Thames Water UK launches massive hiring drive, triples apprenticeships
Britain’s largest water and wastewater utility said it hopes to hire 1,000 new workers this year, Thames Water UK announced late last month.
The water...
Charges laid against nine Michigan officials in Flint water crisis
The former Governor of Michigan, as well as city staff that includes the former director of public works, are now facing a series of...
Climbing GHGs may stop many lakes from freezing, say York researchers
New research by Ontario’s York University suggests that if the planet’s greenhouse gas emissions aren’t drastically reduced, 179 lakes could permanently lose ice cover...
Citizen science may educate public on pharmaceutical water pollution, report suggests
A new report examining pharmaceuticals found in the Great Lakes considers how citizen science initiatives could be developed to educate as well as fill...
Thunder Bay makes lead service pipe replacement loans a reality
The northern Ontario City of Thunder Bay has approved a $1.3-million community loan program to help residents replace lead service pipes on private property.
The...
AWWA ‘enthusiastic’ over historic revisions to U.S. Lead and Copper Rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the first major update to its underachieving Lead and Copper Rule in nearly 30 years.
The EPA...
Canada Water Agency consultations begin as discussion paper released
Canada has opened online consultations towards establishing the new Canada Water Agency, a venture to improve and centralize the country’s freshwater management under the...
U.S. water sector highlights critical role as vaccine rollout planning begins
Calling the water sector a “lifeline sector” that “underpins all aspects of society,” officials with the U.S.-based Water Sector Coordinating Council (WSCC) say they...
Montana alters selenium limits to protect lake from B.C. mining pollution
The U.S. state of Montana has passed stricter requirements on selenium levels in Lake Koocanusa and the Kootenai River in an attempt to guard...
Water infrastructure upgrades slated for Quebec, Ontario communities
Significant water infrastructure projects in Quebec and Ontario received funding the week of December 7 from the federal government as investments in the protection...
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Hamilton officials say approvals will make creek cleanup timeline challenging
City of Hamilton officials say it could take nearly a year beyond Ontario’s fall deadline before it’s able to complete the dredging of a...
