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CONSERVATION
Climate-Conscious
Planning
Region of Waterloo advances planning
with new GHG inventory tool
BY DANA MEARS, EMILY SNOEI, STEPHANIE ANDRADE AND
NICOLE SAPETA
HIS SUMMER’S DEVASTATING wildfire
season and searing temperatures across Canada
once again remind us of the urgent need to
reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. While
much attention is given to GHG reduction in
buildings and transportation, a lesser-known source
of GHGs is from the delivery of drinking water and
wastewater services. Canadian Water Network’s (CWN)
Net Zero Water Roadmap project is helping municipalities learn more about how to measure GHGs emitted
by their water services and how to mitigate them.
The Region of Waterloo, a Net Zero Water Roadmap participant, is leading the way by integrating GHG
measurement and reduction directly into its Water
Supply Master Plan.
Ensuring a safe, secure, and sustainable water supply
through to 2051 is a top priority for the Region of
Waterloo. For this reason, it is updating its Water Supply
Strategy, which builds on the Water Supply Master
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Dana Mears is a Project
Manager, Urban Water
Decarbonization, at Canadian
Water Network (CWN).
Stephanie Andrade is the
Project Coordinator for
Canadian Water Network’s
(CWN) climate program.
Nicole Sapeta is a Senior
Engineer, Water and Wastewater
Infrastructure Management, at the
Region of Waterloo.
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Emily Snoei is an Engineer in
Training at CIMA+.
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