'Do not consume water' order lifted in West Kelowna after potential break-in
The City of West Kelowna lifted the order Tuesday afternoon after water quality test results from the Tallus Reservoir revealed the water is safe to drink.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/west-kelowna-do-not-consume-water-9.7140987?cmp=rss

Just attended the training provided by the Tyne Rivers Trust to undertake regular river water quality recording and chemical analysis at one of twelve locations on the River Ouseburn in Newcastle. Tests include temperature, conductivity, turbidity, phosphate, nitrate, nitrite and ammonia. Sampling and testing kit were provided to each of the 12 participants.

#tyne #waterquality #pollution #rivers #citizenscience #ouseburn #newcastle

Spring runoff causing funky water with strong chlorine smell in Edmonton
EPCOR says a big increase in spring runoff organics showed up late last week, leading to increased disinfectant chemical use — but tape water remains safe to drink and use.
#Environment #chloramine #EdmontonWater #epcor
https://globalnews.ca/news/11742756/edmoton-epcor-spring-runoff-tap-water/
Spring runoff causing funky water with strong chlorine smell in Edmonton
EPCOR says a big increase in spring runoff organics showed up late last week, leading to increased disinfectant chemical use — but tape water remains safe to drink and use.
#Environment #chloramine #EdmontonWater #epcor
https://globalnews.ca/news/11742756/edmoton-epcor-spring-runoff-tap-water/
Spring runoff causing funky water with strong chlorine smell in Edmonton
EPCOR says a big increase in spring runoff organics showed up late last week, leading to increased disinfectant chemical use — but tape water remains safe to drink and use.
#Environment #chloramine #EdmontonWater #epcor
https://globalnews.ca/news/11742756/edmoton-epcor-spring-runoff-tap-water/

Explore the thrilling mechanics of Aquarium Filter Media. Readers learn to design optimal filtration stacks, regulate precise water clarity, master safe cleaning protocols. Uncover the fascinating truth behind biological colonization. Build a pristine, completely stable aquatic ecosystem safely.
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#AquariumFilterMedia #AquariumMaintenance #BeneficialBacteria #WaterQuality #ExotasticEarth

https://exotastic.earth/2026/03/19/aquarium-filter-media-a-guide-to-the-biological-engine/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Stagnating Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park could be reconnected to ocean
Instead of a growing bloom of algae and worsening water quality — a result, the board says, of a century of infilling — a lagoon reconnected to the sea could see bird-rich mud flats at low tide, and marsh-like conditions at high tide.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/stagnant-lost-lagoon-reconnected-ocean-stanley-park-9.7125103?cmp=rss

River otters are back, and Ohio has led the way. Yes, *that* Ohio:

"Otters are back. And their presence proves something worth remembering. Healing is possible. Ecosystems can recover. The story of the Great Lakes – its waters, its people, its wildlife – is still unfolding."

#wildlife #otter #greatlakes #Ohio #ontario #Michigan #newyork #cleanwater #waterquality #pollution #habitat #ecology #Minnesota

https://www.rewildingmag.com/the-river-otters-remarkable-comeback/

The River Otter's Remarkable Comeback

In North America’s Great Lakes region, river otters are coming back from the brink thanks to decades of effort on both sides of the border.

Rewilding Magazine