Infrastructure announcements for northern Canadian communities
The Government of Canada recently made a number of infrastructure announcements under the Small Communities Fund, for northern Canadian communities. Northwest Territories The community of Behchokǫ̀...
Accidents at water and wastewater plants injure workers
With two deaths at Canadian water plants in recent months, and two worker deaths in Texas, 10 people were injured in a wastewater plant explosion in Chicago
Singapore students win Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2018
Caleb Liow Jia Le and Johnny Xiao Hong Yu won the 2018 Stockholm Junior Water Prize for producing reduced graphene oxide, which can be used to purify water
Florida WTP increases drinking water quality without increasing its footprint
By Jenn Watt
Manatee County, Florida is home to 43 parks, two golf courses and miles of beautiful beaches. The Lake Manatee Water Treatment Plant...
Safeguarding Ontario’s drinking water
Since 2004, the Walkerton Clean Water Centre has provided high-quality training and support to the owners, operators, and operating authorities of Ontario’s drinking water...
City of Baltimore votes to ban sale of water utilities to private market
Baltimore is poised to become the largest city in the U.S. to ban the privatization of its sewer and water utilities to lock them...
BC Water & Waste Association making headway on strategic plan
The British Columbia Water and Waste Association (BCWWA) says it’s on track to meet the outcomes of its three-year strategic plan, according to its...
Federal funding announced to restore and protect the Lake Winnipeg basin
The Government of Canada announced today that it is contributing $3.8 million in funding over four years to protect and restore the health of...
Artificial intelligence could help protect water systems from blue-green algae
Progress on new artificial intelligence (AI) technology could make monitoring at water treatment plants cheaper and easier and help safeguard public health. Researchers at the...
Blue-green algae blooms plague Canada’s lakes this summer
Blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria, can be toxic and highly resistant to treatment. It is being found in water bodies across Canada this summer.
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Walkerton Clean Water Centre increases its pilot testing capacity
Walkerton Clean Water Centre (WCWC) has announced that fluidized bed ion exchange has been added to its line-up of pilot-scale testing technologies.
