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11 03, 2020

Canada’s municipal water sector: Key trends, needs, leading practices, and innovations

2025-09-12T16:26:32-04:00March 11, 2020|

The municipal water sector has seen a number of changes over the past five years. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities asked Canadian Water Network to: report on current water management trends, issues and best practices within the sector; analyze the drivers and needs of the sector; and identify opportunities for innovation. This information will be [...]

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2 12, 2019

Managing algal blooms using watershed management and treatment plant approaches

2025-09-05T12:10:52-04:00December 2, 2019|

Harmful and nuisance algal blooms are a recurring issue for municipalities across Canada, and their severity, frequency and distribution are increasing. Human activities such as urbanization and agriculture, as well as changes in climate like warmer water temperatures and more intense rainfall are contributing to algae proliferation. In 2019, Canadian Water Network hosted a two-part [...]

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30 10, 2019

Using better data to identify climate change-related infrastructure vulnerabilities in Canadian communities

2025-09-12T16:27:26-04:00October 30, 2019|

PSD, Canadian Water Network, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and the Canadian Water and Wastewater Association have partnered on a project that highlights five Canadian utilities (EPCOR/Edmonton, Kenora, Moncton, Saskatoon and Union Water Supply System) that are collecting and utilizing data to support infrastructure vulnerability assessment and increase resilience to climate change. These case studies [...]

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17 10, 2019

Changing trends in water use

2025-09-12T16:27:41-04:00October 17, 2019|

Municipal per capita water use is decreasing across Canada due to the rising use of water-efficient fixtures, updated plumbing and building codes, and an increasing trend in water metering. Water conservation results in a number of benefits, but also impacts the operations of municipal drinking water and wastewater systems. Canadian Water Network hosted a two-part [...]

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30 09, 2019

Improving flood risk evaluation through cross-sector sharing of richer data

2025-09-12T16:28:04-04:00September 30, 2019|

Canadian Water Network, in partnership with the Insurance Bureau of Canada, evaluated how higher-resolution topographical and municipal flood-defence data impacts flood risk evaluation. Data from Natural Resources Canada and five Canadian municipalities was collected over 8 months to test whether pluvial hazard maps derived from large-scale risk models would change, and the degree to which [...]

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1 05, 2018

Canada’s challenges and opportunities to address contaminants in wastewater

2025-09-12T16:29:18-04:00May 1, 2018|

Effective management of our wastewater is critical for Canadians across the country. Moving forward, we must consider how to make strategic investments that maximize the benefits to society and the environment, and prepare our wastewater systems to address the uncertainties of the future. From October 2017 to March 2018, Canadian Water Network led a national [...]

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11 04, 2018

Leveraging asset management data for improved water infrastructure planning

2025-09-12T16:29:26-04:00April 11, 2018|

In 2017, Canadian Water Network partnered with PSD and the Canadian Water and Wastewater Association to better understand asset management practices in Canada. Asset managers and water system managers in 58 municipalities across Canada were surveyed about what asset data they collect and how this data is being used to support decisions regarding maintenance, repair [...]

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1 04, 2018

Financial sustainability for Canadian water systems

2025-09-12T17:46:44-04:00April 1, 2018|

Canadians expect consistent, high quality water services, with operations that are fiscally, environmentally and socially responsible. However, substantial financial challenges have been inherited, and billions of dollars will be needed to repair or upgrade aging infrastructure across the country. In 2016, Canadian Water Network launched an initiative to understand more clearly the challenges that Canadian [...]

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31 03, 2018

Nutrient management and water resources: An updated framing for more effective research access

2025-09-12T16:30:28-04:00March 31, 2018|

Harmful algal blooms, fed by excess nutrients in the water, are a pressing environmental, economic and public health concern in water bodies across Canada. Government organizations on both sides of the Canada-US border are responsible for setting goals, overseeing implementation and monitoring, and evaluating outcomes of nutrient management. Decisions need to be made, and a [...]

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