There are opportunities for municipalities, engineers and builders to replace hard and impervious surfaces with highly permeable surfaces.

When it comes to the water industry, there is no one-size-fits-all solution to protect critical infrastructure information.

Billed as Canada’s first post-secondary program in asset management, Seneca College students will learn how to advise municipalities and understand the risks faced by not managing and investing for the long term when it comes to maintaining critical municipal infrastructure.

This comprehensive guide covers pipe maintenance, including inventory management, using the right tools, training, approved contractors vs. in-house, choosing the right materials, and optimizing the distribution system.

The District of Kent in Agassiz, British Columbia engaged Urban Systems to design the replacement of the Agassiz flood gate. Agassiz is a small-town northeast of Chilliwack and about a 90-minute drive from Vancouver. There were several issues with the existing culvert that made it less than ideal and a risk to the community.

The market for water and wastewater treatment plants in Europe will continue to grow in the long term, as populations grown and standards improve.

Ultrasonic mitigation is increasingly being turned to as an effective and low-cost solution for wastewater repositories, cities and utilities. This solution is safe and, in many cases, returns water ecosystems to their natural state.

Wastewater treatment plant operators are increasingly turning to mixers with integrated variable speed control, which can dramatically lower energy use and reduce wear. With a growing focus on nutrient removal, energy management and optimization, mixers present an extraordinary opportunity for improvement for most wastewater treatment facilities.

Fuzzy Filters, which are made from synthetic fibres and shaped into a sphere, are said to be able to eliminate as much as 95% of all trace substances and also remove microplastics and phosphorus from wastewater. Unlike conventional filter systems, the liquid to be filtered flows both around the outside of the filter material as well as through it.

Removal of FOG in the production stage can prevent the need to treat downstream. In some cases, a gravity grease interceptor can be used to remove FOG prior to additional treatment or discharge. Source grease traps identify and treat for FOG at specific high FOG areas and remove them before they make it to the waste stream.

Having extensive operating data from the original station was advantageous, particularly typical pump flows and hydraulics. With this information, the AE team designed the pumps to achieve their highest efficiency for the most frequent operating conditions, rather than at peak operating conditions. This maximizes energy efficiency over the life cycle of the station.

As many involved in the wastewater industry have experienced, there is often a puzzled look from your audience when you describe the field you work in when social situations lead to discussions of occupation. If we get past the “ick” factor, I often get asked to elaborate on what exactly the wastewater industry is all about. Most people are fascinated to learn that the wastewater industry in Canada is well over 100 years old and is of vital importance in protecting public health, water quality and the overall environment.

A new series from Discovery Channel takes viewers on a journey through sewer systems in several major U.S. cities as they tackle clogs and broken pipes. Highlighting the challenges of the dirty job, as well...

Engineers Canada, as well as some provincial and territorial engineering regulators, are calling for changes to the private iron ring ceremony for Canadian engineering graduates known as the Ritual of the Calling of an...

After some six decades and more than 3,000 lawsuits over claims of ground and water contamination, 3M has announced the end of production for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), or what have come to...

Canada is proposing a risk-managed approach that would reaffirm a maximum acceptable concentration (MAC) of 0.006 mg/L (or 6 µg/L) for antimony in drinking water that was developed in 1999. Antimony (Sb) is a metal...

British Columbia-based SHARC International Systems Inc. says its new deal with the City of Vancouver will create the largest project in North America that recovers thermal energy from wastewater before it enters the sewer. Recovered...

Without further adaptation to climate change, a new report warns that more extreme rainfall in Ontario could add $6.2 billion to the costs of maintaining storm and wastewater infrastructure by 2030. The Financial Accountability Office...

A new Stanford University study shows that after treating potable reuse water, it can often be cleaner and more dependable than conventional drinking water sourced from pristine-looking rivers. Many rivers have wastewater dumped in them...

Some 35,000 water customers in the Quebec Village of Gatineau were recently under a boil water advisory due to a depressurization issue at the local water plant, just one week after a similar situation...

The Ontario government has nixed York Region’s plan for its long-proposed Upper York Sewage Solution, and instead approved expedited improvements to the existing York-Durham Sewage System network connected to the Duffin Creek Water Pollution...

Anglian Water, a large U.K.’s water and wastewater utility, is taking advantage of unusually dry conditions by using drones to spot water pipe leaks that may have otherwise gone undetected in full reservoirs. With nearly...

Manitoba has announced more than $34.4 million in funding, primarily for a series of wastewater management projects. The largest of the upgrades consists of $9.1 million in federal and provincial funding to expand the City...

An All-Terrain Sewer is constructed of PVC pipe with solvent-welded joints and leak tested to the same standards used for potable water supply piping networks. Water-tight and virtually leak-free, it is not subject to infiltration from groundwater or from surface stormwater entering through leaking pipe joints and manholes.

OOWA has developed several resources that are directed to rural property owners, encouraging them to regularly maintain their onsite sewage systems to ensure their longevity and the protection of human health, lifestyle, and the enjoyment of water resources.

Wastewater pump stations designed for small communities are the heart and arguably the most important component of a decentralized treatment system. They can be assembled on-site by pouring concrete and then adding each required component, or can be pre-assembled (pre-fabricated) before arriving on-site, which significantly reduces project complexity, cost, and the time required for installation.

Working together with Nexom’s Winnipeg-based lagoon process team, the project engineers designed a solution that would enable Pilot Butte to maximize the use of their existing lagoon infrastructure without sacrificing the operation and maintenance simplicity, to meet additional capacity and more stringent effluent limits.