Tag: effluent
EA Required for Northern Pulp Effluent Treatment Plant
Northern Pulp in Pictou County will need to file an environmental assessment report for its proposed effluent treatment plant, according to the Government of...
35 Million Tonnes of Washwater Effluent Off B.C. Coast in 2017:...
Thirty scrubber-equipped ships dumped nearly 35 million tonnes of washwater effluent off the B.C. coast in 2017, according to a new study commissioned by WWF-Canada.
Scrubbers are...
Tracking Reaction Pathways of Acetone Under Advanced Oxidation
Trace concentrations of synthetic chemicals expelled in effluent and discharged to lakes, rivers, and streams are found in extremely small concentrations, just nanograms or...
PEI Premier Pens Letter Opposing Outflow Pipe in Northumberland Strait
The Premier of Prince Edward Island, Wade MacLauchlan, has written a letter to his Nova Scotia counterpart and the federal government expressing his concern...
District of West Kelowna Begins Construction of Outfall Expansion
On Friday, the District of West Kelowna announced that construction had begun on a $3.5-million project at the Westside Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant, which...
Lampman, Sask. to Upgrade Wastewater Treatment Infrastructure
Yesterday, the governments of Canada and Saskatchewan announced funding to upgrade the Town of Lampman’s wastewater treatment infrastructure.
The federal and provincial governments are each...
Comox Valley, B.C. Takes Action to End Boil Water Notices
Decisions made at the Comox Valley Water Committee meeting on Tuesday have set a clear course for construction of a new water treatment system...
Polymer Accident Upsets Membrane Bioreactor Microbes
On August 29th, an estimated 100 Litres of polymer accidentally entered the Sechelt Water Resource Centre’s wet well, primary tank, and three of the...
Selkirk, Manitoba, Invests in Reducing Combined Sewers
Its asset management plan has helped Selkirk, Manitoba, invest in eliminating its combined sewers to reduce basement backups and prevent potential overflows of combined...
Port Perry, Ont., New Pollution Control Plant Commissioned
Yesterday, the Regional Municipality of Durham, Works Department celebrated the official opening of the new Nonquon Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP). The new facility...
