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29 10, 2019

Using Better Data to Identify Climate Change-Related Infrastructure Vulnerabilities in Canadian Communities

admin2025-01-07T11:56:08-05:00October 29th, 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 [...]

24 10, 2019

A Screening Approach to Assess the Impacts of Municipal Wastewaters on Aquatic Systems

cwn-rce2019-10-24T15:24:14-04:00October 24th, 2019|

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 [...]

1 10, 2019

Improving Flood Risk Evaluation through Cross-Sector Sharing of Richer Data

admin2019-10-08T17:36:02-04:00October 1st, 2019|

Large-scale flood risk models used by Canada’s insurance sector currently use low-resolution topographic data as inputs, and also give limited consideration to flood mitigation infrastructure or defense measures that have been implemented by Canadian municipalities. In a comparative study undertaken by Canadian Water Network and the Insurance Bureau of Canada, incorporating higher resolution topographic data [...]

22 01, 2019

2018 Municipal Consortium Update

admin2019-01-22T20:26:29-05:00January 22nd, 2019|

Learn more about the 2018 activities of the Canadian Municipal Water Consortium. The insights generated for decision-makers have accelerated, advanced and improved water management on a national scale. Researchers, governments, industry and other organizations see the Consortium as an important group to connect with about municipal water issues and perspectives.

1 05, 2018

Canada’s Challenges and Opportunities to Address Contaminants in Wastewater

admin2018-12-06T17:53:57-05:00May 1st, 2018|

In October 2017, Canadian Water Network embarked on a national review of contaminants in municipal wastewater and Canada’s options to deal with them. A national expert panel was established to guide the process and experts were consulted across the country. The panel’s culminating report informs and empowers decision makers and stakeholders to choose the most [...]

11 04, 2018

Leveraging Asset Management Data for Improved Water Infrastructure Planning

admin2018-10-28T19:00:01-04:00April 11th, 2018|

Canadian Water Network and the Canadian Water and Wastewater Association partnered with Public Sector Digest to investigate what asset data is being collected by Canadian municipalities/utilities and how it is being used. The report highlights potential challenges in the reliability of asset data, which could impact decisions at the municipal level and points to opportunities [...]

22 03, 2018

Balancing the Books: Financial Sustainability for Canadian Water Systems

admin2018-10-26T19:02:01-04:00March 22nd, 2018|

This report was prepared by Canadian Water Network on behalf of the Canadian Municipal Water Consortium to articulate the elements involved in full cost recovery; provide a snapshot of typical financial practices of Canadian utilities; highlight the challenges to achieving financially sustainable water systems; and identify a menu of opportunities to advance financial sustainability.

2 11, 2017

Nutrient Management Research Insights for Decision Makers

admin2018-10-26T19:01:09-04:00November 2nd, 2017|

Canadian Water Network convened an expert workshop to update Canada’s conceptual model of nutrient source and transport. The experts’ discussion, as well as the research cited, informed the insights that are presented in this white paper, which has been written to support those who make decisions about nutrient management actions.

1 05, 2017

A Web-Based Intensity-Duration-Frequency Tool to Update and Adapt Local Extreme Rainfall Statistics to Climate Change

admin2018-10-30T13:11:53-04:00May 1st, 2017|

Climate change will result in increasing frequency and intensity of extreme rainfall events, yet IDF curves currently in use across Canada do not account for these impacts. As a result, infrastructure built today will not be able to accommodate future extreme rainfall conditions, resulting in increased risk of failure. The “Intensity-Duration-Frequency under Climate Change” (IDFCC) [...]

15 02, 2017

Land Application of Municipal Biosolids: Assessment of Ecological Impacts and Characterization of Priority Emerging Substances of Concern

admin2017-02-15T21:44:13-05:00February 15th, 2017|

Research on the impact of emerging substances of concern (ESOCs) in the context of biosolids land application is scare and where available, mostly limited to plants. Additionally, many of the existing studies focus on single species bioassays and use external additions of ESOCs (spiking experiments) and/or use biosolids application rates that are not environmentally relevant. [...]

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