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Water and Wastewater Group - Video Selections
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Backflow Prevention
Water is delivered by the City in one direction from the water mains to each property. Backflow can occur when the water comes back into the City’s water system from an owner's property by means of Backpressure or Backsiphonage.
- Daily Web TV
Backflow Prevention Program, How to complete your Self Assessed Survey
- YouTube
Conservation Inside and Outside the Home
Did you know that the typical Canadian uses approximately 335 liters of water per day, while a typical Israeli uses about 200 liters less? That’s a huge disconnect, and one reason why it’s our environmental responsibility to conserve water.
- Daily Web TV
Drinking Water Quality Management System (DWQMS)
Ever since the Walkerton crisis, many people fear drinking the water from their household taps. Charlene McKay from the City of Hamilton assures Hamilton residents that they can lay those fears to rest.
- Daily Web TV
Flood Proofing Video
When the skies over Hamilton opened up on July 26, 2009 and 132 millimetres of rain fell in less than an hour and a half, Mary Lou Tanner could do little more than watch in horror as her home’s basement turned into a veritable swimming pool.
- The Hamilton Spectator
Frozen Pipe Services
There’s nothing worse than waking up on a cold winter morning and looking forward to a hot shower and a cup of tea, but when you turn the tap on, nothing comes out.
- Daily Web TV
Hamilton Water Works Part 1
Hamilton Water Works Part 2
Water and wastewater treatment and distribution in Hamilton from the 1850's to today.
- YouTube
How to Reduce the Risk of Basement Flooding
The Insurance Bureau of Canada talks about how to reduce the risk of basement flooding. Learn how a backwater valve, installed below the floor in your basement, and other preventative measures can help reduce your risk of flooding and protect your valuables.
- YouTube
Lead Service Replacement
If you’re a resident of Hamilton with a home that was built prior to the mid-1950s then you may have a lead water service supplying water to your home. During that time, lead pipes were commonly used without our current knowledge of their harmful effect on our water quality.
- Daily Web TV
Leak Detection
Did you know that leaks in your home’s plumbing system can cost you hundreds of dollars in wasted water costs? For example, a leaking toilet can use up to 400,000 liters of water a year, which adds about $730 to your water bill, says Colleen Clark from the City of Hamilton.
- Daily Web TV
Maintaining Your Backyard
Swales and catch basins help keep rain and melting snow away from our houses. Maintain your backyard to ensure your swale and catch basin are free from debris.
- YouTube
Residential Pollution Prevention
Residential pollution is a term you may have never heard before, yet it’s something to which we have all contributed. What exactly does it mean? Essentially, residential pollution is when we dispose of fats, oils, grease or pharmaceuticals into our sewage system.
- Daily Web TV
Stormwater Protection
Have you ever wondered what’s under that big empty field behind the Fortino’s Plaza on Dundurn? Chris Gainham from the City of Hamilton’s Water and Wastewater Group in the Environment and Sustainable Infrastructure Division explains that the site is home to Hamilton’s biggest combined sewer overflow tank.
- Daily Web TV
Tap Water - The Clear Choice
How often do you reach for a “convenient” single use bottle of water before you go to the tap to fill your glass or reusable bottle? It’s become a wasteful and expensive habit many of us have developed, one that the Water and Wastewater Group at the City of Hamilton wants to stop in its tracks.
- Daily Web TV
Worth of Water
How often do you take for granted the availability of water from your tap? In southern Ontario we are blessed with a lot of natural water resources, in fact, 20 per cent of the world’s fresh water is here in the Great Lakes. But the amount of water that’s available to us on an on-going basis, what is known as “renewable fresh water,” is actually quite a bit less says Dan McKinnon of Hamilton’s Water and Wastewater Department.
- Daily Web TV
150th Anniversary of Drinking Water
In many regards, the City of Hamilton is a leader in innovation, particularly when it comes to municipal drinking water.
In 2010, the city celebrated its 150th anniversary of drinking water, and as one of the first Canadian cities to supply its residents with such a system, Hamilton has a lot to be proud of.
- Daily Web TV
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