Compare and contrast: This is what forecasters mean when they talk about a 100-year flood
Phys.org Scientists use math to help people understand how unusual a severe flood is and how to compare the intensity of one flood to another. Another concept scientists use is […]
BC funds replacement of flood-damaged dikes in Merritt
Water Canada The Province is providing the City of Merritt with $60 million to relocate and rebuild two critical dikes, on both banks of the Coldwater River, that were damaged […]
Water Canada unveils Top 50 Canadian Water Projects for 2025
Water Canada Water Canada is proud to announce the publication of its highly anticipated Top 50 Canadian Water Projects list for 2025. This annual ranking highlights the most innovative, impactful, […]
City of North Bay exploring options to remove forever chemicals from drinking water
CBC The northern Ontario city of North Bay says it is exploring options to upgrade its water treatment plant so it can treat per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly referred […]
Alberta allocates CAD 19 million to protect homes and businesses from floods and drought
Smart Water Magazine Alberta’s government is investing more than CAD 19 million in 10 different projects through the Drought and Flood Protection Program. Funding for all projects approved in this […]
City of West Kelowna says water discolouration could return with warmer weather
KelownaNow The City of West Kelowna is anticipating manganese levels to increase in the Rose Valley Reservoir as the temperature increases in the coming months. The city said manganese levels, […]
Compare and contrast: America’s aging water infrastructure faces new threats
Construction Dive Despite a recent infusion of federal dollars, the health of the country’s aging water infrastructure has plateaued amid burgeoning environmental stressors and new cleanup demands, according to the […]
Compare and contrast: South Africans flush toilets with drinkable water: study in Cape Town looked at using seawater instead
The Conversation – Africa As the planet gets hotter and freshwater sources dry up, cities and towns will not be able to continue the global norm of using millions of […]
Compare and contrast: The Bright Side: Morocco ‘water highway’ saves cities from thirst
France 24 Morocco is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on tapping northern rivers to supply water to parched cities farther south. Inaugurated last August, the “water highway” had supplied […]
Less than 30% of Ontario’s drinking water from private wells was tested last year, auditor general finds
CBC A 2021 Statistics Canada survey found that 40 per cent of private well owners in Ontario don’t treat their water, making the lack of testing riskier, the report said. […]