Wednesday, December 24, 2025
I Don’t Flush
It should come as no surprise that wastewater operators continue to be plagued by non-flushables on a daily basis. Dental floss, personal care products, paper…
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Down for the Count
The Duffin Creek Water Pollution Control Plant was supposed to enhance phosphorus removal when an expansion was completed in 2013. Built by the province in…
IDE Technologies Partners with Fair Canada Engineering
IDE Technologies announced on October 27 a new partnership with Fair Canada Engineering which will see the company’s water treatment presence in Alberta’s oilsands increase.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
Water Upgrades Complete in Kananaskis Country
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…
The Rise of Water P3s
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…
Senator Announces New Legislation to Ban Microbeads
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…
New Wastewater Plant Inaugurated in Quebec
A new wastewater treatment plant in the Saint-Samuel-Station district of Saint-Cécile-de-Whitton, Quebec, was inaugurated on August 23. A number of government officials were on hand…
Water System Upgrades for Five New Brunswick Communities
Five New Brunswick communities will receive funding to upgrade their water and wastewater systems, according to an Aug. 14 announcement from the province. Chateau Heights,…
Ontario’s Wine Industry Aims to Improve Water Management
The Ontario wine industry is partnering with the BLOOM Centre to ensure its water use is sustainable and well managed. “Our work with the Wine…
New Brunswick Wastewater Infrastructure Gets $10-Million Federal Investment
The Government of Canada is investing in several New Brunswick wastewater infrastructure upgrades through the federal Gas Tax Fund. Collection and treatment systems in Fundy…
New Phosphorus Technology Introduced in Quebec
Premier Tech Aqua (PTA) has announced a new technology that can help clean lakes and watercourses of phosphorous and control blue-green algae blooms. The announcement…
Troubled Waters
The Capital Regional District’s (CRD) attempt to build a Vancouver Island wastewater treatment plant has become a bureaucratic debacle as messy as the sewage it…
Regina Finalizes Agreement with Treatment Plant Contractor
The City of Regina has finalized an agreement with EPCOR Water Prairies Inc. to design, build, finance, operate, and maintain its new sewage treatment plant…
New Brunswick Community Completes Wastewater System Upgrades
The Local Service District of Allardville, New Brunswick, celebrated the completion of more than $3.3 million in upgrades to its wastewater system on July 9.…
Green Treatment
Community wastewater treatment plants and botanical gardens generally don’t have all that much in common. One is a noisy industrial facility while the other is…
Gas Tax Fund and Building Canada Fund Contribute Millions to Innovative Wastewater Facility
Costs for the innovative Sechelt Water Resource Centre in Sechelt, British Columbia will be covered by the federal Gas Tax Fund and the Communities Component of the…
Buctouche First Nations Community Opens New Water Treatment Plant
The Buctouche First Nation in eastern New Brunswick is opening a new water treatment plant that will provide safe and clean drinking water to the…