Key insights Federal funding, effective leadership, and support from senior management were crucial to developing the energy management project roadmap. Securing funding and resourcing was essential to sustaining energy management initiatives. Enhanced coordination across teams and better communication of energy savings helped ensure that the program stayed on track and gained support from various stakeholders. [...]
Key insights Understanding, predicting, and mitigating nitrous oxide emissions is crucial as utilities across Canada strive to reduce their carbon footprint. Monitoring and measuring of nitrous oxide at the Duffin Creek Water Pollution Control Plant will inform actions that support safe, cost-effective services that have low emissions. Effective aeration controls are important to support the [...]
Key insights The greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory tool developed by the Ontario Water Works Association (OWWA) and Water Environment Association of Ontario (WEAO) enables municipalities to assess GHG emissions from their water treatment facilities and support informed decision-making. The tool accounts for both direct and indirect emissions from drinking water treatment plants, which offers a [...]
Key insights Senior leadership support is necessary to drive large-scale mitigation action. Completing a GHG inventory is the first step toward effective GHG mitigation. An inventory provides an understanding of the emission sources and helps focus mitigation efforts. When developing mitigation plans, it is critical to identify key stakeholders across your utility and to engage [...]
