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August 2021 Articles
Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine’s August 2021 issue includes our Annual Guide to Environmental Government Offices, Associations, Academic Institutions and Training Providers. Articles cover a wide range of water, wastewater and environmental protection subjects. Topics include: Exploring COVID-19 disinfection and the impact on wastewater treatment; leaking water pipes hurting the sustainability and finances of Ontario cities; transferring data to water and wastewater facilities; rainwater harvesting for residential developments; pipe restraints for water systems; testing rare earth coagulants for wastewater treatment; and more.
Learning from the highs and lows of engineering design and construction – Editorial Comment
Designing and building resilient infrastructure has become a key discussion point in recent years, largely due to severe climate change events.
A growing Calgary commissions new water pumping station
The City of Calgary has recently embarked on a $35 million project to replace the most critical water pump station in the city.
The unexplored toxic effects of COVID-19 disinfectants on water and wastewater
The increased use of disinfectants, including chlorine-based disinfectants, during the COVID-19 pandemic is concerning for several reasons.
Scientists measure new depths at bottom of hydrologic cycle
For the first time, researchers have mapped groundwater circulation five kilometres deep. This could help make it safer to store contaminants underground.
Using rainwater harvesting and stormwater retention to revolutionize residential water management
Collected rainwater from the roofs of homes is stored and filtered before pumping throughout the house for flushing toilets and other outdoor uses.
The consequences of incorrectly operating wastewater evaporation ponds
The consequences of incorrectly applying the operation and methodology of evaporation to wastewater can be very real and very expensive.
Different ways to transfer essential data to water and wastewater treatment facilities
Transferring data in the water and wastewater industry is essential and vital to facility operation, with critical decisions made based on simple data.
Niagara Region works to control unnecessary inflow and infiltration
Inflow and infiltration (I/I) enters wastewater systems through cracked and broken sewer pipes and improperly connected roof and foundation drains.
WWTP begins testing rare earth coagulant to cope with rising phosphorus loading
To address increasing phosphorus loadings to its wastewater plant, Kingsville, Ontario, began working with the Ontario Clean Water Agency and Bishop Water to evaluate ClariPhos, a rare earth coagulant, as a solution to replace...
New stormwater lift stations provide Calgarians with greater flood resiliency
To provide greater flood protection to Calgary's Sunnyside community in the wake of the devastating 2013 floods, the city planned to upgrade the existing Sunnyside Stormwater Lift Station and add a second stormwater lift...
Pipe restraint resilience plays an essential role in safe water system operations
It is worth examining what criteria should be followed for restraining pipe connections and which techniques to use within particular water systems.
Hamilton considers new report of cleanup options for Chedoke Creek
Implementing dozens of recommendations to clean up sewage contamination of Hamilton’s Chedoke Creek could cost the Ontario city more than $150 million over 14 years, a new report suggests.
The latest report (pg. 114) from...
New water tower set to boost pressure, allow growth for Nova Scotia communities
A new $2.9-million gravity-fed water storage tank is set for Nova Scotia’s Osprey Village in Lunenburg County, thanks to new provincial funding.
The Municipality of the District of Lunenburg and the Town of Bridgewater will...
Montreal researchers using willow tree chemistry to treat wastewater
Researchers at the Université de Montréal are experimenting with using the roots of willow trees in plantations to filter untreated wastewater.
Results of the project were recently published in the journal Science of the Total...
Leaky pipes hurting pocketbooks and sustainability in Ontario cities
A new study suggests that cities such as Toronto could be wasting as much as 103 million litres of treated drinking water daily due to leaky or broken pipes.
The new study from the Residential...
Saskatchewan’s Uranium City seeks funding to end 20-year water advisory
Saskatchewan is trying to secure $1.7 million in federal funds to end drinking water issues that have plagued the former mining hamlet of Uranium City for 20 years, a new auditor’s report says.
The Ministry...
Major water, wastewater upgrades set for Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan communities
First Nations residents in Nova Scotia’s Inverness County, as well as several Saskatchewan communities, will soon benefit from substantial water and wastewater infrastructure funding announced last week by the federal government.
For Nova Scotia, the...
Ontario advances COVID variant testing with wastewater investment
New funding is helping researchers across Canada use wastewater surveillance to learn more about how the virus that causes COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) is changing over time.
In Ontario, researchers at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario...
Quebec’s Magpie River first in Canada to be granted personhood
Quebec is the first Canadian province to join a global movement – particularly active in New Zealand, the U.S. and Ecuador – that recognizes the rights of nature and grants personhood to rivers.
Côte-Nord’s nearly...
UWindsor team to monitor harmful algal blooms in real time
University of Windsor researchers are using a $1 million grant to deploy real-time monitoring sensors into Lake Erie to understand more about harmful algal blooms and learn to predict their development.
The Natural Sciences and...