Recent Developments
Educating Students About Water
On June 5, 2008, Doug Gosling travelled to Abbotsford Middle School to help the students celebrate their first ever Environmental Day and to teach them about water. Read more...
In the News
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June 19, 2008 - Connect to the Vancouver Sun website and view Larry Pynn's article "New water standards urged" on the Ombudsman report. The full report can be accessed at www.ombudsman.bc.ca. |
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April 11, 2008 - Click here to read an article regarding the excess of Boil Water Advisories in Canada. |
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April 8, 2008 - Click here to read an editorial from the Canadian |
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December 19, 2007 - Click here to read an article from CNN regarding illness and disease caused by unsafe drinking water and inadequate sanitation. |
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November 28, 2007 - The BC Ombudsman has announced that they are going to investigate drinking water safety, with a particular focus on small water systems. Full details and a questionnaire can be found at www.ombudsman.bc.ca |
News Archive
Point of Entry / Point of Use Water Treatment Draft Document
The Sustainable Infrastructure Society has completed a number of Draft documents related to Point of Use / Point of Entry Water Treatment for British Columbia. These documents include an Introduction to POE / POU, Planning Considerations, Guide Book, including Appendices and Worksheets. These documents can be accessed at: www.sustainis.org/community/programs/treatment
Liability Insurance
Small water systems in BC have faced numerous challenges when it comes to obtaining affordable and appropriate insurance for their water systems. The BCWWA Small Water Systems Committee made a valuable contribution to the development by the Sustainable Infrastructure Society of an innovative Group Liability Insurance Program. The Program is accessible through the web site of the Sustainable Infrastructure Society at: www.sustainis.org/community/programs/insurance.
Boil Water Advisories
The Source to Tap Committee of BCWWA and Vancouver Coastal Health sponsored a one day workshop in July on Boil Water Advisories. All of the presentations are available online and can be found here.
Small Water System Certified Operator Update
Click here to read an update from the SWS Committee summarizing how changes to the Drinking Water Protection Regulation have affected SWS and the need for certified operators.
