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Relevant Industry Links
Links relevant to the Water, Wastewater & Environmental industries including administrative.
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Guides, Bulletins & Standards
United States - Environmental Protection Agency
US Spills
CHEMTREC - 1800 424 9300
National Response Center 1800-424-8802
National Poison Center 1800-222-1222
National Emergency Reporting
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Relevant Federal & Industry Links
Citing Regulations and Statutes in Canada - Resources and Knowledge base
Queens University Library:
https://guides.library.queensu.ca/legalcitation-mcgill-9th/how-to-cite-regulations
Ontario eLaws Definitions
https://www.ontario.ca/laws/e-laws-definitions
Hoisting & Rigging - Safety Manual - Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (Ontario)
MLSS- Mixed Liquor Suspended Solids
RAS - Return Activated Sludge
HGL - Hydraulic Grade Line
HLP - High Lift Pump (High pressure)
LLP - Low Lift Pump (Low pressure)
PID - Proportional Integral Derivative
P&ID - Piping & Instrumentation Diagram
Q - Flow (Velocity×Area)
DO - Dissolved Oxygen
NOM - Natural Organic Matter
MAC-Max. Acceptable Concentration
kPa - kilopascals (1000× kg/m•s
2
or N/m
2
)
VFD - Variable Frequency Drive
THM - Trihalomethanes
TSS - Total Suspended Solids
TDS - Total Dissolved Solids
psi - Pounds per Square Inch
SS - Suspended Solids
TOC - Total Organic Carbon
AOC- Assimilable Organic Carbon
VOC- Volatile Organic Compound
Abbreviations of Note from the Waterworks Industry
Links to Canadian Federal Legislation relevant to the Drinking Water, Wastewater & Environmental
Industries. Click here to for a list of all Consolidated Canadian Federal Acts. Or visit
CanLII - Canadian Legal Information Institute:
a free, non-profit, online database providing access to Canadian court cases, legislation, and
tribunal decisions from all federal, provincial, and territorial jurisdictions.