More than $102 million in joint funding has been announced for 11 green infrastructure and COVID-19 resilience projects in the Saskatoon area. “Through our collaboration…
Saskatoon residents now have access to the results of wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) testing for SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19. The results are available thanks to…
Joint funding has been announced by the governments of Canada and Saskatchewan for 11 green infrastructure and COVID-19 resilience projects in Saskatoon. “Through our collaboration…
The Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) is calling on the federal government to establish a fund to help municipalities fix their leaky…
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) recently added the community of Fort Liard to the Northwest Territories’ (NWT) program that’s testing human wastewater for…
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has selected the Water Environment Federation (WEF) to develop, manage, and provide training for a nationwide…
It’s not flushable just because the salesman says so! This has been our debate with the powerful wipes manufacturing industry for well over a decade…
A University of Guelph (U of G) research team monitoring wastewater for SARS-CoV-2 is now searching for variants. Dr. Lawrence Goodridge is working with a team…
The Manitoba government is investing nearly $50 million in water and wastewater services projects under the Manitoba Restart Program to protect communities and create jobs.…
Funding has been announced for clean water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure improvements in 37 First Nation communities across Ontario. “Clean drinking water and proper wastewater…
The 45-kilometre long shoreline of Hamilton Harbour on Canada’s Lake Ontario has been at the heart of its surrounding communities for many centuries. Once a…
The Ontario government is investing more than $12 million in a new initiative to detect COVID-19 in wastewater. The province is partnering with 13 academic…
Metro Vancouver and FortisBC Energy Inc. will be showcasing a new facility that aims to recover more energy from liquid wastewater treatment. The new Lulu…
Joint funding for water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure improvements has been announced for the Townships of Terrace Bay and Red Rock in Ontario. “Long-term investments…
Funding for important upgrades to Uptown Saint John’s combined sewer systems has been announced. “Improving Uptown Saint John’s water infrastructure is key to its future…
AECOM and Graham Construction have successfully completed the design-build work on the first wastewater treatment plant in Victoria, British Columbia. The McLoughlin Point Wastewater Treatment…
A University of Saskatchewan (USask) research team has been awarded $137,392 from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to conduct a six-month COVID-19 wastewater…
Metro Vancouver has launched an online tool that allows residents to track the viral load of COVID-19 detected in untreated wastewater at each of the region’s five…
All levels of government in Canada have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in some way, shape, or form since March 2020. This is especially…
Funding for improvements to the Rodney Wastewater Treatment Plant in the Municipality of West Elgin has been announced by the governments of Ontario and Canada.…
The City of Barrie has joined Ontario’s province-wide wastewater surveillance initiative for COVID-19 monitoring in municipal wastewater. Starting this week, the City will be providing…
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) has selected Maile Lono-Batura as director of sustainable biosolids programs, a new position established to help WEF members and the…
The COVID-19 pandemic is a hoax, the U.S. election was stolen, all wipes are flushable, and the earth is flat. Just saying something untrue, even…
A research team from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) has developed a process for wastewater treatment that degrades microplastics at the source. The results of this…