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The Long HaulAs the effects of climate change become more apparent, Alberta’s prairie farmers are going further to find water. Most of Alberta’s 3.6 million residents rely on regulated water systems. But, according to Brent Paterson*, a significant number of Albertans still use water from unregulated groundwater or dugouts. Nearly 700,000 Albertans rely on holes or dammed gullies filled with snowmelt and runoff for year-round [...] |
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AWS Drafts an International Standard for StewardshipOn April 26, the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) held a consultation session in Toronto to discuss the first draft of the AWS International Water Stewardship Standard. Water Canada spoke with Lisa Downes, AWS North America's regional initiative coordinator, to learn [...] |
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Researchers Develop Rapid Test Strips for E. coliUrban beach closures due to coliform outbreaks have become disturbing signs of summer, yet water-testing technology has never been fast enough to keep up with changing conditions, nor accessible enough to check all waters. Now, researchers at Hamilton, Ontario’s McMaster University have developed [...] |
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Know Your NetworkThe vital links between risk, level of service, and non-revenue water management. Life-cycle asset management is generally based on three steps: you build it, you use it, and you replace it (if you still need it) or you get rid of it. We’re usually pretty good at the first step—that’s what our engineers are trained to do, and what our institutions have been organized around [...] |
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Getting Creative with the LawThe same debate recurs every few years. Are “creative” alternatives to conventional fines a brilliant innovation or just another way for corporate polluters to get off cheaply? We’re big fans of creative sentences—it’s no surprise, since Dianne helped to develop them 30 years ago. They flow from three basic observations about fines, the standard way of punishing environmental offenders: Fines don’t help the natural environment; they just disappear into the Consolidated [...] |
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WatertightWater loss is on the rise—should municipalities spend to seal every single leak? “Water loss is a reality, and it’s going to get worse,” says Shaun McKaigue, vice president at FER-PAL Construction Ltd. McKaigue is talking about leaky pipes, an issue that’s costing $700 million a year in Ontario alone. A 2009 Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario study [...] |
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The Ins and Outs of IPMaximizing profit from innovation. As global challenges in providing safe drinking water supplies continue to increase, Canadian companies are well positioned to be leaders in providing water products and services in an increasingly technologically competitive market. For both start-up and established companies, the challenge remains [...] |
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The Sacred Headwaters: The Fight to Save the Stikine, Skeena, and NassWater Canada recently spoke with Canadian anthropologist, best-selling author, and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, Wade Davis, about his new book, The Sacred Headwaters: The Fight to Save the Stikine, Skeena, and Nass. [...] |
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Interview: Diana FrostWater engineer Diana Frost is passionate about improving the standard of living in developing countries by contributing her expertise with water systems. Through funding from the CH2M HILL Foundation, she recently travelled to Rwanda as a member of a seven-person volunteer team. The ongoing project [...] |
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Interview: The Water Brothers, ReduxAround this time last year, we spoke with The Water Brothers, Alex and Tyler Mifflin, who were busy filming and editing their six-episode series for TVO. Find that article here. Today, the first day of Canada Water Week 2012, we revisit the Mifflins as they proudly launch their long-awaited show and [...] |
