Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Growing Forward: Expect More Tomatoes
A new $1.9-million pipeline project, announced yesterday, will provide a source of water for tomato farmers in Leamington, Ontario. The funding, which comes from the…
Ontario
York Region Drinking Water Receives an ‘A’
The Regional Municipality of York’s drinking water quality surpasses Ontario’s stringent standards, making the purchase of bottled water an unnecessary expense, according to a release…
Vaughan and Kleinburg Water Systems Get Perfect Scores
The City of Vaughan has achieved a perfect score – 100 per cent – for its water quality and distribution systems from the Ontario Ministry…
B.C. District Wins World’s Best Tap Water
Defending champion Clearbrook Waterworks District, British Columbia, Canada won the title of World’s Best Tap Water at the 19th annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting,…
Expect Hundreds of Burst Watermains, OSWCA Warns
The Ontario Sewer and Watermain Construction Association today issued an advisory to residents and motorists in Ontario–expect significant disruption and delays resulting from broken water…
Another Water Leak at Reactor
Officials from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and Atomic Energy Canada on Tuesday confirmed that another water leak has been discovered at the Chalk River…
Niagara Falls Bans the Bottle
Niagara Falls city council has voted unanimously to phase out the sale of bottled water in public spaces. Maude Barlow, senior advisor on water to…
Ontario Invests in Water Cleantech Company
Ontario is investing $4 million through its Innovation Demonstration Fund to help EcoVu, a company with water analysis and purification technology, to the global market.…
Waterworld!
Flooding in the GTA leads to overflows at the banks of the Humber River as snow melts and warnings from the Toronto and Region Conservation…
Groundwater DVD Makes a Splash
An eight-minute DVD on groundwater is being distributed by Conservation Ontario across the province. The Groundwater, Ours to Protect video, produced by Quinte Conservation in…
GMF Supports Quinte West’s Remediation Plan
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities has announced a $227,750 Green Municipal Fund (GMF) grant for the City of Quinte West. The City is using funds…
HELP Clean Water Gets Green Light
The federal review for HELP Clean Water (Huron Elgin London Project) is now complete, giving the green light to start construction. John Baird, Transport and…
Sewer Rehabilitation Continues in Hamilton: US$6M
Insituform Technologies, Inc. today announced that it was awarded an additional US$6.0 million in sewer pipe rehabilitation work for the City of Hamilton, Ont. This…
Ont. Communities See Funds for Potable Water Projects
Twenty communities will benefit from grants under the Ontario Potable Water Program (OPWP), announced MP Guy Lauzon today. The total financial support is $3,739,153. The…
Orangeville Endorses Xogen Pilot Project for Sewage Treatment Plant
The Council of the Town of Orangeville last night passed a resolution supporting in principle a proposal from Orangeville-based Xogen Technologies Inc. to pilot and…
ENPAR Awarded Contract for Pilot Ammonia Treatment Plant
Dr. Gene Shelp, president and CEO of ENPAR Technologies Inc. has announced that ENPAR has been awarded a commercial contract for the construction and on-site…
UW to Cut Water Heating Costs with DWHR
RenewABILITY Energy Inc, manufacturer of the Power-Pipe® Drain Water Heat Recovery (DWHR) system, Reid’s Heritage Homes and Union Gas has completed the installation of 250…
ENPAR Nitrate Treatment Technology to Hit Europe
ENPAR Technologies Inc. has announced that it has been granted a European Patent for the electrochemical treatment of water contaminated with nitrogenous compounds including nitrate.…
Guelph Approves New Water Rates
Guelph City Council has approved new rates for pumping and treating Guelph’s water and wastewater. Effective March 1, 2009, the new water rate will be…
Ontario Changes Drinking Water System Regs
As of December 1, 2008, the way the Ontario government regulates small drinking water systems has changed. The government’s responsibility for Small Drinking Water Systems…
Guelph Turns Wastewater Gas into Energy
Recent upgrades to the cogeneration facility at the City of Guelph Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) will allow the city to save money by producing energy…
Toronto Council Approves Bottle Ban
Toronto Council has voted to ban the sale of water in plastic bottles at City Hall and civic centres. This new policy (and two other…
Lake Simcoe Protection Act Passes
Protection for Lake Simcoe took a major step forward with the passage of the Lake Simcoe Protection Act by the Ontario Legislature. The new legislation…
EcoWater Canada Receives Zerofootprint Certificate
EcoWater Canada has received a Certificate of Emissions Compliance from Zerofootprint. This analysis looked at the carbon footprint of the water softeners and Reverse Osmosis…