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PROJECTS l POLICY l INNOVATION
MAY/JUNE 2025
VOLUME 25, NUMBER 3
PROJECT FEATURE
12 Springbank O昀昀-Stream Reservoir
Calgary project ups ante for 昀氀ood control.
By Saul Chernos
INNOVATION
16 PFAS Treatment: A New Era
Government updates and a look at the 昀椀rst municipal
project in North America.
By Treena Hein
COVER STORY
19 Great For How Long?
The ongoing challenges of Great Lakes Water quality.
By Mark Douglas Wessel
WASTEWATER
23 Learning As It Happens
Getting the chance to prove ourselves in the 昀椀eld.
By Sarah Ries and Baylee Talan
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STORMWATER
27 Drone Tech Transforms Stormwater Surveys
Hamilton Water replaces old methods with drones for
faster, safer stormwater insights.
By Charlie Evans
5 Editor’s Note
Lifting the curtain.
CONSERVATION
30 Habitat On Ice
6 First Drops
Winter habitat work bene昀椀ts Ontario’s walleye
and lake trout populations.
The federal government
invests in water and
wastewater.
By Monica Seidel
SOURCE TO STREAM
32 Source to Stream 2025: Stronger Than Ever
WATER STORY
8 From Springs to Strategies
The 昀椀rst time I was truly captivated by water was as a child.
By Melissa Dick
Source to Stream proves to be a cornerstone event for
Canada’s stormwater and erosion control community.
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By Corinne Lynds
AI
LEGAL COLUMN
33 AI Meets Wastewater
Exploring how arti昀椀cial intelligence is improving plant
performance, e昀케ciency, and sustainability.
10 Fluoridating
Community Water
A local government’s
prerogative.
By Ahmed AlSayed and Elsayed Elbeshbishy
DOWNSTREAM
By Rachel Day and Melissa Timbres
36 Inspiring Future Water Leaders
A day of connection, learning, and community support
for the future of Canada’s water sector.
By Charlie Evans
H20PINION
Take Water Canada
wherever you go
with our digital
magazine
38 Still Waters Run Deep
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WAT E R C A N A D A . N E T
How emotions in decision-making
protects Canada’s water.
By Avery DeBoer-Smith, Lauren K.M. Smith,
and Sarah E. Wolfe
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