Author: Peter Ferguson
CSO’s: Combined Sewer Overflows – A Bad Combination
[note: CSO’s are alternatively called Combined Sewer Overflows/Outlets/Outfalls] It might be obvious by now that the titles of this blog series are following alphabetical order. I picked that strategy as a writing exercise for no other reason that finding a topic on sewage to fit all letters of the alphabet (Q, X, Y, Z, for…
Beaches and Bleaches
About 20 years ago my girlfriend and I were enjoying a walk along scenic Point Pleasant Park, which overlooks part of Halifax Harbour. The beach ranges from sand in some areas, to fist-size rocks, to car-sized boulders in other areas. We were jumping from one such boulder to another when my girlfriend happened to look…
Sewage Ain’t Sexy
Sewage Ain’t Sexy . . . a monthly TREA blog about the essential conversations we need to have about sewage treatment in London. Of course talk is cheap if not followed up by action . . . 1. “A’s” for Alberta. Ah, Alberta. Mention the province around environmentalists and you are sure to…