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Provincial water meter pilot project for Erickson Water System

Water Canada


The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) announced that the Erickson Water System in Electoral Area B has been awarded $3,502,332 in grant funding from the Provincial Water Meter Pilot Project. The Pilot Project is investing $50 million in water metering for nineteen small, rural and First Nations communities across the province, with specific focus on the single-family residential sector.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

Invisible, toxic and slow to break down — forever chemicals are contaminating our food and water. Here’s what we know about forever chemical hotspots in Canada.

CBC


Aiports, military bases, former landfills and firefighting training sites across Canada are polluted with forever chemicals – and a CBC News analysis has revealed some of those site could pose a threat to drinking water.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

Acceptable fluoride levels in drinking water briefly exceeded in December

Discover Moose Jaw


The incident occurred when one of the City of Moose Jaw’s pumps shut down twice during control system upgrades related to the ongoing plant renewal project. Once the issue was identified, the system’s computers automatically shut down operations. Both the City of Moose Jaw and the Water Security Agency (WSA) were notified, and a root cause analysis was launched.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

London’s airport is among Canada’s hotspots for ‘forever chemicals’

CBC


In a statement to CBC News, Transport Canada said the risk management plan for the airport site includes “provisions to monitor for contaminant migration and potential impacts to drinking water.”.   Click here to read the story.

‘Water is sacred’: Treaty 3 team deploys new water monitoring devices across territory

CBC


This year, the Territorial Planning Unit has deployed new, cylindrical devices, which measure short and long-term water temperatures, pH levels and dissolved oxygen in the water.   Click here to read the story.

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