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SaskWater announces two year rate adjustment
SaskWater announced a two year rate adjustment for customers receiving potable and non-potable water. Rate adjustments vary by system and will take effect in...
Canada’s infrastructure plan is a chance to address urban water issues, report
A new report released by the Forum for Leadership on Water (FLOW) urges the federal government to make innovative and sustainable urban water infrastructure...
Filling in the information gap with water system pilot testing
Raw water sources, specifically inland lakes, rivers and groundwater, are site specific and can be challenging to treat. Information from literature and other case...
San Diego County opens 204 MLD drinking water desalination plant
The Carlsbad plant taps into the largest reservoir in the world – the Pacific Ocean. It uses the seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) technique to produce more than 204 million litres of drinking water per day.
Indigenous Water Forum a powerful event
The purpose of the forum was to bridge people’s knowledge of water through sharing of indigenous ways of knowing, research presentations and demonstrations of practical applications.
Pressure mounting to use unconventional industrial water sources
Diminishing and increasingly regulated high-quality fresh water sources has pushed the issue of industrial water recycling into the forefront.
Water plant uses powdered activated carbon for pesticide removal
When a water treatment plant faced a spike in pesticide concentration, it chose a mobile, trailer-mounted activated carbon dosing system.
Several water and wastewater infrastructure projects announced
A flurry of funding for water and wastewater infrastructure projects across Canada has been recently announced, along with updates on several projects reaching completion.
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York Region profiles the people behind its water system
By Roy Huetl, Regional Municipality of York
The Regional Municipality of York in Ontario provides safe, clean, reliable, affordable and convenient drinking water and wastewater...
No detections following Saskatchewan’s invasive mussels monitoring plan
The Government of Saskatchewan has wrapped up its aquatic invasive species (AIS) monitoring program for 2016 with no confirmed findings of invasive mussels within...
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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...
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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,...
