Canadian Water and Wastewater Association eBulletin

Released by the POLIS Water Sustainability Project and the Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources, Collaborative Consent and British Columbia’s Water: Towards Watershed Co-Governance lays out a viable model for achieving a critical shift towards more equitable nation-to-nation relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous governments, with a specific focus on freshwater governance in B.C.

The report takes a detailed look at collaborative consent, how it differs from other collaborative and partnership processes, and includes case studies on how elements of it have been used in B.C., Canada and internationally.

Visit https://poliswaterproject.org/polis-research-publication/collaborative-consent-british-columbias-water-towards-watershed-co-governance/ to view the full article online.

The Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change released the Minister’s Annual Report on Drinking Water 2017. This report is available online at ontario.ca/drinkingwater.

It showcases how Ontario is taking action to protect drinking water and water resources.

Supporting data on Drinking Water Quality and Enforcement is available on the Open Data Catalogue.

Visit https://www.ontario.ca/page/ministers-annual-report-drinking-water-2017 to view the full article online.

The Call for presentations is now open for the 2018 National Water and Wastewater Conference from November 4-7, 2018 in Montreal, Quebec.

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/cww-nwl/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=476408&issueID=53706 to view the full article online.

The Window on Ottawa is CWWA's core event featuring presentations and panel discussions on federal and national policies from the federal departments and national organizations making policy decisions.

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/cww-nwl/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=476412&issueID=53706 to view the full article online.

Browse CWWA and our partner's 2018 events.

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/cww-nwl/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=476419&issueID=53706 to view the full article online.

Edmonton Journal

Coastal communities from Maine to California have been put on notice from one of the top credit rating agencies: Start preparing for climate change or risk losing access to cheap credit.

In a report to its clients Tuesday, Moody’s Investors Service Inc. explained how it incorporates climate change into its credit ratings for state and local bonds. If cities and states don’t deal with risks from surging seas or intense storms, they are at greater risk of default.

Visit http://edmontonjournal.com/news/fp-street/moodys-warns-cities-to-address-climate-risks-or-face-downgrades/wcm/467cf774-82bd-4965-8bd9-96a32d2e1949 to view the full article online.

Water Canada

A group of local organizations have come together to develop the first ever "smart" stormwater technology pilot focused on reducing the risk of basement flooding during extreme weather events.

The stormwater technology pilot is a partnership project which includes the Environment Network, Greenland Engineering Consultants, Huronia Security and Monitoring, The Town of Collingwood, RainGrid, and Safe Sump. The main motivation for this pilot study is to develop a smarter way to overcome basement flooding, an expensive and frustrating event that occurs in homes built in low lying areas.

Visit https://www.watercanada.net/smart-stormwater-pilot-launches-in-collingwood/?utm_source=Droplet+E-newsletter&utm_campaign=4a5c19b76e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_11_20&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1c508e472e-4a5c19b76e-43017985 to view the full article online.

Water Canada

The District of Sparwood, British Columbia has commenced work on locating a new community drinking water supply near Cummings Creek.

An Environmental Assessment Report joint submission by the District and Teck earlier this fall included the replacement of Well #3. Wells #1 and #2 remain unaffected, and Teck has agreed to reimburse the cost of constructing a replacement well and the related infrastructure. The District and Teck are taking a proactive approach to securing a sustainable independent water source not influenced by mining activities. The work is funded by Teck in consultation with the Interior Health Authority and regulations of the Ministry of Environment & Climate Change Strategy.

Visit https://www.watercanada.net/sparwood-b-c-searches-new-source-drinking-water/ to view the full article online.

Water Canada

Following the fourth annual Chiefs of Ontario Leaders in the Legislature event in Toronto, Premier Kathleen Wynne and Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day released a joint statement that covers issues addressed during the leaders meeting, including the use of traditional knowledge to protect water resources.

Visit https://www.watercanada.net/chief-of-ontario-and-ont-legislature-address-water-resources/ to view the full article online.

IWA: The Source

Of all the ways to die, one most lends itself to murderous intent. Arsenic is a highly toxic chemical that has no taste, colour or smell. A victim’s symptoms from a single effective dose will resemble food poisoning: abdominal cramping, diarrheoa, vomiting, followed by death from shock. There’s no simple or easy cure. From the Roman Empire through to the Victorian Age, such a fatal combination made arsenic the perfect killing agent.

Visit https://www.thesourcemagazine.org/tackling-king-poisons/?utm_source=IWA-NETWORK&utm_campaign=35f50d1645-The_Source_newsletter_23nov2017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c457ab9803-35f50d1645-161310173 to view the full article online.

Municipal World

I have long been concerned with the proposition that not only public servants, but also all citizens, are necessarily "independent moral actors."

The phrase derives from Harvard political scientist Dennis Thompson, who has promulgated arguments relating to the ethic of neutrality and the ethic of structure.

By the ethic of neutrality, administrators are not to be expected to act on moral principles of their own, or to apply personal values, but to discover what the government intends. Debate is permissible only to the point of policy decision, and thereafter inapplicable and inappropriate. By the ethic of structure, administrators are not, in general terms, to be held morally responsible for government policies and decisions; their personal moral responsibility extends only to the duties within the limits of their own office.

Visit https://municipalworld.com/feature-stories/page.php?postid=1082&utm_source=All&utm_campaign=MWXtra+-+June+21%2C+2017&utm_medium=email to view the full article online.

The Water Network

The Water ​Network team ​had the ​pleasure to ​interview ​Jack Sim, the founder ​of The World ​Toilet ​ Organization ​and the man ​behind the ​World Toilet ​Day. ​

Three years of ​an individual'​s life are ​spent on the ​toilet. The ​average person ​uses the toilet ​approximately ​six times per ​day, 2.200 ​times per year. ​

Visit https://thewaternetwork.com/article-FfV/sanitation-conversation-with-jack-sim-wto-and-world-toilet-day-founder-ScKuc_oi-S5b1xBiJp3Rvg to view the full article online.