Tag: Wastewater
New Method Turns Ocean Water Into Drinking Water, Without Waste
The energy-efficient desalination system produces fresh water without chemical additives and transforms leftover salts into useful materials. Big takeaways A new desalination method produces drinking water from seawater without chemical additives. The solar-powered system uses specially engineered black metal to absorb sunlight. Its self-cleaning surface separates and collects salts, instead of dumping them as harmful … [continued]
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Millions earmarked for municipalities to assess Bruce C impacts
Bruce County, Saugeen Shores and Kincardine sign multi-million dollar deals, while fund established for other municipalities in region
Researchers experiment with peony pee-cycling
This weekend, peak peony blooms are predicted at the Nichols Arboretum in Ann Arbor. Scientists from the University of Michigan are using part of the peony garden as an experiment to test urine-derived fertilizer. It’s called Pee for the Peonies.
Owen Sound council defers 4th Avenue West decision, again
Owen Sound council is not yet ready to decide how it wants to proceed with the reconstruction of a section of 4th Avenue West. On Monday, council voted to defer a staff report with a recommendation to proceed with a design for the reconstruction of the avenue from 15th Street West to 20th Street West. […]
City approvals to allow for tendering of new high school in Owen Sound
The start of construction of a new Catholic high school on Owen Sound’s eastern edge is drawing closer with some more hurdles towards the project now cleared. At its meeting on Monday, city staff were directed by council to execute a conditional building permit agreement and capital cost recovery agreement with the Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board, both required for the project to proceed to […]