Last Sunday, the International Joint Commission (IJC) recognized the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Canada-US Boundary Waters Treaty (BWT), which created the Commission…
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…
An instant rebate as part of the WaterSmart Manitoba initiative will be offered at participating retailers on the purchase of high-efficiency, dual-flush toilets for one…
Ontario Energy Savings L.P. (OES), an independent energy retailer, and Nationwide Energy Advisors (NEA), a licensed provider of energy evaluations for Natural Resources Canada’s ecoENERGY…
Residents in New Glasgow, Stellarton, Trenton, Westville, and the Municipality of Pictou, Nova Scotia, will see improved wastewater treatment thanks to a shared investment by…
An innovative energy recovery system will be constructed at the Saanich Peninsula Wastewater Treatment Plant thanks to $2.98 million in funding from the federal Gas…
Farmers and other groundwater users in the Annapolis Valley are being asked to take part in a study that will help to improve water-use planning.…
The American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) has released its Top 10 Unfounded Health Scares of 2008 list-and near the top sits the bisphenol…
Canada’s Environment Minister Jim Prentice announced today that a comprehensive study is the most appropriate type of environmental assessment (EA) for the proposed Saskatchewan Landing…
The Town of La Scie, Newfoundland has received $314,000 through the 2008-09 Municipal Capital Works (MCW) program to remove creosote timber from the water supply…
Some of Alberta’s largest users of waters are taking action to develop and implement water conservation, efficiency and productivity plans as part of the province’s…
The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority and the North Saskatchewan River Basin Council have signed a funding agreement to begin the implementation of the North Saskatchewan River…
A new atlas is now available online to help people seeking information about the quality of groundwater in any given area. Environment Minister Roland Haché…
The City of Trail, B.C. has completed its water supply main line from West Trail to Tadanac. The 400mm water line has been installed from…
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.…
The Vancouver Island Technology Park (VITP) has welcomed the Alberta Research Council (ARC) as its newest tenant. ARC has opened its first British Columbia-based office…
A broad-based coalition of organizations in Nova Scotia has come together to convince municipalities and school boards that the sale and provision of bottled water…
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…
The Town of Amherst’s drinking water supply is now better protected with the designation of watershed lands as a provincial wilderness area. Nine-hundred and seventy…
In January, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) board of directors will select the association’s next president-elect from among four candidates, two new vice-presidents from among…
Though Alberta’s government has proclaimed it false, a new report from issued by Environmental Defence claims that over four billion litres of contaminated tailings water…
The work by local water conservation groups to better protect water resources in Manitoba is being boosted with more than $134,000 in additional provincial funding,…
Insituform Technologies, Inc., through its Canadian subsidiary Insituform Technologies Limited, has been awarded a $4.4-million contract from the City of Victoria, B.C. Insituform will use…
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…