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News tag: Infrastructure

Infrastructure news stories

Water flows again in Tataskweyak Cree Nation as evacuees await return

CBC A northern Manitoba community beleaguered by wildfire and water woes for more than a month announced Saturday its water treatment plant is once again functioning properly.   Click here […]

China embarks on world’s largest hydropower dam, capital markets cheer

Reuters China’s Premier Li Qiang announced construction had begun on what will be the world’s largest hydropower dam, on the eastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, at an estimated cost […]

UK to create new water regulator amid crisis at Thames Water

Reuters Britain will create a new powerful regulator for its water industry following public fury over sewage spills, accepting the key proposal of an independent report that also suggested easing […]

Stage 3 water restrictions imposed in Oliver, B.C. due to problematic well

Groundwater A problematic well has led to Stage 3 water restrictions in the town. The Rockcliffe Well is one of Oliver’s main water sources but was sampled last week with […]

Grant to support Blackfalds Broadway Reservoir Expansion Project

Water Canada The Town of Blackfalds was successful in receiving the Government of Alberta’s Local Growth and Sustainability Grant, as announced on Tuesday, July 15, by Minister of Municipal Affairs […]

Complete pollutant removal in minutes: Cobalt-tuned ferroelectrics offer rapid water cleanup

EurekAlert! Many conventional methods for cleaning polluted water rely on chemical reactions analogous to the action of bleach, but these approaches often face efficiency and sustainability challenges. Inspired by the […]

Veolia to equip France’s largest treated wastewater reuse project in Argel s-sur-Mer

Water Canada The Albères-Côte Vermeille-Illibéris Community of Municipalities (CCACVI) and Veolia broke ground on an ambitious treated wastewater reuse program. Located in Argel s-sur-Mer, one of France’s premier beach destinations, this strategic […]

Illinois Communities Grapple With ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Their Drinking Water

Inside Climate News The warnings came in the mail this spring to 47 community water systems serving more than 400,000 Illinois residents: Elevated levels of harmful PFAS, better known as […]

Hard talk at Whitehorse dam hearing, with concerns about environment front and centre

CBC Environmental concerns and Indigenous perspectives were front and centre at a recent Yukon Water Board hearing, as First Nations, community groups, and residents shared feedback on Yukon Energy’s proposal […]

Stantec to provide services for Peel Region’s water and wastewater infrastructure program

Water Canada Stantec has been selected by Peel Region to manage a water and wastewater infrastructure program that will support expanded water and wastewater infrastructure within the Town of Caledon, […]

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