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 Items tagged: groundwaterItems Found: 39February 27-28, 2012: Emerging Issues in Groundwater ConferenceJanuary 10, 2012 - 1:56 pm San Antonio, TX Website: Click here. Join fellow groundwater professionals to explore potential resolutions to emerging groundwater issues such as stress on resources -- both in quantity and quality--from growing populations; increased demand on water used for developing and producing energy, both... Categories: Events CEMA Forms Groundwater Working GroupJuly 18, 2011 - 5:28 am The Cumulative Environmental Management Association (CEMA) has launched a new Groundwater Working Group (GWWG) to focus on improving scientific knowledge of regional groundwater systems using effective characterization, monitoring, and modelling approaches that, according to a press release, "support... Categories: News, Western Canada AftershocksMay 13, 2011 - 8:13 am The nuclear disasters caused by a massive earthquake and devastating tsunami in Japan have heated up concerns over water safety and radiation. Authorities reported increases of radioactive iodine in water sources surrounding the Fukushima site. The major issue? Steam released from the nuclear plants... Categories: Features Wells Worth MonitoringMarch 14, 2011 - 9:03 pm As part of our Canada Water Week series, we spoke with Jennifer West about the Ecology Action Centre's plans to celebrate and get communities involved in water stewardship. Nova Scotia’s Ecology Action Centre is using Canada Water Week and World Water Day to draw attention to one of its ongoing... Categories: Features Threats to Groundwater Supplies Require Coordinated Response: PaperFebruary 10, 2011 - 10:21 am Better oversight of Canada’s groundwater resources is required in the face of numerous challenges, according to a study released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In Protecting Groundwater: The Invisible and Vital Resource (pdf), James Bruce, recently chair of the Council of Canadian Academies... Alberta to Survey Groundwater SupplyFebruary 4, 2011 - 4:21 pm Low-flying helicopters will be mapping 18,000 square kilometres of underground water resources in southern Alberta, starting February 5. Residents and motorists may notice helicopters towing specialized equipment in the skies within an area stretching from approximately Calgary and Drumheller to Fort... Categories: News, Western Canada Charlottetown Hires Water Conservation Program CoordinatorNovember 1, 2010 - 10:49 am The City of Charlottetown, PEI has hired an experienced individual to help Charlottetown better protect its groundwater. "We are extremely lucky to live in Charlottetown with the water quality that we have," said Ramona Doyle, who is excited about the challenge. "Water is an essential resource... Categories: Atlantic Canada, News Ontario's Environmental FailuresSeptember 24, 2010 - 1:45 pm The government is failing to follow through on all of its environmental promises, says Ontario Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller. "This government rightly prides itself on the progress it has made in passing legislation to protect the environment," says Miller, "but actions on the ground often undermine... Guelph Opens New Groundwater Research FacilityJune 30, 2010 - 9:51 am The University of Guelph has opened the first phase of a new centre to help ensure safe and sustainable groundwater supplies that is intended to become one of the most advanced bedrock aquifer research facilities in North America. “This state-of-the-art facility will allow our researchers to discover... Guelph Introduces Rainwater RebateApril 7, 2010 - 5:06 am The City of Guelph, Ontario continues to blaze a trail in water conservation and efficiency. Just a few weeks ago, the City defined vulnerable local water supply source areas in need of protection in compliance with the provincial Clean Water Act. It also introduced rebates for installing water efficient... Advertisement
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