Resources
Water Reuse Projects
Alberta
City of Edmonton – EPCOR’S Gold Bar Wastewater Treatment Plant
City of Edmonton – Muttart Conservatory Rainwater Harvesting
City of Calgary – Fire Department’s Water Reclamation Project
Macdonald Island Park – Water Reuse and Heat Recovery
Strathcona County – Stormwater Management System
Strathcona Industrial Association – Suncor Taps into Waste Water
Other Provinces of Canada
City of Dawson Creek (British Columbia) – Water Reclamation /Wastewater Project
Dockside Green (British Columbia) – Wastewater Treatment Facility and Storm Water Management
Saltworks Technologies Inc (British Columbia) – Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Water Treatment
Tetra Tech (British Columbia) – Sechelt Water Resource Centre
Yellowknife Eco-Housing Project
International
Australia’s Recycled Water Projects
City of Sydney Water Recycling Project at Green Square
Singapore’s National Water Agency NEWater Project
Water Reuse Guidelines
Alberta
Alberta Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (2017)
Alberta Guidelines for Municipal Wastewater Irrigation (2000)
Alberta Guidelines for Residential Rainwater Harvesting Systems (2010)
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo: Closed Systems Standards (Technical Memorandum) (2014)
Strathcona County Best Management Practices for Stormwater Management Facilities (2016)
Other Provinces of Canada/National
Ontario Guidelines for Residential Rainwater Harvesting Systems (2010)
Canadian Guidelines for Domestic Reclaimed Water for Use in Toilet and Urinal Flushing (2010)
Canadian Guidelines for Residential Rainwater Harvesting Systems Handbook (2012)
Standards Council of Canada: Rainwater Harvesting Systems (CSA B805-18/ICC 805-2018)
International
Australian Guidelines for Water Recycling: Managing Health and Environmental Risks – Phase 2 (2008)
United States Environmental Protection Agency Guidelines for Water Reuse (2012)
World Health Organization Guidelines for the Safe Use of Wastewater, Excreta and Greywater (2006)
Videos
Alberta Urban Municipalities Association – Stormwater Reuse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAowHAwQB2k
City of Edmonton – Muttart Conservatory Rain Water Harvesting for Irrigation and Plant Health
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSk8ZWLhEC0
City of Calgary Fire Department’s ATCO Training Facility, Water Reclamation Project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=9&v=u387OhYvixk
Dr. Nicholas Ashbolt’s Profile
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l5Y2XrYUDc
Dr. Nicholas Ashbolt Interview: We’re Flushing Away More Than We Think
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J75fVT2AkE
Dr. Nicholas Ashbolt’s Presentation: Water Revolution – Reimagining Our Water System
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49NfAO–T7o
Dr. Nicholas Ashbolt’s Presentation: Non-Traditional Technologies – Recovery of Resources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XQFgFstR_Y&feature=youtu.be
Important Links
Alberta
Alberta Low Impact Development Partnership
Alberta Rainwater Harvesting Resources
Alberta Reclaimed Wastewater Resources
Alberta Reclaimed Water Working Group
Alberta Resource Recovery Centre (PDF)
Alberta Water Legislation and Guidelines
University of Alberta – School of Public Health – Centre for Health Communities
Other Provinces of Canada/National
Canadian Association for Rainwater Management
Canadian Stormwater Institute Conference
Innovative Stormwater Management Practices Database
Western Canada Water Environment Association
International
Alliance for Water Efficiency (USA)
Regional Recycled Water – Advanced Purification Center (USA)
The Water Research Foundation (USA)
Publications
Harder, R., Peters, G.M., Molander, S., Ashbolt, N.J., & Svanström, M. (2016). Including pathogen risk in life cycle assessment: the effect of modelling choices in the context of sewage sludge management. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 21(1), 60-69. doi: 10.1007/s11367-015-0996-2. Full text available: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11367-015-0996-2
Kobayashi Y, Peters, G., Ashbolt, N.J., Heimersson, S., Svanström, M., & Khan, S. (2015). Global and local health burden trade-off through the hybridisation of quantitative microbial risk assessment and life cycle assessment to aid water management. Water Research, 79, 26-38. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.03.015. Full text available: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25965885
Rudko, S. P.; Ruecker, N. J.; Ashbolt, N. J.; Neumann, N. F., & Hanington, P. C. (2017). Enterobius vermicularis as a novel surrogate for the presence of helminth ova in tertiary wastewater treatment plants. Appl Environ Microbiol, 83 (11), e00547-17. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00547-17. Full text available: https://aem.asm.org/content/83/11/e00547-17
Schoen, M.E., Ashbolt, N.J., Jahne, M.A., & Garland, J. (2017). Risk-based enteric pathogen reduction targets for non-potable and direct potable use of roof runoff, stormwater, greywater, and wastewater. Microbial Risk Analysis, 5, 32-43. doi: 10.1016/j.mran.2017.01.002. Full text available: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352352216300408?via%3Dihub
Schoen, M.E., Xue, X., Wood, A., Hawkins, T.R., Garland, J. & Ashbolt, N.J. (2017). Cost, energy, global warming, eutrophication and local human health impacts of community water and sanitation service options. Water Research, 109(1), 186–195. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.11.044. Full text available: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27888775
Wood A., Hawkins, T.R., Xue, X., Ashbolt, N.J., Garland, J., & Blackhurst, M. (2015). Cost-effectiveness of nitrogen mitigation by alternative household wastewater management technologies. Journal of Environmental Management, 150, 344-354. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.10.002. Full text available: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479714004927
Xue X., Hawkins, T.R., Schoen, M.E., Garland, J., & Ashbolt, N.J. (2016). Comparing the life cycle energy consumption, global warming and eutrophication potentials of several water and waste service options. Water, 8(4),154. doi:10.3390/w8040154. Full text available: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/8/4/154
Xue, X., Schoen, M.E., Ma, X.C., Hawkins, T.R., Ashbolt, N.J., Cashdollar, J., & Garland, J. (2015). Critical insights for a sustainability framework to address integrated community water services: Technical metrics and approaches. Water Research, 77, 155-169. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.03.017. Full text available: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25864006
For more publications, see Ashbolt’s Research Gate
