Water
Recent stories about water
![Rain improves drought outlook in Edmonton region A tractor in a dry-looking field.](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2024/05/30/drought-2760.jpg)
Rain improves drought outlook in Edmonton region
A rainy and cool May has made a "tremendous improvement" to drought conditions across the Edmonton region, but experts warn that a dry month could quickly reverse that progress.
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![Water-testing startup finds its flow A chart showing a trend up and to the right indicating that the more times a waterworks systems runs a test for bacteria, the more positive results it will get](https://mcusercontent.com/cf49a42db023942d337b0dabf/images/c50acc27-cc38-31ab-2003-32d91c67ec01.jpg)
Water-testing startup finds its flow
Named for a Farsi word meaning "bright," Edmonton's Roshan Water Solutions is commercializing a novel water-testing technology that its founders hope will save lives.
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![A moment in history: Oct. 5, 1914 A newspaper clipping featuring a series of short items under the headline Edmonton in Brief](https://mcusercontent.com/cf49a42db023942d337b0dabf/images/cc18fb93-7f28-f71f-837a-3580b190ef2b.jpg)
A moment in history: Oct. 5, 1914
On this day 108 years ago, the City of Edmonton was under a court order to clean up its act when it came to dumping sewage into the North Saskatchewan River.
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![Protecting Edmonton's water supply from climate change uncertainty High water on the North Saskatchewan River looking towards the Rossdale power plant](https://live.staticflickr.com/5321/9121937144_eb679d492f_b_d.jpg)
Protecting Edmonton's water supply from climate change uncertainty
In much of Alberta, climate change threatens to make water a scarce resource. But for Edmonton's water supply, the main concerns will come from having too much rather than not enough.
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![Five temporary water stations are now operational as part of Edmonton's extreme weather response Water bottle filling station](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51314881364_f106af587e_b_d.jpg)
Five temporary water stations are now operational as part of Edmonton's extreme weather response
Five temporary water bottle filling stations have been installed around Edmonton as part of a new pilot project aiming to keep vulnerable people safe during hot weather.
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