Compare and contrast: Scientists urged to pull the plug on ‘bathtub modeling’ of flood risk
Science Daily Recent decades have seen a rapid surge in damages and disruptions caused by flooding. Experts call on scientists to more accurately model these risks and caution against overly […]
Compare and contrast: Lake Mead Water Levels Could Rise Thanks to California
Newsweek Californians reliant on the Colorado River have saved over 1.2 million acre-feet of water in just two years, potentially raising Lake Mead’s water levels by an estimated 16 feet. […]
Water storage review underway
Government of Alberta Alberta’s government has now begun a provincewide study looking at more than 100 locations across the province. Click here to read the story. Click the […]
Compare and contrast: Dworshak looking at status quo on flood operation
The Lewiston Tribune Flood control operations at Dworshak Dam are not expected to change under the updated Columbia River Treaty between the U.S. and Canada, despite the United States taking […]
Ontario investing $1 billion to help municipalities build more homes
Water Canada The Ontario government is investing up to $1 billion in loans to provide municipalities with more financing options for water infrastructure projects that enable the construction of more […]
Compare and contrast: Environmental groups demand EPA to start monitoring microplastics in water
The Guardian A new legal petition filed by more than 170 top environmental groups demands that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) begin monitoring for microplastics in drinking water, an essential […]
Compare and contrast: In Parts of New York City, a Vexing Mix of Stormwater and Sewage Have Made Flooding the ‘New Normal’
Inside Climate News City officials and water management experts are working to stop overflows from New York’s archaic sewer system without really knowing how much worse climate change will make […]
Compare and contrast: Threatened by climate change, Panama Canal has big plans to combat drought
Reuters The lush river valleys of El Zaino y La Arenosa in western Panama could soon be submerged by a massive man-made reservoir designed to ensure the viability of the […]
Bearspaw feeder main stable, but may need one more repair in 5 years: report
Global News Calgary city council has learned officials are confident the Bearspaw feeder main is stable after a summer full of repairs in response to June’s critical rupture. However, modelling […]
Compare and contrast: Parks Canada begins structural repairs at Elliot Falls Dam
Water Canada Parks Canada has announced that structural repairs will soon commence at the Elliot Falls Dam, located on the Gull River near Norland in Kawartha Lakes. The initiative is […]