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Are Sewage Spill Alerts and Real-Time Monitoring Coming to Ontario?
Lake Ontario Waterkeeper, a Swim Drink Fish Initiative, has yet to review the plan in its entirety, but understands through the summary on the registry that sewage spill alerts and real-time monitoring may be coming to Ontario communities. This action, is something Lake Ontario Waterkeeper has been calling for, for a long time. If the rules are clear and enforceable, it could be a crucial turning point for Great Lakes communities.
A letter to Mayor Tory about Waterkeeper's Toronto Harbour Monitoring Report
On November 7, 2018 Waterkeeper presented its Toronto Harbour Monitoring Report as well as a letter to Mayor John Tory outlining the importance of the report’s five recommendations. Sixty five members of Toronto’s waterfront community signed onto Waterkeeper’s letter to the mayor.
Environmental Commissioner urges the Ontario government to eliminate sewage pollution
Ontarians who care about clean water - which is basically everyone - got a show of support from the province’s independent environmental commissioner today. When Dianne Saxe released her third annual report this morning, she called on the province to do more to protect urban waters. An entire section of the Commissioner’s report examines combined sewage pollution in Ontario, mentioning the growing push for swimmable, drinkable, fishable water in Ontario.
Press Release: New Toronto Harbour Monitoring Report shows Inner Harbour needs city action on water testing, sewage cleanup
Lake Ontario Waterkeeper, a Swim Drink Fish Initiative, is releasing findings from its Toronto Harbour Monitoring Program. After testing water quality for four months, the charity found that a disturbing amount of sewage ends up in Toronto’s Inner Harbour from combined sewer outfalls.
City of Toronto in "defining moment" for its waterfront states 2018 Toronto Harbour Monitoring Report
Waterkeeper’s third annual Toronto Harbour Monitoring Report is clear: Toronto’s waterfront is in a defining moment. The City of Toronto can embrace the harbour’s water quality problems, or let sewage pollution alienate people from the waterfront for years to come.
Letter to City of Toronto requesting sewage spill cleanup - August 2018
The average rainfall for the entire month of August landed on Toronto in a single 24-hour period on August 7, 2018. The Swim Drink Fish Monitoring Team went to Harbourfront on the morning of August 8, 2018. They found evidence of a major sewage spill that poses a threat to public and environmental health. This letter to the City of Toronto explains our concerns.
Cautionary warning to all Toronto waterfront users after sewage spill - update with sample results
Last night’s heavy rainfall caused a significant sewage spill in Toronto’s Inner Harbour. To reduce exposure to bacteria and waterborne illnesses, Toronto waterfront users should avoid contact with the water for at least 48 hours.
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