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Flood watch statement issued by multiple midwestern Ontario areas

CKNX News Today


The Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority (SVCA) and Municipality of West Grey is expecting to see some flooding over the next couple of days.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Flood.

Compare and contrast: India says it conveyed concerns to China over hydropower dam in Tibet

Reuters


India’s foreign ministry said on Friday that New Delhi has conveyed its concerns to Beijing about China’s plan to build a hydropower dam in Tibet on the Yarlung Zangbo river which flows into India.   Click here to read the story.

Compare and contrast: Shrinking Colorado River Could Raise US Grocery Prices in 2025

Newsweek


Farmers relying on the Colorado River are raising the alarm as diminishing river flows threaten food supplies and could lead to increased U.S. grocery prices in 2025. Agriculture claims around 80 percent of the river’s water, irrigating 15 percent of the U.S.’s farmland and producing 90 percent of its winter vegetables.   Click here to read the story.

Compare and contrast: Utah will pay millions for farmers to leave fields empty and leave water for the Colorado River

The Salt Lake Tribune


Utah’s multimillion-dollar plan incentivizes conservation and aims to do a better job of tracking the water that’s saved in hopes of getting credit for it in future Colorado River dealings.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Drought.

Compare and contrast: Southern Utah looks to expand water reuse, ‘ultra-efficient’ landscaping

The Times-Independent


Water managers are looking to make some big policy shifts in an effort to stretch resources a little further. While water reuse is considered a beneficial use in parts of southern Utah, it is not considered a good idea in the Great Salt Lake Basin.   Click here to read the story.

Compare and contrast: Researchers seek to expand ‘citizen scientist’ testing of UK river quality

The Guardian


Citizen science testing of river water quality will expand this year in an attempt to make the data part of official monitoring of waterways, the head of an independent environmental research group has said. The use of ordinary people across the country to test river water quality for pollutants including phosphates, nitrates and other chemicals has captured the imagination of thousands of volunteers. In 2024 more than 7,000 people took part in river testing “blitzes” run over two weekends by the NGO Earthwatch Europe.   Click here to read the story.

Compare and contrast: California tribes celebrate historic dam removal: ‘More successful than we ever imagined’

The Guardian


In October, the removal of four hydroelectric dams built on the river was completed – the largest project of its kind in US history. The blast of the final dam was just the beginning. The work to restore the river, which winds 263 miles (423km) from the volcanic Cascade mountain range in Oregon to the Pacific coast in northern California, is now under way.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

Compare and contrast: New method estimates Atlantic freshwater transport across latitudes

Phys.org


The ocean, which contains 97% of the Earth’s water, plays a crucial role in the global water cycle. It exchanges freshwater with the atmosphere, land, and cryosphere, and these exchanges are directly reflected in changes in ocean salinity.   Click here to read the story.

Compare and contrast: Water rates in Northern Ireland suggested to help address wastewater crisis

The Guardian


The introduction of water rates in Northern Ireland could address crumbling wastewater infrastructure and the impact on waterways, it has been suggested. It comes as the Stormont executive works to halt an environmental crisis at Lough Neagh, where noxious blooms of blue-green algae have covered the surface of the water across the past two summers.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

Compare and contrast: Embankment of 18th-century canal in Cheshire collapses after flooding

The Guardian


Engineers are assessing the scale of damage to a canal built more than 250 years ago after flood waters caused a dramatic collapse of part of its elevated embankment in Cheshire. The Bridgewater canal, which was previously used to transport coal but is now a leisure waterway, caved in near Dunham Massey, in the first major breach of the waterway for 54 years.   Click here to read the story.   Click the following link for more information on Infrastructure.

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Ross Douglas

Board Member

Ross has extensive executive experience in Operations, Governance, Information Technology and Strategy at the board and senior management level including Mancal Corporation, Mancal Energy, Highridge Exploration and Atlantis Resources. He has worked in Oil and Gas, Coal, Commercial Real Estate, Portfolio Management, Recreation, Retail and Water and Wastewater Treatment. His experience is also geographically diverse having overseen operations in Canada, the United States, United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. Additionally, he has been on the board of companies with operations in Argentina, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Kazakhstan, and Russia. He has served on numerous Public, Private and Not for Profit Boards across a number of industries.

Ross has been active on several industry Boards and committees including the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) and The Schulich School of Engineering Industry Advisory Council at the Schulich School of Engineering.

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Brian Mergelas, PhD, ICD.D

Board Member

Brian is a seasoned Cleantech entrepreneur with a proven history of successfully bringing complex water technologies to the market.   With over 25 years of experience, he has led various organizations to achieve significant milestones in the industry. 

Having started as the founding CEO of the Pressure Pipe Inspection Company (PPIC) and later taking the helm at the Water Technology Acceleration Project (WaterTAP), Brian’s entrepreneurial spirit has been instrumental in driving innovation and growth within the sector. 

He is an active investor in the cleantech sector and has served on many boards including the Ontario Clean Water Agency. 

Actively engaged in industry associations like AWWA, WEF, IWA, and ASCE, Brian enjoys collaborating with fellow professionals to promote advancements in the field. 

Brian holds an undergraduate degree and a PhD in Physics from Queen’s University, which has provided him with a solid technical foundation.   As a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors, he brings valuable insights to corporate governance.