London, Ontario residents and downstream communities may soon be able to see in near real-time when wastewater is being dumped during high rainfall events into the Thames River, which drains into Lake St. Clair. The city hopes to have a website with overflow and bypass event data online early next year. Read the full story by CBC News.
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