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PROJECTS l POLICY l INNOVATION
September/October 2024
VOLUME 24, NUMBER 5
WATER CANADA AWARDS
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Water Takes Centre Stage
Canada’s top projects, people and innovations were
celebrated at The Second City in Toronto.
LEGAL
10 Navigating the Waters
Saskatchewan’s Lake Diefenbaker irrigation project
requires a fine balance between development and
environment..
By Sean Bryden and Kristen Ward
WASTEWATER
13 Bulking and Foaming Bacteria
How B.C. researchers are characterizing what’s in activated
sludge to improve process control and pollution removal.
By Treena Hein
INFRASTRUCTURE
18 From Breaks to Fixes
Two researchers set out to collect comprehensive
data on the causes and conditions of watermain breaks
across Canada.
By Rebecca Dziedzic and Sadaf Gharaati
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DRINKING WATER
23 PFAS: New Regulations and Solutions
Protection of potable aquifers affected by PFAS via in-situ
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point of entry treatment technologies.
By Malika Bendouz and Jean Pare
Editor’s Note
What you contribute is more
important than what you get.
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STORMWATER
27 From Concrete to Canopy
How daylighting streams is reshaping urban landscapes in
Canadian cities.
First Drops
Water Wars, residential
end use water study, and more.
By Mark Douglas Wessel
WASTEWATER
30 Overcoming the YUCK Factor
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As pressure increases on water supply, circular water
management is being considered more often. But can the
public be persuaded to drink reused water?
By Stephanie Shouldice
TECHNOLOGY
34 AI Makes Waves in Water Sector
In the not-too-distant future, forecasting, operation, and
design of water projects will be heavily influenced by AI.
Take Water Canada
wherever you go
with our digital
magazine
By Gordon Feller
H2OPINION
37 Challenges and Opportunities
A simple framework can help Canadian municipalities
employ technologies available for natural infrastructure.
ABOUT THE COVER
Public disgust impacts the acceptance of
water reuse. This article suggests new
strategies for overcoming emotional
barriers to advance circular water
management practices. Getty Images
WAT E R C A N A D A . N E T
By Hiran Sandanayake, Amy Wichester, and Madeleine Butschler
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