Wednesday, April 16, 2025
EA Required for Northern Pulp Effluent Treatment Plant
Northern Pulp in Pictou County will need to file an environmental assessment report for its proposed effluent treatment plant, according to the Government of Nova…
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35 Million Tonnes of Washwater Effluent Off B.C. Coast in 2017: Study
Thirty scrubber-equipped ships dumped nearly 35 million tonnes of washwater effluent off the B.C. coast in 2017, according to a new study commissioned by WWF-Canada. Scrubbers are…
Tracking Reaction Pathways of Acetone Under Advanced Oxidation
Trace concentrations of synthetic chemicals expelled in effluent and discharged to lakes, rivers, and streams are found in extremely small concentrations, just nanograms or micrograms,…
PEI Premier Pens Letter Opposing Outflow Pipe in Northumberland Strait
The Premier of Prince Edward Island, Wade MacLauchlan, has written a letter to his Nova Scotia counterpart and the federal government expressing his concern for…
District of West Kelowna Begins Construction of Outfall Expansion
On Friday, the District of West Kelowna announced that construction had begun on a $3.5-million project at the Westside Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant, which will…
Lampman, Sask. to Upgrade Wastewater Treatment Infrastructure
Yesterday, the governments of Canada and Saskatchewan announced funding to upgrade the Town of Lampman’s wastewater treatment infrastructure. The federal and provincial governments are each…
Comox Valley, B.C. Takes Action to End Boil Water Notices
Decisions made at the Comox Valley Water Committee meeting on Tuesday have set a clear course for construction of a new water treatment system beginning…
Polymer Accident Upsets Membrane Bioreactor Microbes
On August 29th, an estimated 100 Litres of polymer accidentally entered the Sechelt Water Resource Centre’s wet well, primary tank, and three of the four…
Selkirk, Manitoba, Invests in Reducing Combined Sewers
Its asset management plan has helped Selkirk, Manitoba, invest in eliminating its combined sewers to reduce basement backups and prevent potential overflows of combined sewer…
Port Perry, Ont., New Pollution Control Plant Commissioned
Yesterday, the Regional Municipality of Durham, Works Department celebrated the official opening of the new Nonquon Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP). The new facility will…
$14M for Prince Edward Island Wastewater Projects
The governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island have announced more than $14 million for wastewater projects in the province. H. Wade MacLauchlan, Premier of…
$36M to London, Ont., for Stormwater, Wastewater Infrastructure
London, Ontario, will make a major investment in stormwater and wastewater infrastructure to help basements stay dry and reduce the amount of effluent entering the…
Ont.’s Largest Subsurface Wastewater Disposal System Not Feasible
In a report to the Town of Erin, Ontario, Gary Scott of Ainley Group, Consulting Engineers and Planners, has found that an subsurface wastewater disposal…
$4.4M to Magdalen Islands for Wastewater Treatment and System Looping
The governments of Canada and Quebec have announced $4.4 million in joint funding for two water projects in the Magdalen Islands. Announced by the Honourable…
New Westminster Receives $5.5M for Sewer Separation
The City of New Westminster, British Columbia, has been awarded over $5.5 million from the Clean Water and Wastewater Fund (CWWF) for the Sapperton Combined…
Wastewater from Urbanization & Energy Driving Valves Market
A market report from Transparency Market Research has indicated that continued global urbanization will drive demand for wastewater treatment applications, specifically in the valves market.…
Vernon, U Vic, and Genome BC to Partner on Stream Health
The City of Vernon is partnering with Genome BC and the University of Victoria on an innovative research project to identify threats to stream health…
Rothsay Granted Early Discharge into Spencer Creek
A Rothsay wastewater plant in Dundas, Ontario, was granted permission to release treated wastewater into Spencer Creek a month early by the Hamilton Conservation Authority…
Vale Newfoundland and Labrador Limited Ordered to Pay $30K in Penalties for Fisheries Act Violation
On August 23rd in St. John’s provincial court, a judge ordered Vale Newfoundland and Labrador Limited to pay $30,000 in penalties after the company pleaded…
Quebec Funds Innovation Cluster to Address Wastewater in Shrimp Processing
Four Québec shrimp processing plants will benefit from financial support of phase 2 of an innovation cluster to identify treatment for wastewater. The Government of…
York Region Pollution Control Plant Wins U.S. Award
The American Public Works Association will recognize upgrades to the Keswick Water Pollution Control plant in the Region of York as one of its 2014…
Cranbrook Breaks Ground on $14.5M Wastewater Project
Last week Cranbrook, British Columbia held an official groundbreaking to commemorate the start of construction on the anticipated $14.5 million City of Cranbrook Wastewater Improvement…
Proposed Wastewater Regs Published
The proposed Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations have been published in Canada Gazette, Part I beginning the formal 60-day public comment period. As Environment Minister Jim…
$200M for Hamilton Plant
As promised, this morning brought news of federal and provincial funding for major upgrades for Hamilton, Ontario’s Woodward Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant, citing a host…