Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Canada Invests in Tidal Power Generation Project
The Canadian government will contribute $1.5 million to the Water Wall Turbine’s Dent Island tidal energy demonstration project. The investment will be made under the…
Rainfrastructure
Urban flooding—increasingly prevalent with climate change—causes extensive economic, health, social, and environmental issues. Internationally, jurisdictions including Canadian municipalities are establishing stormwater utilities to mitigate the…
Kirkland Lake Completes Wastewater Treatment Upgrades
Kirkland Lake, Ontario has completed its Kirkland Lake Wastewater Improvement Project, which will better protect the surrounding environment and residents of the community. A celebration…
Manitoba, Ottawa Announce Support for Water Projects in Small Communities
The federal government and the Province of Manitoba announced on October 16 that five Manitoba communities in the Interlake Region will receive funding for water…
Black River First Nation Completes Treatment Plant Upgrades
The Black River First Nation, located on the Eastern shore of Lake Winnipeg about 138 kilometres northeast of the provincial capital, has completed the expansion…
Eco-Certification of Manitoba Fishery Boosts Local Economy
Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh announced on October 17 that the eco-certification of the Waterhen Lake fishery in Manitoba will help secure the…
Running Out of Time
On July 8, 2012, Environment Canada published the Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations (WSER) under the Fisheries Act, a set of national wastewater effluent quality standards…
Estrogen in Water Systems Causes Decline in Fish Population
A new study led by the University of New Brunswick’s Karen Kidd has found that estrogen in municipal water systems—often caused by the birth control…
Deadline Approaches for Charlottetown Voluntary Water Meter Program
Charlottetown Water and Sewer Utility customers looking to take advantage of the city’s voluntary water meter program and its incentives only have until Dec. 31,…
Alberta Town Urges Residents to Go Low Flow
The City of Red Deer, Alberta is encouraging residents to ditch their old or leaky toilets in favour of low flow models. Residents who choose…
Small Towns Thinking Big
While Canada is becoming increasingly urbanized, between 19 and 30 per of the population still lives in either rural or small-town areas. These areas face…
Construction Underway on Timmins Wastewater Treatment Plant
The Government of Ontario announced October 3 that construction is underway on a major overhaul of the Mattagami River Wastewater Treatment Plant. The plant, built…
Primer Outlines Importance of Asset Management Plans
The Canadian Infrastructure Report Card (CIRC) – an objective assessment of the water, wastewater, stormwater, and road infrastructure owned by Canadian municipalities – has released…
EPCOR and Ostara to Build Nutrient Recovery Facility in Edmonton
EPCOR Water Services Inc. and Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies will partner to construct a facility to recover phosphorus from the nutrient-rich wastewater stream from the…
Ontario Approves Two Source Protection Plans
On September 30, the Government of Ontario announced the approval of source protection plans for both the Sudbury and Catfish Creek areas. Source protection plans…
Anaergia Announces Two New U.S. Projects
Anaergia Inc. announced on September 30 that it has signed a contract with the Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department (PCRWRD) in Arizona to design,…
UN Global Compact Releases Corporate Water Disclosure Guidelines
The United Nations Global Compact – an initiative encouraging sustainable and socially responsible policies for businesses worldwide – released its finalized Corporate Water Disclosure Guidelines…
Shared Expense
Elimination of long-standing provincial funding in the mid-1990s led the County of Oxford in Southwest Ontario to develop its own funding support program for existing…
Newfoundland Town’s Water Supply to Be Shut Off
A water shortage has forced the Town of Fortune, Newfoundland to cut off water supply to the neighbouring Town of Grand Bank. The two towns…
California Wastewater Utility Adopts Canadian Biogas Technology
The Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority (VVWRA) of Victor Valley, California, held a ceremony on September 26 to mark the successful startup of its new…
Alberta Approves Flood Mitigation Projects
The Province of Alberta has committed to two new flood mitigation projects aimed at protecting High River and Calgary after heavy flooding affected the two…
Media Event Highlights Risk of Using Toilets as Garbage Cans
The Region of Durham, Canadian Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA), and Municipal Enforcement Sewer Use Group (MESUG) came together on September 19 to host a…
Ontario-Based Company Purchases American Water Distribution Utility
Oakville, Ontario-based Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. announced on September 19 that its regulated utility business, Liberty Utilities, has reached an agreement to acquire the…
Manitoba Invests in Flood Management
The Province of Manitoba is making major investments in water level regulation and the flood water management system along the lower Assiniboine River, including Lake…