Tag: drinking water
Government Update on Ending Long-Term Drinking Water Advisories
Indigenous Services Canada has released a May 2018 update on the federal government’s progress in ending long-term drinking water advisories for public water systems...
Labatt Breweries of Canada Provides Emergency Drinking Water in N.B.
Labatt Breweries of Canada is providing 100,000 cans of emergency drinking water for New Brunswick as part of its Canadian Disaster Relief Program. The water will...
Engineers Revisit Ancient Approach to Purify Water
The idea of using energy from the sun to evaporate and purify drinking water is ancient. The Greek philosopher Aristotle reportedly described such a...
Regionalism Approach to Drinking Water Offers Rural Resilience
Rural regions in Canada face many challenges when it comes to managing drinking water systems. New research from the University of Saskatchewan examines the potential to manage...
Consultation on Microbial Risk Assessment in Drinking Water
The Government of Canada is asking technical experts who focus on drinking water to provide feedback in the consultation process for the drinking water...
Corrosion Control Significantly Lowers Lead Levels in Toronto Water
The City of Toronto's targeted testing of tap water in 2017 indicated significantly lower lead levels, a result of a Corrosion Control Plan implemented...
Over $1B in Federal Funding for B.C. Green Infra. & GHG...
Canada and British Columbia have announced the outcome of their bilateral agreement, which includes $4.1 billion in federal funding.
Announced yesterday Minister of Infrastructure and...
Saint John: Transitional Treatment Phase to Ease Impact on Infrastructure
Saint John Water will soon begin its transitional treatment phase in anticipation of the Loch Lomond Drinking Water Treatment Facility becoming operational this summer....
Long-Term Financing Approved for Water Treatment in Comox Valley
Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD), B.C. has announced the completion of the Alternative Approval Process (AAP) for the Comox Valley Water Treatment Project, which...
New Study Presents Tasting Notes for Recycled Wastewater
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) have published the results of a study on how people perceive the taste of recycled wastewater...
