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 Items tagged: United StatesItems Found: 10Deloitte Report: The Era of Cheap Water is OverJanuary 25, 2012 - 1:47 pm Clearer water pricing will play an important role in how customers better manage their water usage, says a new report from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL). Water Tight 2012 explores the future of the global water sector in the year ahead. The report examines how major global trends such as... Categories: International, News Study Takes Stock of PollutantsApril 12, 2011 - 12:35 pm Over 228 million kilograms of direct pollutant releases to surface waters were reported by industrial facilities in North America in 2006, while a minimum of 133 million kilograms of pollutants were transferred to sewage and/or wastewater treatment systems, says a new report from the Commission for... Categories: International, National, News Smart Metering is Critical: ReportJanuary 11, 2010 - 8:19 am Sixty-eight per cent of water utility managers believe it is critical that water utilities adopt smart meter technologies, says Testing the Waters, a new study from Oracle. Water utility managers indicate that they are committed to promoting water conservation and believe smart meter technology adoption... Categories: International, National, News Water Issues Top Environmental Concern: SurveyAugust 19, 2009 - 8:34 am A global public opinion survey on attitudes about fresh water sustainability, management and conservation finds that people around the world view water issues as the planet’s top environmental problem, greater than air pollution, depletion of natural resources, loss of habitat and climate... Categories: International, News RBC Donates $4.1MAugust 12, 2009 - 8:38 am RBC today announced its latest round of RBC Blue Water Project Leadership Grant recipients. Thirty-one organizations, selected out of 159 applicants from around the world, will share more than $4,194,000 million in grants for programs that help protect watersheds and improve access to clean drinking... Categories: International, National, News US Water Infrastructure Spending Falls: ReportDecember 12, 2008 - 9:55 am America's water and wastewater sector looks set to decline further in 2009, as capital expenditure on crucial infrastructure projects is cut back by 12.9 per cent, according to Water Market USA, a new report published Global Water Intelligence. Restraints on borrowing, shrinking tax bases and a drop... Categories: International, News Federal Party Leaders Plans for Great Lakes ProtectionOctober 10, 2008 - 9:10 am The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (GLSLCI) sent questionnaires to five political parties; four were returned. "Given the national and international importance of the largest source of fresh water in the world, it is essential that the next federal government make a substantial commitment... Categories: International, National, News, Ontario Team Led By SickKids Scientist Develops Water Safety StrategyOctober 8, 2008 - 9:12 am The drinking water of Bangladesh, known to be contaminated with toxic agents, can be addressed, according to an international team of volunteer researchers, led by a scientist at The Hospital for Sick Children. Following years of study of the contaminants in the water, the team has developed a practical... Categories: International, News, Ontario Party Leaders Urged to Sign Great Lakes PledgeOctober 3, 2008 - 7:52 am Environmental groups asked the leaders of the federal parties yesterday to put their name to a pledge to make toxic pollution in the Great Lakes region a top priority. The pledge comes in the wake of several actions in the U.S. to address the Great Lakes, including new funds to clean up contaminated... Categories: International, News, Ontario NTP Finalizes Report on Bisphenol ASeptember 3, 2008 - 11:13 am Another bisphenol A (BPA) report has arrived, this time released by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) in the United States. Current human exposure to BPA, a chemical used in many polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins, is of "some concern" for effects on development of the prostate gland and... Categories: International, News Advertisement
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