Walkerton Clean Water Centre Increases Its Capacity For Pilot Testing Services
The Walkerton Clean Water Centre (WCWC) has added a new pilot scale water treatment technology to the Technology Demonstration Facility. The fluidized bed ion exchange is specifically designed to remove organics to control disinfection by-products. Organic reduction is one of the top requests for pilot testing from drinking water systems. This new equipment will allow WCWC to increase its...Read More
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2017-2018 Chief Drinking Water Inspector Annual Report Now Available
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has released the 2017-2018 Chief Drinking Water Inspector Annual Report. This report highlights efforts to provide the people of Ontario with high quality drinking water that is among the best protected in the world. Visit Ontario’s Open Data Catalogue to see our supporting Drinking Water Quality and Enforcement data. Read More
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Walkerton Clean Water Centre Delivers Successful Small Systems Hands-On Workshops
The Walkerton Clean Water Centre (WCWC) hosted two successful hands-on workshops in Barrie and Kingston during October 2018. WCWC Small Systems Hands-on Workshop Photo The workshops were geared especially to the owners and operators of small drinking water systems defined under Ontario Regulation 170/03 and Ontario Regulation 319/08 and provided opportunities for training that could be...Read More
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Walkerton Clean Water Centre Co-Hosts Breakthrough Seminar: Management Of Cyanotoxins In Drinking Water Treatment
On September 26, 2018, the Walkerton Clean Water Centre (WCWC) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Chair in Water Treatment at the University of Waterloo co-hosted a breakthrough seminar, Management of Cyanotoxins in Drinking Water Treatment. Cyanotoxins, also known as blue-green algae, are an emerging and serious challenge to drinking water systems around the...Read More
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Join us at the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors Ontario Annual Education Conference, September 30-October 3, 2018
Please join WCWC for the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors Ontario Annual Education Conference in London, Ontario, September 30-October 3, 2018. Meet Stephanie Meades, Small Systems Specialist, at our booth to learn about our provincewide training programs for small systems and our Drinking Water Resource Library and join her on October 1st for a presentation on Small Drinking...Read More
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Drinking Water Helpline at the Walkerton Clean Water Centre
Walkerton, ON — Since 2016, the Walkerton Clean Water Centre (WCWC) has supported Ontario’s drinking water system owners, operators, operating authorities, and the public through the operation of a drinking water helpline. The helpline allows WCWC staff to respond to technical calls and provide information to address questions related to drinking water treatment processes, equipment,...Read More
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