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…
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 Inc. announced on September 30 that it has signed a contract with the Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department (PCRWRD) in Arizona to design,…
The United Nations Global Compact – an initiative encouraging sustainable and socially responsible policies for businesses worldwide – released its finalized Corporate Water Disclosure Guidelines…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Representatives from the provincial and federal governments joined the Elgin Area Joint Board of Management to acknowledge major milestones in the Huron Elgin London Project…
Rural communities, especially those with 1,000 residents or fewer, face a number of challenges when it comes to drinking water, including aging water infrastructure, limited…
Upgrades to improve the quality and supply of tap water in Kananaskis Country have been completed. The Government of Alberta, EPCOR, and the federal government…
Public-private partnerships (P3s) are still a relatively new concept in Canada, and employing them to deliver water and wastewater projects can be confusing for the…
The Ontario Government announced its approval of the Quinte Source Protection Plan and the Kettle Creek Source Protection Plan on Sept. 11. The plans, developed…
An Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change review may result in a sewage pollution notification system for the City of Toronto. The review…
The Government of British Columbia issued an official warning to Imperial Metals on Sept. 9 after an inspection found the Mount Polley copper and gold…
The Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating (CIPH) president and general manager Ralph Suppa announced on Sept. 5 that Michael Prencipe will join CIPH as…
United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced on Sept. 5 new legislation to ban plastic microbeads in personal care products. The legislation comes after recent reports…
Properly maintained water and wastewater systems underpin our quality of life. Most Canadians are unaware of the poor condition of these systems and the risks…
The Red River Basin Commission (RRBC) has joined the growing list of signatories to the Lake Friendly Accord, signifying the first cross-border support for the…
Calgary’s Hayley Todesco, 18, received the 2014 Stockholm Junior Water Prize on September 3 for inventing a method that uses slow sand filters to treat contaminated…
A new paper from researchers at McGill and Utrecht universities suggests that, despite frightening increases in water scarcity worldwide, the situation is not yet irreversible.…