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B.C. residents suspect foul-smelling compost might be toxic and danger to water supply

Local residents are fearful their drinking water could be compromised by truckloads of compost recently dumped into a nearby field.


Protesters block roadway, claiming its construction compromises water quality

Crown land in the area has been identified as an ideal site for a future meteorological evaluation tower, but opponents say the construction of a roadway to the site is creating problems with the area’s supplemental water supply, rendering it unfit to drink.


Low well water levels challenging residents in Hamilton-area community

Local residents are experiencing low water well levels of late and are having to resort to other measures to ensure they have ample water for their needs.


Clean energy project allegedly backfiring as local water supply is being compromised

Efforts to provide clean energy to the area are having a detrimental effect on the quality of local water, according to a director with the francophone and Indigenous rural community’s local service district board.


Ontario township looking into dome to contain salt, sand from contaminating groundwater

The structure is estimated to cost more than $140,000 but would keep salt and sand contained which might otherwise potentially contaminate drinking water and the environment.
 
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UVic researchers look to ensure reverse osmosis technology continues to provide clean water

A University of Victoria professor and her research team have been awarded a $300,000 grant to ensure reverse osmosis membrane technology remains clean, safe and unclogged. » Read more
 
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Publication says initiatives aimed at addressing world’s water crisis are being ignored or forgotten

About two billion people globally lacked access to safe drinking water in 2020, and about 800,000 people are dying each year from diarrhoea due to the consumption of unsafe drinking water and a lack of proper sanitation. » Read more
 
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March 24-25, 2023
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