Saturday, April 19, 2025
Canadian Conservation Efforts Declining: Study
Canadians’ efforts to save water appear to be going down the drain despite their reported concern about its availability, according to the third annual Canadian…
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Smart Metering is Critical: Report
Sixty-eight per cent of water utility managers believe it is critical that water utilities adopt smart meter technologies, says Testing the Waters, a new study…
Report Highlights Water Technologies for Green Buildings
A new green building report, sponsored by the Mechanical Contractors Education and Research Foundation, the research arm of the Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA),…
Edmonton Gets Top Honours for Water Pricing and Conservation
The City of Edmonton’s unique water pricing system and conservation results helped garner top accolades from our friends at Corporate Knights magazine. The city was…
P.E.I. Agriculture Sees Funds for Water Protection
The feds and the province of P.E.I. have announced eight new projects to improve and protect water resources and wetlands. Federal funding of $397,280 for…
MB Further Supports Watersheds
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,…
WWF-Canada Partners with Coca-Cola on Freshwater Conservation
WWF-Canada and Coca-Cola Ltd. have announced a three-tiered partnership to conserve freshwater and fight climate change. One of the tenets is a four-year, $1-million commitment…
Government Considers Low-Flow Regulations: Canadian Press
According to a Canadian Press article, the Government of Canada is looking at regulations that would require manufacturers to sell low-flow plumbing fixtures as a…
GE to Reduce Global Water Use 20 Per Cent by 2012
GE announced today that it is expanding its “ecomagination” strategy and committing to reduce its global water use 20 per cent by 2012.The company also…
CIPH Seeks Ban on High-Use Water Closets
The Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating (CIPH) announced it has taken steps to remove 13 litre per flush (lph) water closets from the CSA…
State of the Industry: Into the Looking Glass
As unique as 2007 was for many in this industry, 2008 will follow with some of the same trends observed last year. Consider the last…