Friday, April 18, 2025
West Elgin Receives Funding for Wastewater Infrastructure
Funding for improvements to the Rodney Wastewater Treatment Plant in the Municipality of West Elgin has been announced by the governments of Ontario and Canada.…
Wastewater
Barrie, Ontario Joins Provincial COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance Initiative
The City of Barrie has joined Ontario’s province-wide wastewater surveillance initiative for COVID-19 monitoring in municipal wastewater. Starting this week, the City will be providing…
WEF Selects Maile Lono-Batura as Director of Sustainable Biosolids Programs
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) has selected Maile Lono-Batura as director of sustainable biosolids programs, a new position established to help WEF members and the…
Closing Shot: Just Saying It Doesn’t Make It True
The COVID-19 pandemic is a hoax, the U.S. election was stolen, all wipes are flushable, and the earth is flat. Just saying something untrue, even…
Research Team Develops Method to Degrade Microplastics
A research team from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) has developed a process for wastewater treatment that degrades microplastics at the source. The results of this…
Communities in Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador Receive Infrastructure Funding
More than $15.2 million in joint funding has been announced for 26 projects to safeguard public health and the environment in communities in Eastern Newfoundland…
Joint Funding Announced for 13 Communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
More than $9.5 million in joint funding has been announced for 13 projects to improve drinking water and wastewater infrastructure in Western Newfoundland and Labrador.…
Avalon Communities Receive Funding for Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Projects
More than $5.4 million in joint funding has been announced for seven projects. The projects will help improve potable water services and wastewater infrastructure in…
Project to Detect COVID-19 Through Wastewater Expands Across Nova Scotia
Researchers have started collecting human wastewater samples at sites across Nova Scotia. Samples are being collected as part of a project that could help detect…
Top Five Wastewater Stories of 2020
1. Wastewater Test Could Provide Early Warning of COVID-19 A new test to detect SARS-CoV-2 in the wastewater of communities infected with the virus is…
Communities in Western Newfoundland and Labrador Receive Infrastructure Funding
More than $6 million in joint funding has been announced for seven projects in the Bay of Islands, in Western Newfoundland and Labrador. The projects…
Atikokan, Ontario Receives Funding for Improving Wastewater Treatment
Funding for improving the efficiency and capacity of wastewater treatment in the Town of Atikokan, Ontario has been announced. The upgrades, in turn, will help…
Green Municipal Fund Invests in McLoughlin Point Wastewater Treatment Plant
The McLoughlin Point Wastewater Treatment Plant is receiving more than $23 million through the Green Municipal Fund (GMF). The GMF is funded by the Government…
Government of Canada Supports Commercial Development in Metepenagiag First Nation
The Government of Canada has announced $2.4 million in funding to support future commercial development of land in Metepenagiag First Nation, located in Moncton, New…
London, Ontario Receives Funding to Upgrade Wastewater Treatment Plants
Funding has been announced to upgrade the Greenway Wastewater Treatment Plant and the Adelaide Wastewater Treatment Plant in London, Ontario. The project consists of the…
Tweed, Ontario Receives Funding to Upgrade Lagoon System
The Municipality of Tweed in Ontario is receiving federal and provincial funding to upgrade its lagoon system. “Investments in essential public infrastructure are vital to…
Municipal Co-digestion—How a Provincial-Scale Initiative is Helping Reduce GHG Emissions
It’s no secret that wastewater treatment plants consume a significant amount of energy and that they contribute significantly to the total amount of greenhouse gas…
Global Committee of Water Experts Presents Consumer Flushability Guidelines
In the absence of a sector wide definition of flushability, a group of international water experts have developed a Publicly Available Specification (PAS). The PAS…
Funding Announced for Water and Wastewater Projects in Paradise
Over $5 million dollars in join funding has been announced for two water and wastewater projects in Paradise, Newfoundland and Labrador. “Long-term investments in infrastructure…
Combined Sewage Storage Tunnel Now Operating in Ottawa
The City of Ottawa celebrated the official start of operations of the Combined Sewage Storage Tunnel, a major investment to protect the health of the…
Rainy River, Ontario Receives Funding for Water and Wastewater Upgrades
Funding for improvements to water and wastewater infrastructure in Rainy River, Ontario has been announced. “Investments in essential public infrastructure are vital to building resilient…
Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte Receives Support for Wastewater Pumping Station
Funding for upgrading the Bayshore Road Wastewater Pumping Station has been announced by Neil Ellis, member of parliament for the Bay of Quinte; Daryl Kramp,…
Wastewater Data Indicates Imminent Surge in New COVID-19 Cases in Saskatoon
Data collected by the University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) wastewater surveillance team shows that the number of COVID-19 cases in Saskatoon are likely to increase exponentially…
Global Water Institute Receives Grant from ECCC’s Zero Plastic Waste Funding Initiative
Carleton University’s Global Water Institute has received a $230,000, 1.5-year grant from Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Zero Plastic Waste Funding Initiative. The grant will…