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Swim Drink Fish submitted comments to the Government of Ontario on its provincial environment plan. Read our six recommendations to the Government and our model policy for sewage spill public alerts.
Toronto Sewage Bypasses, TorontoHarbour Monitoring our publicationsPublished on by Elise Mackie.
Our data shows Toronto’s combined sewers overflow during dry weather, not just during a rainfall event. This raises important questions. Is the City of Toronto’s sewer system overcapacity? Could dry weather sewer overflows be linked to to new urban developments? Here’s what you need to know.
TorontoHarbour Monitoring Toronto Harbour MonitoringPublished on by Elise Mackie.
On November 7th, the Toronto Harbour Monitoring Report 3.0 was released detailing our findings from the water sampling season. This is the one month update after it’s release, which outlines the next steps for the program. The dream of having a swimmable, fishable, and drinkable harbour is on the horizon, and the five recommendations to the City of Toronto will help define this plan if implemented. To help you community please read, share, write a letter, and help volunteer to take water samples.
TorontoHarbour MonitoringPublished on by Mark Mattson.
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.
TorontoHarbour Monitoring, Toronto Sewage BypassesPublished on by Posted by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper.
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.
TorontoHarbour Monitoring our publicationsPublished on by Krystyn Tully.
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.
TorontoHarbour Monitoring, Toronto Sewage Bypasses sewagePublished on by Posted by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper.
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.
Press Releases, TorontoHarbour Monitoring press releasePublished on by Posted by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper.
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.
TorontoHarbour Monitoring our publicationsPublished on by Krystyn Tully.
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.
TorontoHarbour Monitoring our publicationsPublished on by Posted by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper.
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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