Greater Toronto Region (1351 articles) On this site, the Greater Toronto Region includes the City of Toronto, Mississauga, Oakville, and areas to the north. There are close to a dozen rivers running through this area, which is home to roughly 4-millioni people. The area is highly urbanized, and water quality is influenced by airports, development, sewage overflows, and industrial facilities. Toronto is also the Provincial Capitol. Toronto Harbour is one of Lake Ontario's "Areas of Concern".
|  | The demand is great for groundwater in north Halton but the Region says as the population grows lake-based water will have to pick up the slack.Carol Gustafson of Milton and Halton Hills resident Leslie Adams want to keep groundwater flowing from their taps instead of Lake Ontario-based water, which serves most of Halton.Last week council endorsed the Region’s water... (more) | | Development & Land Use Drink Greater Toronto Region Sewers & Urban Runoff Water takings |
|  | A proposal to treat north York Region’s wastewater in the Lake Simcoe watershed rather than Lake Ontario’s is in the early stages but already touching off some contentious debate.Regional mayors and councillors spent nearly two hours at the environmental services committee yesterday challenging staff on the details of the Upper York Sewage Solutions project.Georgina... (more) | | Development & Land Use Fish Greater Toronto Region Sewers & Urban Runoff Swim |
|  | A minor explosion happened at the Ashbridge's Bay waste water treatment plant on Saturday morning, according to Toronto Police.Toronto Water confirmed that a fire started at the pelletizer facility of the treatment plant at about 8:45 a.m. The pelletizer is operated by Veolia Water Canada Inc. on behalf of the city, turning sewage sludge into pellets the company sells as... (more) | | Drink Fish Greater Toronto Region Sewers & Urban Runoff Waste Management |
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