Ontario Water Works Association (OWWA) 2022 Annual Conference Presentations
WCWC had some speakers selected to present at the OWWA Annual Water Conference and Trade Show during the first week of May 2022.
The slides for these presentations can be accessed here:
A study to reduce disinfection by-products in Poplar Hill First Nation’s drinking water system
Finding the Source of NDMA Precursors in a Chloraminated System
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WCWC Pilot Testing Resources
The Walkerton Clean Water Centre’s pilot testing service gives operators the opportunity to obtain site specific information on different treatment options for addressing water quality challenges. We have a wide array of equipment housed in our Technology Demonstration Facility that can be customized in our facility or at your remote location.
Contact a member of our Research and Technology team today to discuss how we can help you at Devendra Borikar or Souleymane Ndiongue.
Resources produced from past pilot testing projects can be found below.
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Project Reports
A study to investigate alternative secondary disinfection methods and disinfection by-product formation in the community’s drinking water supply
A study to monitor and reduce disinfection by-products in a First Nation’s drinking water supply
A study to reduce disinfection by-products in a First Nation community’s drinking water supply
Chloride Sulfate Mass Ratio Bench-Scale Testing *NEW*
Coagulant Review Bench-Scale Testing *NEW*
Colgan Drinking Water System Bench-Scale Study *NEW*
Conventional and Dissolved Air Flotation Jar Testing
Conventional Treatment Optimization for Big Grassy First Nation
Decentralized Pilot Testing for Wauzhushk Onigum Nation
Effect of Chlorine Detention Times on Disinfection By-Products *NEW*
Effect of Fixed Bed Ion Exchange Process in Addition to Enhanced Coagulation on the Reduction of High Levels of Organics
Evaluation of Greensand Filtration Operation for the Reduction of Manganese
Exploring Iron Reduction Options for a Groundwater Source
Optimization of Conventional Treatment Processes for Residual Aluminum Control
Optimizing Coagulant Doses by Jar Tests
Optimizing Regeneration Process of Greensand Filtration to Reduce Disinfection By-Products
Options for the Reduction of Arsenic from a Groundwater Source
Reducing Arsenic in the Shakespeare Drinking Water System *NEW*
Reduction of Arsenic in a Small Drinking Water System
Reduction of iron and hydrogen sulfide from a well system using oxidation and filtration *NEW*
Reduction of Iron and Manganese Using Conventional Treatment and Greensand Filtration
Small Systems Technology Assessment for Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxin Removal
Taste and Odour Control Strategies with Advanced Oxidation Processes and Granular Activated Carbon
Project Presentations
A Case Study to Reduce Arsenic
A Pilot Plant Study to Reduce Iron and Manganese
A study to reduce disinfection by-products in Poplar Hill First Nation’s drinking water system
Challenges and a Pilot Study on Cyanobacteria and Small Drinking Water Systems
Challenges to Treat Cyanotoxins from Drinking Water on a Large, Small and Household Scale
Finding the Source of NDMA Precursors in a Chloraminated System
Pilot Testing of Selected Technologies for the Removal of Natural Organic Matter for A First Nation Water Treatment Plant
Pilot Testing Services and a Case Study to Reduce Organics
Practical Reduction of Arsenic From Groundwater: Two Towns With Two Different Solutions
Reduction of Iron and Hydrogen Sulfide from a Well System
Using Fixed Bed Ion Exchange Process to Enhance the Reduction of Organics
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Small Drinking Water Systems Resources
The Walkerton Clean Water Centre (WCWC) is committed to supporting the owners and operators of Ontario’s small systems. These technical resources were collected for small water system owners/operators.
For further support, the following contacts will assist you:
- WCWC can assist with your training needs.
- OWWCO (Ontario Water Wastewater Certification Office) will accept inquiries regarding licensing and renewals.
- Your local Public Health Unit or Public Health Inspector for more information on operation requirements, inspections and compliance for your small drinking water system.
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Guides
A Guide for Operators and Owners of Drinking Water Systems that Serve Designated Facilities
A Guide for Owners and Operators of Non-Municipal Year-Round Residential Drinking Water Systems
An Introduction to Operating a Small Drinking Water System
Arsenic Treatment Technology Evaluation Handbook for Small Systems
Asset Management: A Handbook for Small Water Systems
Control and Mitigation of Drinking Water Losses in Distribution Systems
Cross-Connection Control: A Best Practices Guide
Cross-Connection Control Manual
Distribution Systems: A Best Practices Guide
Drinking Water Security for Small Systems Serving 3,300 or Fewer Persons
Drought Planning for Small Community Water Systems
Guidance For Safe Drinking Water In Canada: From Intake To Tap
Improving Security through Capacity Development: Capacity Self-Assessments
New Small Drinking Water Systems Program in Ontario Backgrounder
Ontario Drinking Water Regulations for Small Systems
Point-of-Use or Point-of-Entry Treatment Options for Small Drinking Water Systems
Preventive Maintenance Tasks for Small Public Water Systems Using Ground Water
Removing Multiple Contaminants from Drinking Water: Issues to Consider
Setting Small Drinking Water System Rates For A Sustainable Future
Small Drinking Water Systems: Operator’s Guide
Small Drinking Water Systems Risk Assessment Guideline
Small Drinking Water Systems: Who Does What in Ontario?
Strategic Planning: A Handbook for Small Water Systems
Strategies for Saving Energy at Public Water Systems
Taking Stock of your Water System: A Simple Asset Inventory for Very Small Drinking Water Systems
Talking to Your Customers About Chronic Contaminants in Drinking Water: A Best Practices Guide
Talking to Your Decision Makers: A Best Practices Guide
Water Audits and Water Loss Control For Public Water Systems
Water Availability and Variability Strategies For Public Water Systems
Water System Owner Roles and Responsibilities: A Best Practices Guide
Regulations
O. Reg. 169/03: Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standards
O. Reg. 170/03: Drinking Water Systems
O. Reg. 319/08: SMALL DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS
Practices for Collection and Handling of Drinking Water Samples
Procedure for Disinfection of Drinking Water in Ontario
Required qualifications to operate, test or sample drinking water systems
Technical support document for Ontario drinking water standards, objectives and guidelines
Sampling and Analysis
Advice for the Operation of Potable Water Field Test Equipment
How to analyze free chlorine residual
How to analyze total chlorine residual
How to analyze iron in a drinking water sample
How to analyze pH and temperature of a drinking water sample
How to analyze UV absorbance and transmittance
Operator Tools
Drinking Water Treatability Database
Electronic Preventive Maintenance Logs
Knowledge Retention Tool Spreadsheet for Small Water Systems
Preventive Maintenance Card File for Small Public Water Systems Using Ground Water
Rural Water Quality Information Tool
The Check Up Program for Small Systems (CUPSS)
Training
How to Maintain Your Trained Person Designation
Steps to Become a Limited System Operator
Water Quality Challenges in Small Drinking Water Systems in Southern Ontario
Water Quality Training Learning Modules for Micro-Systems
Videos
Disinfection for Micro-Systems
Peristaltic Pump Tubing Change
Small On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems
Ultraviolet and Reverse Osmosis for Micro-Systems
Water Filtration and Ion Exchange for Micro-Systems
Fact Sheets
How to Ensure Your Water is Safe
Information for you about Drinking Water Treatments
Product Certifications – How do I know if a product is certified?
Small Drinking Water Systems under the Health Protection and Promotion Act – Get to Know the Law
Small Drinking Water Systems under the Health Protection and Promotion Act – Source Water
Small Drinking Water Systems under the Health Protection and Promotion Act – Operator Training
Small Drinking Water Systems under the Health Protection and Promotion Act – Sampling and Testing
Small Drinking Water Systems under the Health Protection and Promotion Act – Treatment Options
Treatment Technologies for Small Drinking Water Systems
Ultraviolet disinfection technical bulletin
Understanding Your Well Water Test Results
Forms
Laboratory Services Notification (LSN) – Small Drinking Water Systems
Notice of Adverse Test Results and Issue Resolution – Small Drinking Water Systems (MOHLTC)
Notice to Operate or Reopen a Small Drinking Water System
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Small Systems Zone – Walkerton Clean Water Centre
Regulatory Resources for Ontario Systems
Public Health Inspector Resources
Wednesday’s with Warren: Water Movement Operator Training Videos
Free Small Systems Training from the Government of Canada
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Public Health Inspector Resources
Guides
Drinking Water Quality in Canada
Ontario Public Health Standards: Protocols and Guidelines
Drinking Water Haulage Guidance Document
Practices for the Collection and Handling of Drinking Water Samples
Procedure for Disinfection of Drinking Water in Ontario
Public Health Inspectors Guide
Response to Adverse Drinking Water Quality Incidents
Small Drinking Water Systems: Operator’s Guide
Small Drinking Water Systems: Who Does What in Ontario?
Technical Support Document for Ontario Drinking Water Standards, Objectives and Guidelines
Protocols & Guidelines
Operational Approaches for Recreational Water Guideline, 2018
Recreational Water Protocol, 2019
Recreational Water Reference Document, 2019
Safe Drinking Water and Fluoride Monitoring Protocol, 2019
Small Drinking Water Systems Risk Assessment Guideline, 2018
Regulations
Health Protection and Promotion Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.7
Ontario Water Resources Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.40
O. Reg. 170/03: DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS
O. Reg. 319/08: SMALL DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS
Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 32
Sampling & Analysis
Bacteriological Analysis of Water: Multiple Sample Requisition for Official Agencies
Drinking Water Testing – Official Agencies | Public Health Ontario
Drinking Water Testing – Private Citizen
Potability of Water Release Form
Practices for the Collection and Handling of Drinking Water Samples
Recreational Water Facilities and Public Pools Spas
Requisition for Specimen Containers and Supplies
Sewage, Suspected Sewage Contamination – Water
Water Testing – Who to Contact
Water Sample Analysis – Public Health Inspectors Guide
Well Water Testing (Private Drinking Water)
Arsenic from community water fluoridation: quantifying the effect
Emergency Management : Keeping Food and Water Safe after a Flood
Zika Virus Infection and the Flint, Michigan, Water Crisis: A Study in Surprising Commonalities
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Find Licensed Well Contractors
Laboratory Accreditation and Licensing
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Ministry of the Environment – District Locator
Ministry of the Environment – Drinking Water
Legionella
Environmental Microbiology Investigation Requisition Form
Infectious Diseases Protocol – Appendix A: Disease – Specific Chapters – Legionellosis
Legionella and the prevention of legionellosis
Legionella: Introduction of molecular screening of environmental water samples
Legionella (Legionnaires’ Disease and Pontiac Fever)
Legionella: questions and answers, 2nd edition
Legionella – Respiratory PCR and Culture
Legionellosis in Ontario, January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018
Legionellosis (Legionella, Legionnaires Disease)
Presentations
Legionellosis: Key Considerations for Case and Environmental Exposure Investigation
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Cyber Security for the Water Sector
Like other critical infrastructure, the water sector can be a target of cyber security threats and hazards. Implementing cybersecurity best practices is critical for water and wastewater utilities (USEPA).
Tools
- AWWA Cybersecurity Assessment Tool – an interactive tool that generates a customized list of controls that are applicable to the utility’s technology applications. Login required.
- Water Sector Cybersecurity Risk Management Guidance – AWWA Cybersecurity Tool User Guidance
- Vulnerability Self Assessment Tool 2.0 – this online tool leads water and wastewater systems through a risk assessment and shows costs and benefits of additional countermeasures to reduce risks.
- Develop and Conduct a Water Resilience Tabletop Exercise with Water Utilities – this tool provides water and wastewater systems with the resources to plan, conduct and evaluate all-hazard scenarios including cybersecurity incidents.
Guides
- 15 Cybersecurity Fundamentals for Water and Wastewater Utilities – this guide contains best practices, grouped into 15 main categories, that water and wastewater systems can implement to reduce security risks to their IT and OT systems.
- Cybersecurity Incident Action Checklist – This guide provides steps for water and wastewater systems to prepare for, respond to and recover from a cybersecurity incident.
- Cybersecurity Risk and Responsibility Guide – this guide covers the scope and significance of cyber threats, operator responsibility to anticipate threats and address vulnerabilities, strategy to manage risks and prioritize solutions.
- National Cyber Threat Assessment 2020 – this document highlights the cyber threats facing individuals and organizations in Canada.
- Ransomware Playbook – publication from the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security to provide information on how to defend against ransomware and how to recover from ransomware.
- Water Sector Cybersecurity Risk Management Guidance – practical guidance from AWWA for protecting process control systems used by the water sector.
- Water Sector Cybersecurity: Risk Management Guidance for Small Systems – a guide for small utilities to help improve their cybersecurity practices.
Manuals
- M19: Emergency Planning for Water and Wastewater Utilities, 5th edition. All-hazards approach for principles, practices, and guidelines in water utility emergency planning. Covers plan development, mutual aid partnerships, communication strategies, staff preparedness, risk mitigation and more. Purchase required.
Standards
- ANSI/AWWA G430-14(R20): Security Practices for Operation and Management – covers the minimum requirements for a protective security program for a water, wastewater, or reuse utility. Purchase required.
- ANSI/AWWA G440-17: Emergency Preparedness Practices – covers minimum requirements to establish and maintain an acceptable level of emergency preparedness based on identified and perceived risks facing water utilities. Purchase required.
- ANSI/AWWA J100-21: Risk and Resilience Management of Water and Wastewater Systems – enables water and wastewater utility owners and operators to make sound decisions when allocating limited resources to reducing risk and improving resilience. Purchase required.
- ANSI/AWWA G300-14: Source Water Protection – critical requirements for the effective protection of source waters. Purchase required.
- NIST Cybersecurity Framework – key set of standards, methodologies, procedures, and processes designed to align policy, business, and technology solutions to cyber risks. Purchase required.
Articles
- Cyber Security for Water Utilities
- Cyber Security of Water SCADA Systems—Part I: Analysis and Experimentation of Stealthy Deception Attacks
- Cyber Security of Water SCADA Systems—Part II: Attack Detection Using Enhanced Hydrodynamic Models
- Engineering Cyber–Physical Resilience
- It’s Time to Regulate Water and Wastewater Cybersecurity–Here’s How
- Security considerations for industrial control systems
Alerts
- Cyber threat bulletin: Cyber Centre reminds Canadian critical infrastructure operators to raise awareness and take mitigations against known Russian-backed cyber threat activity
- Alert: Compromise of U.S. Water Treatment Facility
- Alert: Destructive Malware Targeting Organizations in Ukraine
- Alert: New Sandworm Malware Cyclops Blink Replaces VPNFilter
- Alert: Ongoing Cyber Threats to U.S. Water and Wastewater Systems
- Alert: Russian Government Cyber Activity Targeting Energy and Other Critical Infrastructure Sectors
- Alert: Understanding and Mitigating Russian State-Sponsored Cyber Threats to U.S. Critical Infrastructure
- Water Sector Cybersecurity Brief for the States
- Cyclops Blink
- Cyclops Blink Malware Analysis Report: Modular Malware Framework Targeting SOHO Network Devices
- Shields Up Guidance for All Organizations
- Threat Brief: Ongoing Russia and Ukraine Cyber Conflict
- Ukraine Campaign Delivers Defacement and Wipers, in Continued Escalation
- UNC1151 Assessed with High Confidence to have Links to Belarus, Ghostwriter Campaign Aligned with Belarusian Government Interests
Training
- Cybersecurity in the Water Sector – this course is designed to teach participants how to use the AWWA Water Sector Cybersecurity Risk Management Tool, to recognize gaps in a utility’s cybersecurity coverage and be able to take actionable steps to manage cybersecurity risks.
Case Studies
- Ontario town plans to pay ransom after computers locked down
- Wasaga Beach pays cyber criminals thousands to regain access to town servers: staff report
- Toronto Water SCADA System Security – Results of 2021 Follow-up of Previous Audit Recommendations
- Cyber attack on small Illinois water treatment plant has serious implications: security expert
- Hacker dangerously raises sodium hydroxide levels at Florida water plant
- Ransomware Hit SCADA Systems at 3 Water Facilities in U.S.
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Educational Resources for Students & World Water Day Activities
This post contains educational activities for elementary and post-secondary students to learn about water conservation, sustainability and promoting healthy environments.
Children’s Water Festivals
Annual children’s water festivals are held across Ontario. For more information, visit your local group’s website:
Grey Bruce Children’s Water Festival
Durham Children’s Watershed Festival
Eastern Ontario Water Festival
Haliburton-Muskoka-Kawartha Children’s Water Festival
Halton Children’s Water Festival
Perth Children’s Water Festival
Peterborough Children’s Water Festival
Greater Sudbury Children’s Water Festival
York Children’s Water Festival
World Water Day Activities – World Water Day is held annually March 22nd
World Water Day Activities for Grades 4-8
One Well Story on YouTube to be used with World Water Day Activities
Educator Guides
Let’s learn about Earth’s secret stash of underground water
Project WET Canada – Instructional Curriculum Resources
Videos
All the Water in the World | Water Experiments for Kids video
Celebrate – Blazer Fresh | Songs For Kids | Dance Along | GoNoodle – YouTube
Earth’s Water SONG | Science for Kids | Grades K-2 – YouTube
Good Morning Song for Kids (with lyrics) | The Singing Walrus – YouTube
How Plastic Hurts the World – YouTube
Keeping Our Water Clean! – YouTube
Mission: Save Earth – A virtual Earth Day PE workout activity and Brain Break – YouTube
Rain Recipe | Water Experiments for Kids video
Solid, Liquid, Gas | Water Experiments for Kids video
The 3 Ps of Wastewater | Water Experiments for Kids video
The Water Cycle | ESL Music for Kids – YouTube
The Water. Looking after our Planet | Educational Video for Kids. – YouTube
Travelling Underground with Water | Water Experiments for Kids video
Water Cycle | Songs For Kids | Sing Along | GoNoodle – YouTube
Water on the Earth Goes Round | Science Is A Snap | Jack Hartmann – YouTube
Where is Water? The human impact on water video
Video: Barry’s Wastewater Treatment Tour
Video: Barry’s Water Treatment Tour
Resources for Grades K-3
Grades K – 3: How People Get Their Water
Grades K – 3: Interactive Build Your Own Aquifer
Grades K – 3: Interactive Water Cycle
Grades K – 3: Thirstin Builds an Aquifer
Grades K – 3: Thirstin’s Groundwater Movement Activity
Grades K – 3: Thirstin’s Wacky Water Adventure
Grades K – 3: Thirstin’s Water Cycle
Grades K – 3: Thirstin’s Water Cycle Adventure
Resources for Grades 3-8
Grades 3+: Pipe Up game – Delivering safe clean water
Grades 3 – 5: Waste Not, Want Not
Grades 3 – 5: Water Goes Around and Comes Around
Grades 3 – 5: Water-Wise Landscaping
Grades 4 – 8: Fun Facts Matching Game
Grades 4 – 8: How People Get Their Water
Grades 4 – 8: Interactive Matching Game
Grades 4 – 8: Interactive Water Filtration
Grades 4 – 8: Interactive Word Scramble
Grades 4 – 8: Matching Water Terms
Grades 4 – 8: Non-Point Source Pollution
Grades 4-8: There’s No New Water activity
Grades 4 – 8: The Role of Plants in Water Filtration
Grades 4 – 8: Thirstin Builds an Aquifer
Grades 4 – 8: Water Filtration
Grades 4 – 8: Water Purification by Evaporation and Condensation
Grades 4 – 8: Where Does Water Come From?
Grades 4 – 8: Word Scramble Game
Grades 6 – 8: Aquifers and Recharge Areas
Grades 6 – 8: Indicating Insects
Grades 6 – 8: Water Meter Reader
Resources for Grades 9-12
Grades 9 – 12: Biography of a River
Grades 9 – 12: Building a Model Aquifer
Grades 9 – 12: Build Your Own Watershed
Grades 9 – 12: Decision Making – A Mock Town Meeting on a Proposed Tank Farm
Grades 9 – 12: Do You Drink It?
Grades 9 – 12: From Ground to Water
Grades 9 – 12: Groundwater Basics
Grades 9 – 12: Groundwater – Cleaning Up
Grades 9 – 12: Interactive Question and Answer Game
Grades 9 – 12: Landfills and the Potential for Groundwater Contamination
Grades 9 – 12: Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
Grades 9 – 12: Question and Answer Game
Grades 9 – 12: Question and Answer Game
Grades 9 – 12: Resource Management – Protecting Your Drinking Water
Grades 9 – 12: Tracking Pollution
Grades 9 – 12: Wastewater Treatment
Grades 9 – 12: Water Filtration
Grades 9 – 12: What Goes on Down Under?
Grades 9 – 12: What is Groundwater Pollution Doing to the Neighbourhood?
Grades 9 – 12: What’s the Level?
Comics, Colouring & Activity Sheets
Colouring Sheet – Water Journey of Surface Water Source
Colouring Sheet – Water Journey Well Source, Groundwater
Contamination Crossword – Groundwater Foundation
Crossword Puzzle – Value of Water Canada
Groundwater Word Search – Groundwater Foundation
How Much Water Do You Use – Groundwater Foundation
How Much Water? – Matching Game
Ontario E-Zone – Colouring Zone
Ontario E-Zone – Mayas Spot the Differences
Ontario E-Zone – Protecting Our Water Comic
Ontario E-Zone – Save Our Water Comic
Ontario E-Zone – The Planet Needs Our Help Comic
Ontario E-Zone – We Are All Connected to Water Comic
Pipe Dreams Comic – The Adventures of Danny Droplet
Recycle Maze – Groundwater Foundation
There’s No New Water – Groundwater Foundation
Thirstin’s Wacky Water Activity Book – Grades k-3
Water Crossword – Groundwater Foundation
Water Cycle Crossword – Groundwater Foundation
Water Footprint Activity – Educator Resource
Wet Word Search – Groundwater Foundation
Word Search – Value of Water Canada
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Per- & Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS, PFOA & PFOS)
‘Perfluoroalkylated substances (PFAS) are synthetic chemicals, the most common being perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). PFAS are used in a wide variety of industrial and consumer products such as adhesives, cosmetics, cleaning products, and in specialized chemical applications, such as fire-fighting foams. PFAS are also used in water-, stain-, and oil-repellent coatings for fabrics and paper. (Health Canada, 2019)’
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Articles
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in groundwater used as a source of drinking water in the eastern United States
Reducing PFAS in Drinking Water with Treatment Technologies
Removal of Perfluorinated Compounds from Ultrapure and Surface Waters by Adsorption and Ion Exchange
WRF Resources on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
Fact Sheets
Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF)
Environmental Fate and Transport for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
History and Use of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
Naming Conventions and Physical and Chemical Properties of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
Perfluoroalkylated Substances (PFAS): North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit
Perfluorinated chemicals in water
PFAS Fact Sheets and Excel files for download
PFAS in Water Systems: A Canadian Perspective
Regulations, Guidance, and Advisories for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
Technologies for Reducing PFAS in Drinking Water fact sheet
Water Talk – Perfluoroalkylated substances in drinking water
Guides
Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) in Drinking Water
Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) in Drinking Water
PFAS Innovative Treatment Team – Research Briefs
PFAS – Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Guidance Document
Research on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
Talking to Customers and Communities About PFAS
Technologies for Reducing PFAS in Drinking Water
PFAS Training Module Videos
PFAS Naming Conventions and Physical and Chemical Properties
PFAS Physical & Chemical Properties
PFAS Production, Uses, Sources and Site Characterization
PFAS Aqueous Film-Forming Foam
PFAS Human and Ecological Effects
PFAS Risk Assessment and Regulations
Presentations
Overview Presentation of EPA’s PFAS Research
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Background Technical Information
Sampling & Analysis
3M Research Clearinghouse for PFAS Research/Testing
EPA PFAS Drinking Water Laboratory Methods
CWA Analytical Methods for Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS)
PFAS Analytical Methods Development and Sampling Research
Source Protection
Aqueous film-forming foam and the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations
Canadian Environmental Protection Act: virtual elimination
Ecological screening assessment report on perfluorooctane sulfonate, salts and precursors
Perfluoroalkyl substances: Lake Simcoe Conservation Authority
Perfluorooctane sulfonate in fish and water
Perfluorooctane sulfonate in the environment
Persistent organic pollutants: Stockholm Convention
Risk management strategy for perfluorooctane sulfonate and its salts and precursors
The new POPs under the Stockholm Convention
Understanding PFAS in the Environment
Tools
PFAS|EPA: EPA PFAS Research List
Webinars
EPA and NEHA Webinar: PFAS Research
Methods and Guidance for Sampling and Analyzing for PFAS in Environmental Media Webinar
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Small Systems Webinar
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This collection of resources provides information related to questions commonly received from private homeowners and members of the public. Information related to water testing, home treatment systems, wells, source water protection and water related emergencies can be found here.
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Water Testing
Well Water Testing (Private Drinking Water) – Public Health Units provide testing for the presence of the bacterial indicators of contamination, E. coli and total coliforms in private drinking water systems.
Public Health Units – Find your local Public Health Unit in this directory for information on local water testing programs.
Testing Your Water – A video demonstrating how to collect a water sample for the Public Health Unit’s bacterial indicator testing program.
Well Water Testing– Well Wise Water Testing is a program administered by the Ontario Ground Water Association for consumers and well contractors.
List of Licensed Labs – A directory of labs licensed to test drinking water in the province of Ontario if you would like to pay for private testing.
Drinking Water Quality – Indicator Bacteria (Total Coliforms and E. Coli) – A fact sheet describing the Public Health Unit’s test for bacterial indicators of contamination.
How Do I Get My Drinking Water Tested? – A fact sheet made by the Walkerton Clean Water Centre summarizing how a homeowner can go about testing their water.
Home Water Treatment
A Guide to Drinking Water Treatment Technologies for Household Use – A fact sheet produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the effectiveness of point-of-use or point-of-entry drinking water treatment technologies for household use against different contaminants.
A Guide to Water Filters – This guide was produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for filtering tap water (previously treated water).
Choosing Home Water Filters & Other Water Treatment Systems – This guide was produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Contaminant Reduction Claims Guide – This guide was produced by NSF International who certifies purification systems designed to reduce contaminants. This directory shows which systems they have certified to reduce lead, arsenic, bacteria, cysts, viruses, chlorine, chloramine, chromium, fluoride, nitrate/nitrite, PFOA/PFOS, trihalomethanes and volatile organic compounds.
Do I Need to Use Certified Products or Materials for my Drinking Water? – A Walkerton Clean Water Centre fact sheet providing information on how to select plumbing products and treatment systems for your drinking water at home.
Drinking Water Safety – Cisterns – A fact sheet produced by Haldimand and Norfolk Health and Social Services about maintaining, cleaning and disinfecting a cistern.
Drinking Water Treatability Database – Presents referenced information on the control of contaminants in drinking water. After selecting ‘Find a Contaminant’ you will find a ‘Treatment Processes’ tab that lists the treatment processes with literature on the log or percent removal, water quality conditions and operational parameters references in the ‘Data’ tab.
Hard Water at Home – A homeowner’s guide to hard water and similar issues produced by a real estate company.
Home Water Treatment System Selection – A guide for selecting a home water treatment system produced by NSF International.
Rainwater Collection – Tips and information for homeowners interested in collecting rainwater to conserve resources by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Ultimate Guide to Well Water Treatment – A guide to understanding well water and possible methods of treatment written by a plumber.
Plumbing
Flushing Your Home: How to Flush an Entire House Plumbing System– A step-by-step guide produced by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to flush the plumbing in your home.
How Much Water Does a Leaky Toilet Waste? – A video experiment showing you how much water is wasted by a leaky toilet in your home.
How to Drain Your Water Heater – Step-by-step instructions produced by the District of Columbia for draining your water heater.
How to Find Your Water Shut Off Valve – This video demonstrates how to locate and operate your water shut off valve to prevent further water damage during an emergency.
How to Fix a Bathtub Faucet with EPCOR’s Blue Bucket Crew – Step-by-step video instructions to replace a leaky cartridge in a bathtub faucet.
How to Fix a Double-Stem Faucet with EPCOR’s Blue Bucket Crew – Step-by-step video instructions to fix a leaky double-stem faucet.
How to Fix a Leaky Toilet with EPCOR’s Blue Bucket Crew – Step-by-step video instructions to fix a leaky toilet.
How to Fix a Single-Stem Faucet with EPCOR’s Blue Bucket Crew – Step-by-step video instructions to fix a leaky single-stem faucet.
How to flush your own (drinking water) pipes at home – A video made by the Green Bay Utility demonstrating how to flush all the plumbing in a typical home.
How to Identify Lead Free Certification Marks for Drinking Water System and Plumbing Products – A fact sheet produced by the United States Environmental Protection Agency for sourcing lead free certified products to be used for drinking water systems.
How to Prevent Your Pipes from Freezing – A video demonstrating how to prevent frozen water lines to keep the water flowing in your home.
Do I Need to Use Certified Products or Materials for my Drinking Water? – A Walkerton Clean Water Centre fact sheet providing information on how to select plumbing products and treatment systems for your drinking water at home.
How to Install a Water Softener– A video produced by US Water Systems providing general directions for installing a water softener.
Water Meters
How to Read Your Water Meter: Automated Model – A video demonstrating how to read your automated water meter.
How to Read Your Water Meter: Dial Model (Manual)– A video demonstrating how to read your manual dial-type water meter.
Wells
View these other posts on the WCWC online library for more information.
Well Aware and Well Wise Program Resources for Homeowners
Wells Help Desk and Well Records in Ontario
Well Construction and Licensing
Source Water Protection
View this post on the WCWC online library for more information.
Emergency Disinfection
Disinfecting Wells After a Disaster
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Proposed Amendments to the Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations
‘Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is proposing to amend the Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations. The purpose of this consultation document is to inform interested parties of the key areas of the Regulations where ECCC is proposing amendments and to seek feedback. Interested parties should comment by March 5, 2022 (90 days after publication) to ensure their feedback is considered in draft proposed amendments to be published in Canada Gazette I. (ECCC)’
The discussion document can be viewed here:
Proposed Amendments to the Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations – Discussion Document
All interested parties are invited to provide feedback and perspectives on the regulatory proposal to amend the Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations. Please submit comments in writing by March 5, 2022.
ECCC has developed a feedback form to facilitate comments. You are welcome to use this form
Comments can also be submitted by email to eu-ww@ec.gc.ca or by mail to:
Wastewater Section
Environment and Climate Change Canada
351 St. Joseph Boulevard
Gatineau QC, K1A 0H3
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Wednesdays with Warren: Water Movement Operator Training Videos
Wednesdays with Warren is an initiative by Water Movement to bridge the connection between Indigenous water operators by providing a collaborative online space where they can connect, share lessons learned and access a video library.
Water Movement is a registered Canadian non-for-profit. Their team of volunteers includes a unique mix of industry professionals and university students. For more information, visit their website.
Video Library
Meet Water Operator Warren Brown!
How to do a Chlorine Residual Test
Slow Sand Filtration and Filter Scrape
Meet Water Treatment Professor Stephen Romaniuk: Things I Wish I Knew as a Young Professional
Solids Retention Time: Wastewater Treatment Practice Problems
Meet Circuit Rider Trainer Rod: Working in the Water Sector
Why are Fire Hydrants Different Colours?
Could You Pass the Water Operator-in-Training Exam?
How a Water Treatment Plant Cleans Your Water
Meet Circuit Rider Trainer Blair: What Does a Circuit Rider Trainer Do?
Reasons Why You Should Go to School for Water Treatment
How do Chemical Dosing Pumps Work?
How to Service and Maintain a Century Fire Hydrant
The True, Unseen Heroes Bringing You Clean Water
Visit our online library’s main webpage to find more resources on topics related to drinking water or view these similar posts.
First Nations Water System Resources
Free Small Systems Training from the Government of Canada
Study Guides for Examinations, Math Problems and Practice Quizzes
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