(Federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice speaking to reporters following Board of Trade speech – photo by Gary MacDonald)
The federal government is rolling out new national standards for waste water treatment. Federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice made the announcement during a noon hour speech to the Board of Trade — and — he says those regulations will be backed by enforcement.Prentice says the new regulations should be in place by some time next year — and — he says the federal government is also making low cost infrastructure loans available to cash strapped municipalities to help with upgrades to meet the new standards.
