Thursday, May 1, 2025
Mapping Global Surface Water
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) has published a study of global surface water and its long-term changes in the science journal Nature. Using…
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U.S. Scientists Working to Predict Lake Erie Hypoxic Water
Researchers are developing a warning system to for water utilities in Ohio that will notify them of hypoxic water near their intakes from Lake Erie reports…
Plans to Regulate Water Levels in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River Move Ahead
The Commissioners of the International Joint Commission (IJC) have signed and approved an order to regulate of water levels and flows in Lake Ontario and…
Great Lakes Contaminated by Toxic Flame Retardant
The International Joint Commission (IJC) has released a report recommending the governments of Canada and the United States adopt a strategy to address toxic polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)…
Computer Model Makes Great Lakes Climate 3-D
A computer model developed by researchers in the U.S. allows scientists to better capture the physical characteristics of the Great Lakes by fully resolving the…
Internet of Things Comes to Water Management
Ottawa has installed wireless sensors in its regions waterways as a part of a pilot project with Ericsson and Rogers Communications to monitor water quality…
North West Redwater to Re-use Water in Bitumen Processing
North West Redwater (NWR) Partnership has announced that it will make use of GE’s Water & Process Technologies for its new Sturgeon refinery in Alberta.…
Does Canada’s Microplastic Ban Reach Far Enough?
On November, 5th, the Government of Canada announced that it would be banning microplastic beads in toiletry products. At a public consultation was held on…
Phosphate Market Worth $75 billion USD by 2021
A report from MarketsandMarkets, a global research firm, has released a report that states the Phosphate market will be worth $75.71 billion USD by 2021.…
Great Lakes Public Forum Summaries
The International Joint Commission (IJC) has released summary reports from its public meetings in Milwaukee and Toronto on the health of Lakes Ontario and Michigan.…
Six Ways Trump Will Impact Water
For millions of North Americans, the outcome of the United States election was as dumbfounding as the rhetoric and scandals that surrounded it. As many…
New Non-Native Species Confirmed in Lake Erie
A new, non-native species of zooplankton has been confirmed in the western basin of Lake Erie, making it even clearer that more stringent ballast regulations…
Water and Climate Key Issue for UN COP22
The UN Conference of the Parties (COP22) on the Climate will be held from 7 to 18 November 2016 in Marrakech, Morocco. As part of…
Lake Science: Water Clarity As Important As Air Temperatures in Response to Climate Change
A new paper released this week demonstrates how even small changes in water clarity over time can have big impacts on water temperatures. In a…
CETA and Canada’s Water Security
On October 30, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, along with with Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, and Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European Commission,…
New Research on Nature-Based Water Treatment
Harmful algae growth can have a negative impact surface waters for both human health and ecosystems. In drinking water, algae can lead to odours and…
Aquam Updates AWWA Report on Lead Pipes
A landmark paper on lead pipe rehabilitation and replacement techniques published by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) 15 years ago has been revisited by…
WRF Issued RFPs for Research With Water Utilities
The Water Research Foundation (WRF) has released Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for three new emerging opportunities projects and one focus area project for water utilities.…
IJC Seeks Input on Binational Approach to Microplastics Entering the Great Lakes
The International Joint Commission (IJC) invites public comment on its Preliminary Recommendations on Microplastics in the Great Lakes for binational, science, policy, and education solutions…
Global Market for Control and Monitoring Systems in the Water Sector Worth $21.3 Billion
The water and wastewater industry is in transition to a digital revolution that has the potential to transform the industry from the use of data-driven…
Great Lake Public Forum Garners Public Input on Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
Expressions of support, frustration, and the desire to see faster results were shared by participants of day two of The Great Lakes Public Forum held…
MICRODYN-NADIR acquires U.S.-Based Specialty Membrane Company
MICRODYN-NADIR has been operating for 50 years with a focus on water purification that now includes microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, and reverse osmosis. In 2015, Microdyn-Nadir
$5.18 Million in Grants for Great Lakes Restoration
The new funding will allow the RBG to continue its restoration of coastal wetland habitat that serves to rehabilitate
Global Groups Make Demands to Regulate Flushable Products
A collective of of water industry groups, utilities, and ENGOs, led (in Canada) by the Municipal Enforcement Sewer Use Group, are banding together to demand a regulation…