify the underlying causes and conditions of, as well as...
WATER
Survey of large-scale pump system optimization practices
By Morris Liu, City of Calgary
The Canadian Water and Wastewater Association conducted a national survey on large-scale pumping system optimization. It identifies what products/practices...
Report identifies ways to improve flood resilience in Calgary
The Bow River Water Management Project report outlines both short- and long-term options to build multiple layers of resilience throughout the Bow River basin to...
STORMWATER
Jellyfish Filter receives ISO 14034 Environmental Technology Verification
Imbrium® Systems announced that its Jellyfish Filter achieved ISO 14034 Environmental Management–Environmental Technology Verification (ETV), on August 15, 2017. According to Imbrium, the Jellyfish...
Wastewater and stormwater management investments in Pilot Butte, SK
Federal, provincial and municipal funding to upgrade and expand wastewater treatment facilities and stormwater management systems in the Town of Pilot Butte, Saskatchewan, was...
BIOSOLIDS
Injecting manure into soil reduces estrogen runoff loads
A new study shows that applying manure to crop fields by means of shallow disk injection into the soil, rather than traditional surface broadcast,...
Biochar shows benefits as manure lagoon cover
Manure can be a useful fertilizer, returning valued nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium to the soil for plant growth. But manure has problems. Odour offensiveness,...
HAZMAT & REMEDIATION
Construction contract awarded for Stage Two of Hamilton’s Randle Reef cleanup
Work on the second stage of the Randle Reef remediation project in Hamilton, Ontario, was awarded to Milestone Environmental Contracting Inc. and Fraser River...
Company sentenced to pay $3.5 million for Obed Mountain mine spill
Prairie Mines & Royalty ULC (formerly known as Coal Valley Resources Inc.) pleaded guilty in Alberta Provincial Court on June 9, 2017, to two...
INFRASTRUCTURE
Newfoundland announces millions for municipal infrastructure
Newfoundland and Labrador have announced $38.8 million for projects that will support improvements in municipal infrastructure. The announcement was made by Newfoundland and Labrador...
Ontario to support municipal GHG reduction projects
Ontario announced it is investing in local projects to help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from municipalities. According to the Ministry of the Environment...
Funding announced for upgrades to solid waste management and water and wastewater systems in Nunavut
Canada's Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, Amarjeet Sohi, and Nunavut Minister of Community and Government Services, Joe Savikataaq, announced over $230 million in joint...
