Funding for design plan to expand Lethbridge’s water treatment plant announced
CTV News A design plan is now underway to increase the capacity of Lethbridge’s Water Treatment Plant. We know on peak days our demands exceed that 90 per cent of […]
Construction to start on major Foothills-Okotoks water project
CBC The Foothills Okotoks Regional Water Project will see water pumped from the confluence of the Bow and Highwood rivers to treatment facilities in both the town and Foothills County. […]
MD of Bighorn weighs cost, benefit of automated groundwater monitoring system
Calgary Herald The program proposes a system that would automate real-time groundwater level data collection at set frequencies, such as hourly, and thus allow trend analysis, but it would not […]
Company fined $1 million for depositing toxic wastewater into the Peace River
CBC Enforcement officers determined that on April 14, 2021, the company had deposited or permitted the deposit of more than 30 million litres of effluent – wastewater that was toxic […]
Climate change putting Alberta lakes on dangerously thin ice: U of C researcher
Calgary Herald Dramatically-accelerating ice loss over the past 25 years means some areas of the Northern Hemisphere have seen a thaw arriving 45 days earlier per century, states the review […]
Weekend water main break not related to big one in June: Calgary official
Global News Ryan Kidd, the city’s deputy director of water services, says the recent break happened in a smaller, 250-millimetre cast-iron distribution line that serves the immediate area, which is […]
The fight for life downstream of Alberta’s tailings ponds – full of arsenic, mercury and lead
The Narwhal In their own words: residents of Fort Chipewyan talk about their experiences – and fears – downstream from the Alberta oilsands’ trillion-litre tailings ponds of toxic byproducts. […]
UCalgary’s new flow facility advances pipeline leak detection research
Water Canada Water pipeline leaks were a big issue in Calgary this past summer, plunging the entire city into two extended periods of water-use restrictions after a mainline suffered a […]
UCalgary addresses big water challenges through global collaborations
Water Canada This summer, Albertans were reminded of the importance of water security when drought and water shortages led to increased concern around water usage. These concerns underscore a broader […]
Alberta First Nation angered over lack of consultation in dam decision
CBC A southern Alberta First Nation says it will fight a government decision on a dam because the province broke promises to take its concerns into account. Click here […]