Simple solution eliminates clogging at Cowansville Pump Station
Cowansville in Quebec, located just over 30 kilometres north of the United States border, isn’t lacking for charm. The rural town of 15,000 residents...
Restoring soil, recovering forests, and rescuing our planet
There was something missing in the unmistakable signs of autumn as the sun beat down last October. The sweet scent of leaves decomposing on...
Water Canada Webinars: Looking at the value and cost of water...
In Canada we’re surrounded by water, which makes it feel like water is free. But the reality is the water we use–taps to toilets...
New solutions for reducing our stormwater management footprint
The cost of land in Canada’s major cities and their surrounding areas is skyrocketing. New housing stock are going for astronomical prices and there...
CarboNet’s NanoNet Platform and innovation in wastewater treatment solutions
Watching dirty water get mixed in jars isn’t usually what comes to mind when you think business competition. But it’s hard not to see...
Celebrating National Indigenous Water Operators Day
From doctors to nurses to grocery clerks, communities found a new level of appreciation and respect for essential workers during the pandemic. Unfortunately, not...
Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation looks to decolonize water governance
In recent issues, Water Canada has outlined many of the challenges operators face keeping systems up and running, often under difficult conditions and for...
Can biofiltration address climate change-exacerbated threats to drinking water treatment?
Climate change-exacerbated landscape disturbances and pressures are increasingly challenging the water industry globally. Not only do floods, droughts, and wildfires threaten water supply and...
What will 2023 look like for Canadian water utilities?
Sixteen Canadian water utilities came together in the Fall of 2022 to reflect on shared water utility trends. During the conversation hosted by Canadian...
PFAS and Biosolids: Status, technologies, and trends
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of human-made compounds that are used as surfactants, lubricants, repellents (for dirt, water, and grease) and...
Getting the Lead Out: The City of Hamilton’s Corrosion Control Program
Hamilton is an old city with old city problems. The second city in Canada to create its own water system, Hamilton relied on lead...
A closer look at British Columbia’s proposed Watershed Security and Strategy...
In January of 2022, the government of British Columbia issued a discussion paper seeking the public’s input on a proposed Watershed Security Strategy and...
York Region’s Inflow and Infiltration Reduction Standard
Inflow and infiltration (I&I) happens when groundwater, stormwater or snowmelt enter the sanitary sewage system through sump pumps, downspouts, foundation drains and/or holes and...
A year in review: What we were talking about in 2022
As 2022 draws to a close, we're looking back at the topics that piqued our interest, that got us talking, and had us asking...
