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Category: Regional Water News
Safer tap water a legacy of Walkerton’s tragedy
Walkerton Clean Water Centre scientist Laura Zettler at work at the centre. Ontario arguably has the safest drinking water in Canada, thanks to reforms made after Walkerton’s E. coli disaster 20 years ago. An inquiry examined the series of events that caused seven deaths and made 3,000 ill after […] Click here to view original […]
Water experts call on province to extend source water protection
The Walkerton Clean Water Centre was opened in 2004 in Walkerton. Its mission is to ensure clean and safe drinking for the province by providing education and training. Walkerton’s water disaster 20 years ago prompted a transformation of Ontario’s drinking water systems, but the reforms have not protected everyone […] Click here to view original […]
New Requirements for Drinking Water System Owners
A new regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act, took effect July 1, 2018. This regulation applies in source protection areas identified under the Clean Water Act and ensures that municipal residential drinking water sources are protected before drinking water can be provided to the public. The regulation applies where: a new municipal residential drinking […]
New program encourages tap water refills for reusable bottles
Blue W is an initiative spearheaded through the Peterborough Green-Up Association that aims to provide free tap water wherever you are. It’s a unique community-based program that promotes municipal tap water as a healthy, easily accessible alternative to purchasing bottled drinks. Full story here.
Watermain Extensions Project for Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation
Work is underway on an 800-metre watermain extension project in the community of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation, located approximately 10 kilometres east of Belleville, Ontario. Announced by Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, and Chief Don Maracle of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte First Nation, the extension will […]
Centre Wellington seeks four-year extension of moratorium on water bottling permits
Centre Wellington is seeking a four-year extension of the provincial moratorium on new or expanded permits for commercial water bottlers. The municipality’s committee of the whole made the recommendation on June 18 following discussion of a report from managing director of infrastructure services Colin Baker. Full story here
North Bay’s drinking water may be more vulnerable to contamination than initially believed
The North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority is advising area municipalities that the water intake on Delaney Bay may be more vulnerable to contamination than originally believed. Click here to view original web page at www.nugget.ca
Meeting discusses vulnerability of water in Niagara
Groundwater supplying the homes of 77,000 Niagara residents is highly vulnerable to contamination. And even water supplying regional treatment plants isn’t necessarily safe, elected officials heard this week. Jayme Campbell, a special projects supervisor for Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority, was at a Niagara Region health committee meeting Tuesday to discuss the vulnerability of Niagara’s drinking […]
Bancroft’s source protection report includes closing the Clark Lake boat launch
Four recommendations have come from Bancroft’s water source protection report including closing the Clark Lake boat launch. Bancroft deputy clerk and economic development officer Lianne Sauter presented council with the Clark Lake Report at its regular meeting Feb. 13. The 45-page report summarized the issue of protecting the lake […] Click here to view original […]
Street signs traced to Walkerton drinking water tragedy
This sign at Indian Road and Michigan Avenue alerts drivers they are entering a drinking water intake protection zone. Troy Shantz Troy Shantz Six street signs posted around town read ‘Drinking Water Protection Zone,’ and every day they’re passed by countless drivers and pedestrians without a second thought. A […] Click here to view original […]