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 Items tagged: CalgaryItems Found: 13Calgary Wins National Award for Reuse ProjectJune 7, 2011 - 8:16 am The City of Calgary was awarded the National Municipal Environment Award from the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators for its water reuse project. City manager Owen Tobert received the award on behalf of the Calgary Fire Department and City of Calgary Parks. The Calgary Fire Department’s... Categories: News, Western Canada Poll: Calgary's Fluoride DebateJanuary 13, 2011 - 2:00 pm Our intern Brad wrote a great post on Calgary's fluoride debate this week. What's your opinion? Got more to say? Leave a comment below. Categories: National, News, Western Canada Fluoride: The Perennial DebateJanuary 11, 2011 - 8:07 am In Calgary, like many regions in Canada, the water fluoridation debate is perennial. In 1957, a referendum to introduce water fluoridation failed, as did three more—until Calgarians finally agreed to add fluoride to the water in 1989. Despite proven benefits and widespread support in the health... Categories: Blog Pine Creek Wins ACEC Tree for Life AwardOctober 28, 2010 - 11:06 am Calgary's Pine Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant has won CH2M HILL an ACEC Award of Excellence for the water resources category. The plant also won the Tree for Life award. Pine Creek processes 100 million litres a day using next-generation technologies such as biological nutrient removal and ultraviolet... Categories: News, Western Canada Calgary Awards US$5.9M Pipe ContractSeptember 3, 2010 - 10:53 am Insituform Technologies, Inc. has been awarded a contract with a first year value of US$5.9 million by the City of Calgary. Upon completion of the first year's work, the City will have the option of renewing this contract for two more years. Calgary awarded the project based on... Categories: News, Western Canada AAEE Awards Calgary's Pine Creek FacilityMay 6, 2010 - 2:53 pm The City of Calgary’s Pine Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTP) has earned a 2010 Excellence in Environmental Engineering Award from the American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE). The winners were recognized at the AAEE Awards Luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C... Categories: News, Western Canada Flyovers Give Understanding of GroundwaterJanuary 15, 2010 - 9:47 am What flies above will soon give improved knowledge about what flows below. Starting January 16, residents and motorists may notice low-flying aircraft streaking across the sky on a mission to better map underground water resources in outlying areas surrounding Edmonton. The specially-equipped... Categories: News, Western Canada Calgary Keeps FluorideApril 8, 2009 - 8:15 am After a proposal to remove it, Calgary's city council has voted in favour of fluoride. Despite the cost—approximately $600,000 per year, plus another $5 million to upgrade the fluoride systems at water treatment plants—and the health controversy, the city will keep the substance as part of... Categories: News, Western Canada Useful and AttractiveApril 7, 2009 - 9:25 am Is there a market for eye-catching water infrastructure? Prior to my current employment with CWT, I worked with an environmental services company that listed composting and soil remediation among its specialties. During my time there, the City of Calgary issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the... Categories: Blog Calgary Continues to ConserveFebruary 27, 2009 - 1:10 pm The total amount of water used in Calgary continues to stay below 2003 levels despite 120,000 new Calgarians being connected to the city's water system since that time. According to the latest Year End Water Efficiency Report, Calgary is still on track to meet its 30-in-30 Water Efficiency Plan goal-reducing... Categories: News, Western Canada Advertisement
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