The monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater is a promising tool that complements other indicators of COVID-19 prevalence in a community. Research efforts in Canada and globally have accelerated to further develop this tool; a wide range of approaches and techniques have evolved. However, to make reliable comparisons of data within and between communities, the [...]
In 2018, CWN conducted a national expert panel review of contaminants in wastewater to empower decision makers to choose the most effective treatment investments, policies and practices. Later that year, CWN launched a Strategic Sharing Group with twelve utility decision makers from across Canada who were interested in exploring this issue in-depth. The group met [...]
Canadian Water Network, with support from Insurance Bureau of Canada, undertook a study in 2020 on how to best frame and structure a new Canadian Centre for Climate Information and Analytics (C3IA) so that it will be useful for, and used by, municipal decision makers. Understanding the needs of these decision makers, as well as [...]
This report pertains to a study that was conducted in 2016 and 2017 and focused on riverine flooding, which can occur when extreme rainfall causes rivers to overflow onto surrounding land. Climate change flood risk was assessed in four neighbourhoods in Halifax, Nova Scotia. A two-part flood risk model was used to identify flood-prone areas [...]
Canada’s rapidly evolving situation and high level of uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic has presented unique challenges for water and wastewater utilities. In response, Canadian Water Network began hosting and facilitating weekly meetings with decision makers from up to 30 large and mid-sized water and wastewater utilities across Canada. These discussions have helped utility leaders [...]
Canadian Water Network has curated a collection of online resources for utility managers during the COVID-19 pandemic that includes the latest science, regulatory guidance, business continuity planning and communications examples.
The Canadian Municipal Water Consortium connects utilities, researchers, industry, government and other cross-sector organizations to address Canada’s municipal water management challenges. Each year, the Consortium delivers decision-ready knowledge, connects people and perspectives, leads coast-to-coast conversations and shapes national and international narratives to accelerate, advance and improve municipal water management decisions. The 2019 update provides a [...]
The municipal water sector has seen a number of changes over the past five years. This snapshot presents highlights of a detailed 2019 water sector report completed for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Green Municipal Fund on current water management trends, issues and best practices. The information generated will be used to inform FCM's Green [...]
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 [...]
In 2013, Canadian Water Network and the Water Environment Research Foundation convened an expert workshop to compile and prioritize a suite of elements that would be effective in assessing endocrine system impacts on fish as a direct result of exposure to contaminants in municipal wastewaters. CWN subsequently funded three studies in Saskatchewan, Ontario and Quebec [...]