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Penner Approves CRD’s Sewage Plan

Penner Approves CRD’s Sewage Plan

Posted on 27 August 2010

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The B.C. government has approved a wastewater management strategy proposed by the Capital Regional District (CRD) that will for the first time treat up to 40 billion litres of sewage per year before it [...]

Shell, Dawson Creek Agree on Reclamation Plant

Shell, Dawson Creek Agree on Reclamation Plant

Posted on 24 August 2010

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As we reported in our May/June issue, the City of Dawson Creek, B.C., and Shell recently reached an agreement to build the City’s Reclaimed Water Plant (RWP). This 10-year agreement is subject to elector [...]

Cranbrook Breaks Ground on $14.5M Wastewater Project

Cranbrook Breaks Ground on $14.5M Wastewater Project

Posted on 16 July 2010

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Last week Cranbrook, British Columbia held an official groundbreaking to commemorate the start of construction on the anticipated $14.5 million City of Cranbrook Wastewater Improvement Project. In [...]

Groups Call for B.C. Public Trust in New Water Act

Groups Call for B.C. Public Trust in New Water Act

Posted on 30 June 2010

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A new report released by Ecojustice and POLIS Water Sustainability Project outlines how the B.C. government can become leaders in responsible freshwater management by embracing the Public Trust Doctrine [...]

Full Cycle

Full Cycle

Posted on 12 May 2010

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It may come as a surprise to some within the water industry, but the practice of water reuse and recycling has been around for about a century. Reclaimed water is former effluent water such as stormwater [...]

Seymour-Cap Plant Now Open

Seymour-Cap Plant Now Open

Posted on 12 May 2010

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The largest water filtration plant in Canada has officially opened in Metro Vancouver. “This project has not only made metro Vancouver a leader in water filtration technology, it has created an [...]

B.C. Building Code Supports Water Conservation

B.C. Building Code Supports Water Conservation

Posted on 10 May 2010

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British Columbia is updating its building code to further protect and preserve water by requiring the installation of high-efficiency toilets and urinals in new buildings and renovations. Under the [...]

Comox Announces Conservation Rebates

Comox Announces Conservation Rebates

Posted on 22 April 2010

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The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) in British Columbia has announced two water conservation rebate opportunities for residents, to help in achieving achieve a 27 per cent reduction in water consumption [...]

New Meters for Abbotsford

New Meters for Abbotsford

Posted on 14 April 2010

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Abbotsford, B.C. is implementing a new remote read metering system with a contribution of $1.27 million from the Gas Tax Fund. Currently, the City of Abbotsford utilizes hand-held electronic touch probes [...]

CVRD Launches Water Ed Campaign

CVRD Launches Water Ed Campaign

Posted on 16 March 2010

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British Columbia's Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) launched a new water education campaign this week urging residents to adopt simple measures that will assist in achieving a 27 per cent reduction [...]

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