The private-side sewer infrastructure deficit in Canada is a climate change disaster

The federal government can help educate the public around preventing sanitary sewer flooding, and could establish standards for the construction of new sewers at the national level.

All Canadians stand to save trillions of dollars in averted costs and reduced flood risk with the implementation of simple best practices to resolve our private sewer infrastructure deficit, writes Barbara Robinson. Unsplash photograph by Marco Bicca

Opinion

BY BARBARA ROBINSON

October 4, 2023

As most Canadians are aware, there is a serious infrastructure deficit across the country. This article will focus specifically on sewer systems. Public sewer infrastructure has not been replaced at the rate necessary to keep our systems operating in good condition. To simpl...

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