The AquaHacking Podcast: Recent Episodes
AquaHacking, Aidan Mattrick
Canada's Crumbling Urban Water Infrastructure* Most Canadians unaware urban water infrastructure is crumbling: survey * RBC Canadian Water Attitudes Study (2013)
Canadian Water Network* Canadian Water Network website * COVID-19 Wastewater Coalition
Aquahacking* Aquahacking website
Le Problème
- Ce que deux décennies de données nous apprennent sur les conduites d'eau en ruine de Montréal
- Les fuites d'eau de la ville gaspillent des millions de dollars de taxes
- Alors que l'infrastructure s'effondre, des milliers de milliards de gallons sont perdus
- L'Angleterre pourrait faire face à la sécheresse dans 20 ans en raison de la dégradation du climat
The Problem
- What 2 decades of data tells us about Montreal's crumbling water mains
- City water leaks wasting millions of tax dollars
- As Infrastructure Crumbles, Trillions of Gallons Lost
- England could face drought in 20 years due to climate breakdown
Solutions
- L'Avenir de l'Eau / The Future of Water (Scott Yates, Steve Maxwell)
- Cann Forecast
Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB)
British Columbia Aquahacking Challenge
Zebra and Quagga Mussels Overview* Don't Move a Mussel - OBWB Resource * Zebra Mussels Threaten Inland Waters: An Overview * Zebra mussels cost Canadians billion each year; cost to Manitobans still unknown * Growth progression of Quagga Mussels
Canada Water Act
Canada Water Agency
Canada Water Agency (Opinion Piece)
Israel and water tax
Climate change and water issues* Water and Climate Change * Ripple marks: Climate change leaves mark on water; impacts the vulnerable more
Waterkeepers overview
Aquahacking website
Additional information and resources:State of Lead in Drinking Water in North America
United States
- US deaths from lead exposure 10 times higher than thought, study suggests
- Lead in American Water Systems
Canada
- Safe Water Series by Global News
- Is Canada's water safe?
- Is Montreal’s lead problem worse than Flint, Michigan’s?
Flint Crisis (Michigan, 2014)
- Flint Water Crisis Fast Facts
Addressing the problem
Government efforts
- Lead and Copper Rule (US)
- Corrosion control
- Corrosive water is a key reason behind dangerously high levels of lead. There’s a way to fix it
- Worried about lead in Windsor's drinking water? Enwin says it's not coming from their water supply
- Community and utility efforts to replace lead service lines
What you can do as an individual
- Environmental Protection Agency Lab that will test your water (US)
- Environmental Working Group Tap Water Database (US)
- American Water Works Association
- Worried about lead in your drinking water? Here are some steps you can take... (Canada)
The Problem
Algae, Algae Blooms, and Cyanobacteria
- Evolution of Algae
- What a large, toxic bloom can be like
- Overview on algae blooms, why they matter, and how they can be prevented
Notable Incidents of Toxic Algae Blooms
- Lethal algae blooms - an ecosystem out of balance
- After 16 Months Of Dead Fish, Manatees And Dolphins, Florida's Red Tide Ebbs
- 'Watching our lake die': Blue green algae fills Lake Winnipeg beaches
What you can do
Awareness
- Be Aware of Harmful Algae Blooms
- Algae Can Poison Your Dog
Prevention
- Cutting phosphorus usage
- cyanoScope
- National Phytoplankton Monitoring Network
- 15 ways to reduce nutrients in lakes and streams
If you have any questions about the podcast or want to reach out, please email aidan@aquahacking.com
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