The 2020-21 Annual Update reflects upon the collective efforts of Canadian Water Network participants, members and staff in helping communities get to the future they want through water. The report highlights initiatives undertaken by CWN in the past year to clarify opportunities for progress on key issues; convene structured discussions that move communities forward; and [...]
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 can realize its intended purpose of becoming Canada’s authoritative source of climate information and decision analysis. The objective of this [...]
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. This list will be updated weekly – please refer to the date in the footer. New resources will be added to the bottom of the section [...]
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 [...]
This snapshot presents highlights of a detailed water sector report completed for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Green Municipal Fund. There were three objectives for the project: Articulate insights on trends in the municipal water sector. Analyze the drivers and needs of this sector. Identify leading practices and opportunities for innovation. Canadian Water Network conducted [...]
PSD, Canadian Water Network, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and 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 are [...]
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 [...]
