While a Canadian utility continues to work to reduce its overflows, it’s at least taking a proactive approach in notifying the public about them so that citizens know when area waterways have escalated pollution levels.The city of Kingston, Ontario, recently announced a new feature to the Utilities Kingston website — real-time tracking of sewer overflows.“This has been an inherent problem,” Kingston Utilities President and CEO Jim Keech told the Kingston Whig-Standard. “We are working toward it, we will continue to work toward it, but I think this gives us one more tool at managing it.”Overflows have been particularly problematic for
Utility Provides Real-Time Overflow Tracking to Public
Kingston, Ontario’s online mapping feature allows people to better assess the safety of area waterways
May 24, 2017 | by Kyle Rogers |
