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Water: Drummondville on the podium

23 November 2022

At the Symposium on Water Management 2022 (Réseau Environnement) held on November 1 and 2, Drummondville earned a few stars for its good water management...

What will Sherbrooke do with wastewater discharges into waterways?

23 November 2022

In the wake of its ranking of wastewater spills in Quebec municipalities (see CentrEau's brief on this subject »), the Fondation Rivières is urging...

Quebec City: a half-day "flush" in the river

23 November 2022

Despite the good news reported here on November 10 (lower drinking water use in the Old Capital and fewer overflows in Quebec over the past five years),...

Vegetated infrastructures pass the test

23 November 2022

Vegetated curb extensions, which absorb street water that runs off the curb to better divert it from the sewer system, appear to be effective.  At...

Indigeneous communities make history in water management

10 November 2022

As of November 7, Mi'kmaq communities in Nova Scotia have their own water agency with the creation of the Atlantic First Nations Water Authority. This...

Saint-Pacôme's 'blue gold' plagued by manganese

10 November 2022

Another example, if one were needed, demonstrates that municipalities in the St. Lawrence Valley can have water supply and quality problems even though...

Drinking water in Quebec City: 5,000 fewer Olympic-sized pools than 15 years ago

10 November 2022

Between 2006 and 2021, Quebecers decreased their water consumption from 522 liters to 396 liters per person per day.  This decrease is largely...

Wastewater spills less frequent than before in Quebec

10 November 2022

Wastewater discharges to natural environments decreased by 30% in Quebec between 2020 and 2021. At least that's what the Fondation Rivières report card...

Offre d'emploi - Coordonnateur ou coordonnatrice d'activités de CentrEau

03 November 2022

*Candidatez ici avant le 8 novembre 2022 : Coordonnatrice ou coordonnateur d'activités | Ressources humaines (ulaval.ca)* CentrEau, le Centre québécois...

Chemical pollutants that last forever?

28 October 2022

A recent study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters reveals that more than 57,000 sites in the United States are believed...

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