News & Alerts
WEAO's New Report Regarding Biosolids
WEAO is pleased to announce the completion of a new report related to biosolids titled “Assessing the Fate and Significance of Microconstituents and Pathogens in Sewage Biosolids - Update of the 2001 WEAO Report on Fate and Significance”.
Posted on July 27th
Ontario Drinking Water Stewardship Program
Protect our water. Get funding to upgrade or inspect your septic system.
Is it time to upgrade or inspect your septic system? You may be eligible for funding to upgrade or inspect your septic system if you live near a municipal well or water intake.
The Ontario Drinking Water Stewardship Program will cover up to 80 per cent of the cost of an eligible project, to a maximum of $7,000. If you install an advanced septic system, the program will increase coverage to a maximum of $15,000.
Posted on July 15th
Bonnechere Valley Township Awarded Exemplary Biosolids Management Award
On April 19 2010, Bonnechere Valley
Township was awarded the Exemplary
Biosolids Management Award by the
Water Environment Association of Ontario
(WEAO) at it’s 39th Annual Technical
Symposium and Exhibition in London
Ontario. The township was recognized
for its use of Geotube® dewatering
technology at the Nutrient Management
Facility in Eganville, Ontario to
manage biosolid sludge and raw septage.
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Posted on May 3rd
PolyJohn Canada Helps for Vancouver 2010
Over 6000 athletes and officials from over 80 different countries met PolyJohn Canada in Vancouver at the 2010 Olympics held between February 12th and 21st. Olympians and Para-Olympians, along with family, friends and fans of the games were supported by 1500 PJN3’s and 200 Comfort Inn’s in blue pewter, evergreen and aqua. The process of preparing for an event of this magnitude was long and at times frustrating says general manager Jake Groen, but well worth all the effort to be a part of Olympic History.
Posted on April 27th
Gatineau won't treat septic-tank waste
Outaouais rural residents told to build their own sewage plant
BY DAVE ROGERS, THE OTTAWA CITIZENFEBRUARY 20, 2010
The City of Gatineau has decided to stop treating septic tank waste from the Gatineau Hills and the Pontiac at the end of 2010, leaving more than 45,000 rural Outaouais residents without sewage treatment.
Posted on February 22nd
OASIS Golf Tournament
OASIS 20th Anniversary Golf Tournamant - More Information
Posted on January 6th
What do you do with enough sludge to fill 120 pools?
Niagara Region wants you to think beyond the flush.
For the first time since 2001, the regional government is updating its biosolids master plan.
That means planners are brainstorming ways to deal with oursewage sludge, the watery muck left over after regional sewagetreatment plants do their, er, business.
Posted on December 7th