U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced that following their efforts the Senate version of the Water Resource Development Act (WRDA), which has passed the…
The Government of Prince Edward Island has taken steps to improve transparency and accessibility to a broad range of data with launch of an open-data…
Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care has recently changed the measurement standard for E. coli at public beaches, permitting more of the bacteria per…
Yesterday, the Office of Canada’s Auditor General, Michael Ferguson, released his 2018 spring reports. Report 5 indicated that Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) has failed to make…
Ask your average Canadian about the notion of water risk and they’re likely to say, “not here in Canada!” Yet water risk is a multifaceted…
New Brunswick will expand a water monitoring protocol to eight provincial park beaches for the upcoming swimming season. The protocol is in accordance with the…
Okanagan Valley’s mayors gathered yesterday at the UnH20 Gardens to talk water conservation. Following a difficult year of flood, record-breaking temperatures, and as talk turns…
Over the past four years, the Government of New Brunswick has launched a number of major climate change focused initiatives, including a discussion guide on…
EPCOR has successfully completed the performance testing and final facility requirements of Regina’s Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade project, as confirmed by independent certification firm BTY…
Environmental Defence is celebrating the end of winter with a record number of Canadian of beaches and marinas achieving the Blue Flag eco-certified designation. Overall,…
Photo: Road washout in the Modeste subwatershed flood in August 2016. Credit: County of Wetaskiwin The Government of Alberta is investing $720,000 in farmlands through…
Introduction Water from cooling towers attracts and absorbs airborne contaminants on a continuous basis. Typically, 85% of suspended solids in cooling water and hot water…
New Brunswick’s Environmental Trust Fund (ETF) will invest about $8.4 million in environmental projects through 2018 and 2019. This includes 227 community-based environmental initiatives worth…
The Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating (CIPH) has presented Steam Whistle Brewing with its National Water Wise Award for the brewery’s commitment to water…
Postponing Day Zero in Cape Town for 2018 comes as no surprise. There was no sense to it once the day had been pushed into the…
Photo: Roof purlins being welded and the control valve chamber. Source: Campbell River. The B.C. coastal city of Campbell River is celebrating the near-completion of…
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) has approved $300,000 in funding to 18 projects to help conserve and improve the quality of water in the valley. Directors…
As threats to public infrastructure from cyber attacks are on the rise from coordinated—sometimes state-backed—actors, public utilities are being forced to seek new risk management…
The Government of Canada is asking technical experts who focus on drinking water to provide feedback in the consultation process for the drinking water guidance…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released its Lakewide Action and Management Plan (LAMP) for Lake Huron 2017-2021, part of a binational effort to restore…
The Canadian Water and Wastewater Association, Public Safety Canada, and Dalhousie University released a study yesterday assessing the risks and level of preparedness to water…
Lake Winnipeg Community-Based Monitoring Network (LWCBMN), a network of citizens, scientists, and conservation professionals, has released data on phosphorus hotspots gathered from its 2017 field season.…
A Call for Some Flexibility and Reason in Achieving Our Goals Watching with great interest how the implementation of the Wastewater System Effluent Regulations (WSER)…
Saint John Water will soon begin its transitional treatment phase in anticipation of the Loch Lomond Drinking Water Treatment Facility becoming operational this summer. Beginning…