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 Items tagged: groundwaterItems Found: 43Manitoba Considers New Groundwater RulesMay 15, 2012 - 2:29 pm New rules being proposed this week would replace Manitoba's almost 50-year-old groundwater regulations as part of a strategy to better protect the 25 per cent of Manitobans who rely on well water, Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh announced today. About 1,500 water wells... Categories: News, Western Canada B.C. Showcases River Remediation ProjectApril 15, 2012 - 3:51 pm Victoria public had the opportunity to learn more about river remediation at an open house at British Columbia's Goldstream Provincial Park this past weekend. The event highlighted remediation work in the surrounding area and river after a Columbia Fuels truck overturned in April of last year, spilling... Categories: News, Western Canada May 23-26, 2012: CanWell: Canadian Groundwater SymposiumApril 9, 2012 - 12:42 pm Hamilton, ON Website: Click here. Categories: Events Manitoba Seeks Input on New Groundwater and Water Well ActMarch 28, 2012 - 9:19 am Manitoba is seeking input from the public, the water well-drilling industry, the geothermal industry, and other stakeholders on a new Groundwater and Water Well Act. Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh made the announcement last week on World Water Day, asking the public... Categories: News, Western Canada February 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 |
