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 Items tagged: infrastructureItems Found: 36Poll: To Fix or Ignore?January 23, 2012 - 2:23 pm It should be no surprise: with cold snaps come main breaks. These seasonal calamities often begin with small leaks in aging infrastructure that are undetected or ignored by municipalities. Some cities, such as Halifax, carefully monitor leaks and make more informed decisions about fixes. What's your... Good VibrationsOctober 24, 2011 - 11:17 am Crumbling asets. Rusting pipes. Leaking watermains. Musings about the state of our civil infrastructure usually come around to this type of talk. It may seem overwhelming to consider the thousands of kilometres of pipe that need replacing—or at least serious upgrading. But any asset manager will... Categories: Features Capstone Acquires Bristol WaterOctober 6, 2011 - 2:18 pm Toronto-based Capstone Infrastructure Corporation has acquired a 70 per cent interest in Bristol Water, a regulated water utility in the United Kingdom, from Suez Environnement through its subsidiary, AGBAR (Sociedad General de Aguas de Barcelona), for approximately $215 million. "Bristol Water is... Categories: International, National, News The Art and Practice of Harvesting Free WaterMay 30, 2011 - 3:10 pm We are so used to having water readily available at the turn of a tap that it is easy to forget how much energy and infrastructure is required to treat and deliver that water. In Toronto, roughly 33 per cent of the city’s electricity use is spent pumping and treating water through a vast network of... Categories: Blog Election Apathy?April 8, 2011 - 1:12 pm Canadians don’t care about the environment, not really. We are so blessed with natural resources, clean water and open spaces that we don’t think there is anything wrong. It’s the frog in heating water scenario—we won’t know how bad it is until it’s too late to jump out and do something about... Categories: Blog Water Figures Heavily in Top 100January 5, 2011 - 9:20 am Water and wastewater has a significant presence in this year's edition of ReNew Canada's Top 100: Canada's Biggest Infrastructure Projects, released this week. Nine projects accounted for $4.378 billion of the list, which totalled $96 billion. Some highlights: #32 Capital Regional District... Shell, Dawson Creek Agree on Reclamation PlantAugust 24, 2010 - 7:09 am 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 approval. The RWP will treat effluent currently released into the Dawson Creek to a standard... Categories: News, Western Canada Victoria Awards US$4M Contract to InsituformJuly 6, 2010 - 11:53 am Insituform Technologies, Inc. has received a contract award for US$4 million to rehabilitate over 11,000 feet of drinking water pipelines in Victoria, British Columbia. Work on this project, which includes 12-inch and 20-inch diameter pipelines, is expected to be completed by early... Categories: International, National, News Groups Respond to Proposed Water Opportunities ActMarch 9, 2010 - 8:09 am With the announcement of the proposed Water Opportunities Act in yesterday's Speech from the Throne, the Ontario government is setting the province on a path to become a global leader in water technology. At the same time, the environmental community is urging the government to include commitments to... Categories: International, National, News, Ontario Getting Your Act TogetherMarch 8, 2010 - 9:29 am Whether it’s a drinking water or wastewater treatment system, the ultimate goal for water utilities is always optimum performance. Most operators generally know where the problems are, and may even know what is needed to fix them. The challenges are prioritizing and then obtaining the necessary funding... Categories: Features Advertisement
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