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CTV News

Due to the thawing process currently taking place, watercourses will run high through the weekend and will create a hazard. “The recent warm temperatures and rain melted some of the snowpack in the watershed,” said the UTRCA in a news release. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Flood.

The Guardian

The Fraser Coast mayor, George Seymour, said the bureau should review its systems, claiming the area was not adequately warned before it was pelted with more than 260mm of rain in a few hours on Sunday, sparking an emergency situation and about a dozen rescues. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Flood.

March 10, 2025
10:08 am
Environment, Infrastructure, International

Science Daily

Researchers have leveraged the power of continental scale water modeling and artificial intelligence to provide water quality forecasts across the country. Their findings offer a new application of the National Water Model, creating a pathway towards a national capacity to forecast water quality. Leveraging this new technology will allow public drinking water suppliers and operators nationwide to anticipate potential water quality disruptions with greater confidence. Click here to read the story.

The Guardian

The rivers are brown and engorged, creeping towards breaching their banks. There is water everywhere – across roads, flooding country people in. The rain has been incessant, pounding down for days. Black-tinged clouds move ominously in a gray sky, promising more. Click here to read the story. Click the following link for more information on Flood.

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.

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