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PROJECTS l POLICY l INNOVATION
JULY/AUGUST 2025
VOLUME 25, NUMBER 4
WATER STORY
8 From the Ground Up
How a high school job sparked a lifelong career in
water—and led to the OWWA presidency.
By Tom Woodcock
LEGAL COLUMN
10 Treaty in Limbo
Negotiations to modernize the Columbia River Treaty
between Canada and the U.S. remain stalled.
By Jade Scrymgeour & Darren Roberts
STORMWATER
11 Grey to Green
Canadian cities are embracing hybrid infrastructure to
tackle the stormwater challenge of climate change.
By Mark Douglas Wessel
CONSERVATION
15 From Space to Source
18
Waterlix helps communities identify pollution
sources faster than ever.
PROJECT FEATURE
18 When It Rains It Pours
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Toronto looks to curb sewage over昀氀ows.
Editor’s Note
By Saul Chernos
Top 10 things only a water
nerd notices at the cottage
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WASTEWATER
23 Eyes Underground
First Drops
Blue Cities and
昀氀ood protection
Cities are using AI, acoustic sensors, and integrated
data systems to uncover hidden risks, optimize
budgets, and keep wastewater systems 昀氀owing.
Top 50 Update
By Corinne Lynds
Iona Island Wastewater
Treatment Plant
improvements.
FRESH WATER
28 The Case for a Water Status Report
28
Canada needs a national state of freshwater report.
By Michael Go昀케n
DRINKING WATER
31 Defending Water Systems
Take Water Canada
wherever you go
with our digital
magazine
As cyber threats grow, utilities must adopt advanced
technologies to safeguard critical infrastructure.
By Cody P. Bann and David Nolan
STUDENT COMPETITION
35 Let It Rain (Solutions)
How climate change is reshaping Canadian cities—and
why the need for stormwater innovation is more urgent
than ever.
By Ellen Stitt
ON THE COVER
The Don River and Central Waterfront Wet
Weather Flow System program is particularly
driven by the realization that the city is
densifying downtown, close to the lake and
the Don. Kyle Aitken of AECOM
WAT E R C A N A D A . N E T
H20PINION
38 Reimagining Water Management
31
Collaborative solutions for sustainable mining.
By Michelle Fraser
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