Water and Wastewater

August 27, 2010

Hamilton water treatment plant stays in service during rebuilding operation

Hamilton’s iconic Woodward Avenue Water Treatment Plant is receiving a $25 million structural and architectural reincarnation that involves the staged demolition and reconstruction of the four quadrants of the plant’s filter building along with some process upgrades.

August 25, 2010

Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario pushes for full-cost water pricing

A province-wide framework for developing water and wastewater infrastructure that includes full-cost pricing would improve Ontario infrastructure and construction planning, says the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario.

August 24, 2010

Morrison Hershfield wins Ethiopia wastewater job

Morrison Hershfield has been successful in its international bid for the Kality Wastewater Collection and Treatment Expansion Project in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

July 28, 2010

Saint-Cuthbert, Quebec gets wastewater funding

The Municipality of Saint-Cuthbert will receive $3.3 million in combined government financial assistance under the Communities Component of the Building Canada Fund-Quebec for a wastewater treatment project.

July 15, 2010

Utilities, water projects top list of U.S. engineering prospects

Before putting the finishing touches on a recent presentation on trends in the U.S. market, PSMJ Resources Inc. consultant Ken Tichacek picked up the phone and called the firm’s Atlanta-based research director.

June 23, 2010

Construction begins on West Bank wastewater plant

The Palestinian prime minister has laid the cornerstone for a $50 million sewage treatment plant.

June 23, 2010

Boosting volunteers a priority for new Consulting Engineers of Ontario chair

Boosting the association’s volunteer ranks has been earmarked as a priority by newly elected Consulting Engineers of Ontario (CEO) chair Shawn Gibbons.

June 15, 2010

Walkerton tragedy spurred improvements

Ten years since the words “E. Coli” and “Walkerton” became synonymous in Ontario’s water lexicon, a legacy of regulatory and infrastructure improvements has resulted from construction sites to the tap.

June 11, 2010

J. L. Richards & Associates wins award for wastewater treatment plant upgrade

J. L. Richards & Associates Ltd. is the recipient of this year’s Willis Chipman Award for its role on an ambitious $115-million upgrade at the Ravensview Wastewater Treatment Plant in Kingston.

June 11, 2010

Expandable wastewater treatment plant finished in Fort McMurray, Alberta

The City of Fort McMurray has just completed the construction of a new sewage treatment plant designed to be expanded in phases to meet the housing needs of the city’s rapidly growing population.

February 12, 2010

Construction blitz aimed at improving First Nations water

A federal government plan to build 18 water and wastewater infrastructure projects in First Nations communities across Canada is well underway, with nine projects under construction and another five scheduled to commence by March. Funding for the projects totals $165 million with $75 million on the books for 2009-10.

February 12, 2010

Winnipeg enjoys benefits of recently completed Deacon Water Treatment Plant

Citizens of Winnipeg are enjoying the benefits of the Deacon Water Treatment Plant, completed in December, to provide the area with top-quality clean water.

February 12, 2010

Peel Region begins expansion of Clarkson Wastewater Treatment Plant

With the construction completion of a 2.2-kilometre-long outfall tunnel into Lake Ontario in November, Peel Region is now proceeding with a massive three-year $160-million expansion of its Clarkson Wastewater Treatment Plant in south Mississauga.

February 12, 2010

Bathurst, New Brunswick treatment plant upgrade a wise decision

When the city of Bathurst, N.B. engaged in an upgrade of its water treatment plant in 2006, it put into place systems that could accommodate a tripling of the plant’s treatment capacity. That decision worked in the city’s favour as it chose to do just that in 2009.

February 12, 2010

Kingfisher Lake residents become crew on water treatment plant project

Clean drinking water and efficient wastewater treatment would seem to be a given in an industrialized country like Canada, but for those in the far north it’s a different story.

February 12, 2010

Picton Wastewater Treatment Plant completed without public-private-partnership

It was a long time coming down the pipe, but the Picton Wastewater Treatment Plant is in the ground and on schedule for completion next fall.