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March 2004 Edition Now let’s drink to the real Aqua Sommeliers The mid 1970s saw environmental groups evolve across the country. These were new phenomena which became a force that shook political complacency to the core. Andy Brandt, then Environment Minister in the Ontario Conservative Government, had repeatedly come under fire for his government’s environmental record. He decided to invite his worst critics to comment, criticize and advise him about their various concerns regarding environmental toxins and drinking water. To this end, he invited 20 people to meet, and create, a Drinking Water Advisory Board. I was among those invited to the inaugural meeting. After a brief welcome, the Minister gave the group carte blanche to debate, criticize and advise his Ministry on all, and any, environmental issues. The protesters should have been ecstatic; they had breached the legislative walls and could now confront the “enemy” within its own territory. See Tom's full commentary Also in this issue: Membrane filtration process installed in Newfoundland community Advanced filtration system at Lake Louise WWTP is a Canadian first Lift station control in La Rochelle Automated curing chamber simplicity ensures high quality concrete pipe Go with the flow to clean up land Contaminating oil in water is okay - as long as it’s not pollution Science, risk, public perception, and precaution The facts behind the Waste Diversion Act Responsible infrastructure planning through three dimensional hydrodynamic modeling Multi-stage filtration for North Haven,Maine Water treatment plants are vital to Baghdad’s restoration Landfill gas collection and utilization in a Vancouver landfill Environmental News Reports

Revolutionary wheel turns on tourists The Falkirk Wheel combines innovative engineering with elegance, and, as the world’s first rotating boat lift, is now a modern icon of progress. Linking two Scottish canals with water levels 35 metres apart, it is an ingenious solution to an age-old problem of transferring boats between levels that traditionally required a flight of 11 locks. The Falkirk Wheel is the centrepiece of the £84.5 million Millennium Link, the UK’s largest canal restoration project, re-establishing the waterway link from east coast to west coast by reconnecting and regenerating the Forth & Clyde and Union canals. Since its formal opening by Queen Elizabeth in May 2002, the project has attracted a string of prestigious awards, including the Brunel Medal 2002 granted by the Institution of Civil Engineers; the UK’s Structural Steel Design Award; Best Practice in Regeneration, an accolade from the British Urban Regeneration Association, and Awards for Planning Achievement granted by the Royal Town Planning Institute. Click here to see the full article.

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