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- May 23-26, 2012: CanWell: Canadian Groundwater Symposium
- May 29, 2012: Webinar: Cross-Canada Checkup: A Canadian Perspective on Our Water Future
- June 1-4, 2012: Federation of Canadian Municipalities: 2012 Annual Conference and Expo
- June 4, 2012: Water and Lessons Learned: Have we quenched our thirst?
- June 5-8, 2012: Earth, Wind and Water – Elements of Life: 1st Joint CWRA / CGU National Conference
- June 5-7, 2012: IBM & WCIT 2012 World Tech Jam
- June 13–15, 2012: Membrane Filtration Technology: Fundamentals, Design and Applications
- June 14, 2012: Nutrients Removal in Ontario WWTPs: Future Challenges & Options
- June 20, 2010: Big Engineering: The Opportunities and Challenges of Large-scale Infrastructure in Ontario
- June 21-22, 2012: Greening Government Conference
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Posted on May 16, 2012
Can Alberta's oil sands balance environmental tradeoffs and economic returns? According to a new study from Alberta Innovates - Energy and Environmental Solutions (AI-EES), there may be a way.
In collaboration with the Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB), Alberta Environment and Water (AEW), and nine in situ producers, AI-EES today released the Thermal In-Situ Water Conservation Study summary report, which examines commercial and emerging technologies and their potential for maximizing water recycling and minimizing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and waste generation in Alberta oil sands.
"In the context of sustainable [...]
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Posted on May 15, 2012
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 are drilled in Manitoba each year. There are currently about 35,000 active water wells. The proposed legislation would include new driller responsibilities and liability insurance requirements that would protect landowners, including protection from the cost of uncontrolled flowing wells, said Mackintosh.
The proposed measures would be [...]
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Posted on May 14, 2012
In March 2012, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) asked water professionals to participate in online focus groups, and to offer feedback via an online form. The objective was to facilitate a conversation with the water science community about how, together with the MOE, it can increase access to water data and information to support sustainable water use and management in BC.
In total, 31 people participating in the focus groups, and 27 respondents through the online comment form. Participants included representatives from a wide range of sectors from all across British Columbia.
For a look at what was said, and [...]
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Posted on May 8, 2012
NORAM Engineering and Constructors Ltd., a company specializing in the fields of nitration, sulphuric acid, and electrochemistry, has purchased a position in British Columbia-based ECOfluid Systems Inc., designer, builder, and operator of municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants.
The acquisition widens ECOfluid’s technical and commercial resources, and its USBF® technology complements NORAM Biosystems Group’s VERTREAT™ and VERTAD™ ‘deep-shaft’ biological technologies.
ECOfluid will join NORAM at their offices located at 200 Granville Street, Vancouver. Read more about the company in Water's Next 2012. [...]
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Posted on April 30, 2012
The Okanagan Basin Water Board and 13 partnering agencies were presented with the “Award for Excellence in the Water and Waste Community” by the B.C. Water and Waste Association. The award was presented in recognition of the work on the three-year extensive Okanagan Water and Supply Demand Study.
“After several years of intense work, getting to understand the complex working of our water in the Okanagan – how much we have – how much we use – it’s wonderful to have that work recognized by the BCWWA with this major provincial award,” said Anna Warwick Sears, executive director of the Okanagan Basin Water Board, in [...]
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Posted on April 15, 2012
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 42,000 litres of gasoline and 600 litres of diesel fuel along the Malahat section of the highway. Contaminants drained from the road into the adjacent Goldstream River, through the estuary and into the ocean. Fuel and contaminated soil were removed immediately, but contaminants remain in the soil and groundwater underneath the Trans [...]
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Posted on April 3, 2012
The Manitoba government is partnering with a variety of provincial stakeholders to reduce flooding and maintain a healthy Lake Winnipeg through the creation of a provincewide Surface Water Management Strategy, which will be a guide for responsible future planning for watersheds across the province, Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh announced today.
"Protecting the health of Lake Winnipeg and our many other beautiful lakes and waterways is a top priority for this government. A comprehensive approach to managing surface water will help to reduce the amounts of nutrients that are making our lake sick and [...]
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Posted on April 2, 2012
The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority has launched a new Online Products Portal that allow businesses and residents to apply, receive approval and pay for a temporary water rights licence online.
"We know our new Online Products Portal will reduce costs for businesses and also help give faster decisions," Minister responsible for the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority Dustin Duncan said in a press release. "This online process will also improve water management by improving the collection of data on water use."
A Temporary Water Rights Licence grants permission to use a specific volume of water for short-term use. The Online Products [...]
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Posted on March 29, 2012
British Columbia has introduced Bill 32, the Energy and Water Efficiency Act, to help reduce consumers' energy bills and lower operating costs for businesses. The legislation would replace the current Energy Efficiency Act and provides:
Improved Standards: The bill expands the types of products to which energy-performance requirements can be applied. Standards are currently in place for electronics and some building components, like windows. With these changes, the provincial government will be able to enact guidelines for water products such as toilets and faucets, as well as energy systems like compressed-air and water-heating [...]
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Posted on March 29, 2012
A new publication released by the Canada West Foundation outlines a series of water challenges, or “stress points,” emerging in western Canada.
Stress Points: An Overview of Water and Economic Growth in Western Canada highlights some of the current water challenges and their potential impact on the economy, the environment, and society. It also examines policy dilemmas that are hindering progress in addressing these challenges.
“Water stress points in the West range from Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba and potash and uranium mining in Saskatchewan to agriculture in southern Alberta and shale gas development in northern BC,” [...]
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