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PNW reps urge action on Columbia River Treaty
Dan Wheat, Capital Press Published on August 12, 2016 10:53AM U.S. legislators want to modernize the Columbia River Treaty with Canada Five U.S. senators and....
Zebra mussels multiplying in Lake Winnipeg, now found on shorelines
By Katie Dangerfield Online Producer Global News WINNIPEG — They are tiny, invasive and can devastate ecosystems. The number of zebra mussels in Manitoba are multiplying at an astonishing....
How many operators does it take to run your facility? A look at the trends
Brown and Caldwell 1 Water In the 1990s, the U.S. water industry took a long, hard look at itself and drastically reduced operating staffs in response to....
Tree-ring data suggest B.C. is facing harshest droughts in 350 years
MARK HUME VANCOUVER — The Globe and Mail Published Wednesday, May 04, 2016 1:02PM EDT British Columbia is facing droughts more severe than any in the past 350 years, according to....
Drones, dogs and DNA the latest weapons against invasive species
The Canadian Press, February 3, 2016 RICHMOND, B.C. — Field technicians on the hunt for invasive species used to go on foot, by canoe or relied on....
Think what’s happening with Flint’s water supply can’t happen in Canada? Think again
BY MICHELLE MCQUIGGE, THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Water toxicity experts estimate that roughly 10 per cent of Canadians are at risk of being exposed to lead....
Rain and snow melt make up a third of global rivers, says University of Calgary researcher
CBC News Posted: Jan 20, 2016 Researchers from the University of Calgary have discovered that roughly one-third of water flowing into rivers around the world is "young water"....