Wastewater
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‘Incredibly disappointing’: Ontario halts wastewater testing for COVID, other virusesOntario is officially ending its COVID-19 wastewater surveillance program in a move some public health experts call shortsighted.HealthJul 31
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Saskatoon celebrates water reservoir, pump station and lift station completionThe city of Saskatoon celebrated the completion of a new water reservoir.CanadaJun 18
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Hamilton reports uptick in wastewater ‘bypasses’ in 2023 that spilled into harbourHamilton's wastewater management team says 2023 saw an increase in the number of untreated or partially treated discharges into Hamilton Harbour.CanadaMay 14
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Hamilton, Ont., reporting fewer annual water main breaks, despite fixing 4 over 2 daysHamilton, Ont., suffered a string of water main breaks over the past two days. But a city official said the total number of breaks has been down over the past 12 months.EnvironmentJan 19
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Environmental group opposes Grande Cache coal pit application until wastewater probe is completeAn environmental group says a coal company's application to deepen its open-pit mine shouldn't be considered while it's under investigation over wastewater releases.EnvironmentNov 27, 2023
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Researchers find opioids, illicit drugs in Alberta wastewater samplesResearchers say the amount of opioids and other illicit drugs found in a monitoring of Alberta wastewater jumped in June.HealthAug 30, 2023
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Wastewater monitoring detects new COVID-19 subvariant in Kingston, Ont.Although wastewater testing has found evidence of the newest Omicron subvariant EG.5 in Kingston, a local researcher says it's no cause for major concern.HealthAug 17, 2023
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Manitoba government puts up millions for wastewater projectsThe Manitoba government will spend $7.5 million for the southwest sewer interceptor project and $433,000 for the risk mitigation infrastructure at the Darcy Sewer Lift station.PoliticsJul 17, 2023
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Environment minister says little on potential $50M probe of Hamilton, Ont., sewer systemOntario’s environment minister didn't say much during a Hamilton stop on whether Hamilton will have to conduct a costly camera search of its entire sewer system.EnvironmentMay 19, 2023
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City reports drop in sewage overflows escaping into Hamilton Harbour from Woodward plantThe city's director of water revealed that a 'drier than normal year' contributed to fewer discharges of treated effluent into Hamilton Harbour via the Red Hill Creek in 2022.EnvironmentMay 16, 2023
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