WASTEWATER
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,...
International Water Services Flushability Group launches new website
The International Water Services Flushability Group (IWSFG) has launched their website, featuring updates on the collaborative international effort to develop and enforce standards for flushable...
WATER
British Columbia orders review of Hullcar Aquifer
British Columbia's Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy George Heyman announced on August 2, 2017, a new review of the Hullcar Aquifer, with...
Reducing the risk of Legionnaires’ disease from contaminated water systems
By Dan Broder
Legionnaires’ disease, a severe and potentially deadly form of pneumonia, is increasingly a threat to public health. Canada made headlines when news...
STORMWATER
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...
Construction company fined for Ontario Water Resources Act violations
Ontario's Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) announced that Thomas Cavanagh Construction Limited (TCCL) was fined $220,000 on July 21, 2017, for...
BIOSOLIDS
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,...
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.
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
Cornell tests smart, resilient underground infrastructure
By Syl Kacapyr
The future looks “smart” for underground infrastructure after a first-of-its-kind experiment was recently conducted at the Cornell University’s Geotechnical Lifelines Large-Scale Testing...
Some Canadian provinces have already met their 2030 GHG emissions targets
Under the Paris Agreement, Canada committed to reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 30% below 2005 levels by 2030. However, according to the Canadian...
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...
