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CBC

Limited chemical storage space at the facility is part of the reason why it could take anywhere from a year to 10 years before fluoridation can resume, Halifax’s environment and sustainability standing committee heard on Thursday during a presentation by Halifax Water. The plant provides drinking water to customers in Dartmouth, Cole Harbour, Eastern Passage, North Preston, Westphal and Burnside. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

Financial Post

The government says the receiver initiated repairs and originally believed the water hadn’t spilled from a lined containment area, so didn’t immediately report it. Officials now estimate that about 150,000 litres of the contaminated water may have been released into the environment. Click here to read the story.

CBS News

Flood recovery efforts move forward in Southwest Detroit: “There’s a lot of progress that’s been made”” detroit” By Alysia Burgio” ” March 6, 2025 / 5:32 PM EST / CBS Detroit” It’s been just over two weeks since a water main break in Southwest Detroit flooded dozens of homes, causing widespread damage in basements and the neighborhood and leaving many residents displaced. Brown says it’s undergoing standard testing for bacteria and will be in service soon. All lines pumping this Southwest Detroit neighborhood finally have water. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Flood.

CNN

Representatives from the Department of Government Efficiency repeatedly pressured the head of a United States water management agency to open a major California pump system in late January, intending to release a huge amount of water south toward Los Angeles even though the water would have never made it to the fire-scarred metropolis. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

Al Jazeera

Just before midnight on March 7, 1928, the St Francis Dam, located roughly 80km (50 miles) inland of Los Angeles, collapsed. The dam had been marred by cracks and leaks ever since its reservoir began filling with water in 1926, but its builders deemed such issues inconsequential and continued to fill as planned. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Flood.

CBC

“The frozen ground has a reduced ability to absorb this rainfall,” Environment Canada said in a statement warning of floods. “We’ve been running our models, and the spring melt is beginning,” said Eleanor Heagy from the conservation authority. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Flood.

Water Canada

The City of Sarnia is undertaking a major infrastructure project to address the increased risk of basement flooding and sewer overflows due to more frequent and intense storms. This upgrade will replace the combined sewers with separate storm and sanitary sewers, enhance the wastewater collection system, replace the water main, and fully repave sidewalks and roads. This will reduce economic losses and protect the community from future flooding disruptions. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

CBC

Williamson, like roughly 90 per cent of residents in Grassy Narrows First Nation, has been impacted by mercury poisoning that dates back to the 1960s and ’70s, when the Dryden Paper Mill dumped about nine tonnes of the toxin into the English-Wabigoon River System in northwestern Ontario. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Governance.

The Conversation – United States

The U.S. Supreme Court has limited how flexible the Environmental Protection Agency and states can be in regulating water pollution under the Clean Water Act in a ruling issued March 4, 2025. However, the justices kept the decision relatively narrow. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Governance.

Phys.org

Deforestation in the Amazon causes more rain in the wet season and less rain in the dry season, according to new research published Wednesday underscoring the rainforest’s “pivotal” role in regulating local and global climate. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Flood.

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