CWWA News
As 2014 comes to an end, we look back at, what I think, was a pretty good year! The investments we made in 2013 toward new software and banking systems has really paid off – supporting better management and decision-making. This has demanded some retraining and rethinking by staff and by our contractors, but we are all working smarter now. We thank all of our vendors and you, our members, for your support through this transition. We have also seen our electronic e-Bulletin really take-off from barely 1,000 subscribers to now over 3,000 readers and we are pushing for 5,000!
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As of our Annual General Meeting of November 19th, CWWA has a new President in the person of Mike Darbyshire. Mike is the General Manager at the Alberta Capital Region Wastewater Commission (ACRWC) and has been serving the CWWA for the last two years as our Second Vice President then First Vice President. Mike says he is looking forward to an exciting 2015 as CWWA introduces its new consolidated conference strategy.
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If you weren’t able to attend the 16th National Conference on Drinking Water, or want to revisit the opening plenary we’re pleased to share with you video footage of the Conference opening. During the plenary leading water expert Larry Moore interviewed author Ralph Pentland co-author of the recent book Down the Drain: How We are Failing to Protect Our Water Resources. In his book Ralph challenges Canada’s water regulation and management .
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The Canadian Water and Wastewater Association’s Climate Change Committee hosted a National Climate Change Technical Workshop in conjunction with the National Drinking Water conference on October 28th. The workshop, titled "Working Together to Adapt to Climate Change," featured presenters from government agencies, from the private sector, and from academia. Each presenter brought a unique knowledge base and provided great insight into their experience with adapting to climate change.
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Member News
Are you a water champion that provides solutions and services which save energy, water, and costs? Have you helped improve water management on local or regional scales? Do you have a water technology that has far-reaching impacts in Canada and abroad? Water Canada wants to celebrate YOU! We’re looking to honour the achievements and ideas of individuals and companies that have successfully worked to change water culture while providing guidance and inspiring others in the local and international water communities.
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Provincial News
Saskatchewan published several water related statutes in the past month including: • The Environmental Management and Protection (General) Regulations. The regulations address, in part: shoreline alterations; discharges of substances at or near water; certain facilities requiring permits; beverage container program; air quality; orphaned environmentally impacted sites; and administrative penalties. • The Waterworks and Sewage Works Regulations. The regulations place requirements on informing new and existing employees of the conditions of permits. The regulations address, in part: sewage treatment facilities; waterworks; requirements for suppliers of water for hygienic use; operation of facilities associated with waterworks; water samples and tests; and certification.
Visit http://www.qp.gov.sk.ca/documents/gazette/part2/2014/G2201445.pdf to view the full article online.
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Snippings and Clippings
Water Canada When McGill professor and researcher Viviane Yargeau used to visit wastewater treatment stations to explain her work on controlling contaminants of emerging concern, municipalities were doubtful. With thousands of new compounds out there, did she really expect them to ever have the resources to monitor them all?
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The Province The water burbles out of the earth carrying evidence of its underground voyage. It’s come from depths of up to five kilometres, bringing plenty of heat, gas and chemicals with it. Bright green and orange mats of micro-organisms grow on rocks where the water tumbles from the thermal springs in the mountains adjacent to areas of active hydraulic fracturing in northeastern B.C. and the southern Yukon.
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Renewable Energy from Waste The Energy from Coffee Wastewater project by UTZ Certified, Amsterdam, says it has proven that is possible to generate energy, tackle climate change and protect water resources by treating discharges from coffee mills, according to the program. The project started in 2010 with the goal of addressing environmental and health problems caused by the wastewater produced in the coffee industry.
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