Amey—a supplier of consulting and infrastructure support services in the U.K.—will be using a new augmented reality app to help fight blockages caused by unflushables.…
An Alternative Approval Process (AAP) has been launched in Courtenay, B.C. to measure public support for funding the Greenwood Trunk Sanitary Sewer. The project is…
The Capital Regional District (CRD) has awarded a $6.8-million contract to Jacob Bros Construction to construct the Trent Forcemain. Jacob Bros Construction was selected by…
The following five news stories were the most read in the wastewater category on Water Canada’s website. New Test Produces Failing Grade for ‘Flushability’ of…
University of Toronto (U of T) researchers have developed a new strategy to remove tiny oil droplets from wastewater with more than 90 per cent…
The Atmospheric Fund (TAF) has invested $1 million to clean up municipal and industrial wastewater in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. The solution will…
The Canadian Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA) hosted the National Water and Wastewater Conference from November 3-6, 2019 in Banff, Alberta. Over 150 speakers contributed…
A new report compiles methods that can be applied when sewers are first constructed to limit the risk of leakage. Every year across Canada, billions…
The regions of Durham and York are proceeding with the proposed treatment enhancements at the Duffin Creek Water Pollution Control Plant in Pickering. The regions…
Environmentalists and water economists have long argued that Canadian households have not conserved water in part because it is priced at excessively low levels. Somewhat…
The mayor of Ajax, Shaun Collier, has issued a statement in response to a decision made by the Ontario government that impacts treatment requirements at…
Yesterday, the City of Hamilton’s Public Works Committee received a presentation from Nick Winters, director of water and wastewater operations, regarding an enhanced public notification…
A new process developed by engineers at the University of Alberta (U of A) shows potential in cleaning and decontaminating oilsands process water. The process…
A new partnership aims to raise awareness about what Ontarians shouldn’t be flushing down their drains. The Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) and the Clean…
Communities in British Columbia will soon be able to apply for a share of the combined $150-million federal-provincial infrastructure funding that will help deliver water…
The City of Ottawa’s Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water, and Waste Management recommended that Council approve upgrades to the cogeneration system at the Robert O. Pickard…
The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) won the Northwest Biosolids Excellence in Biosolids Award at the recent Biofest conference in Blaine, Washington. The award recognizes…
A team of researchers from the University of Queensland and the Norwegian Institute for Water Research has found that the study of wastewater sewage can…
Eight communities across Nova Scotia will receive more than $922,000 for water and wastewater projects through the Provincial Capital Assistance Program. “We heard from municipalities,…
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) has announced that students from the University of British Columbia and University of Colorado are the winners of the 2019…
The Town of Stratford in P.E.I. has approved a resolution to award the tender for its wastewater delivery system to the Charlottetown Pollution Control Plant.…
A tunnel-boring machine has completed its four-kilometre east-west journey, marking a major milestone for the Combined Sewage Storage Tunnel project. With the two-kilometre north-south tunnel already completed…
A wastewater recovery project in the Regional District of North Okanagan has received $24.3 million in federal and provincial funding. This was one of the…
Plastics in our waste streams are breaking down into tiny particles and causing potentially catastrophic consequences for human health and our aquatic systems, according to…