Residents raise concerns over use of chemical in stormwater ponds to combat invasive goldfish
CTV News Epcor manages Edmonton’s drainage system, including bodies of water such as a stormwater management facility in the neighbourhood of Glastonbury, where it has been using a broad-spectrum pesticide […]
Engineering regulator launching review of City of Calgary practices following water main break
CTV News An Alberta-based engineering and geoscience regulator is launching a practice review on the City of Calgary, following a major feeder main break last month. Click here to […]
Blue-green algae alert for Hastings Lake east of Edmonton
Edmonton Journal Alberta Health Services on Friday issued a cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, warning for Hastings Lake. The lake is about 46 kilometres east of Edmonton in Strathcona County. […]
Feeder main ‘stable’ as city waits to remove Stage 1 outdoor water restrictions
CTV News No new wire snaps were detected Saturday as the city continues to play a waiting game before removing outdoor water restrictions. That came after three snaps Thursday and […]
N.W.T. is asking Alberta to keep it more informed about spills in its water. It’s waiting for an answer
CBC The Northwest Territories is suggesting updates to a water agreement with Alberta that will keep it more in the know about spills that could flow into its waterways, but […]
Calgary moves to Stage 1 outdoor water restrictions
CTV News Michael Thompson, the city’s general manager of infrastructure services, acknowledged it’s news Calgarians have been waiting for. Click here to read the story.
Milk River to be a ‘dry town’ as repairing burst water pipeline to last into next year
CBC Some communities and farms in the Milk River basin are facing extended water challenges after officials announced repairs to two century-old siphons near the Canada-U.S. border won’t be complete […]
St. Albert pauses non-essential municipal water use, no measures anticipated for Edmonton
CTV News The City of St. Albert has announced it is enacting “water demand management measure B,” effective immediately and has discontinued non-essential use of potable water for municipal operations. […]
Blue-green algae could be coming to a lake near you as Alberta heat wave continues
CBC Albertans are being warned to be on the lookout for potentially toxic blue-green algae in lakes as an ongoing heat wave creates prime conditions for the blooms to thrive. […]
Calgary staying put with Stage 2 outdoor water restrictions, citing issues with water intake pumps
CBC “This morning, we learned that there have been some issues with water intake pumps at both the Bearspaw and Glenmore treatment facilities, because of the hot weather,” Gondek said. […]