CSA S503 Community Drainage System Planning, Design, and Maintenance in Northern Communities (new edition available 2021)
Community drainage planning in the North is unique for a wide variety of reasons. This standard takes these issues into consideration and provides guidance on planning, design, construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of drainage systems in Canada’s North.
CSA W203 Planning, Design, Operation and Maintenance of Wastewater Treatment in Northern Communities using Lagoon and Wetland Systems
Most northern communities use lagoons to store wastewater for a significant portion of the year. This standard helps communities with all the lifecycle phases of a wastewater system, from planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and all the way to closure/remediation of wastewater facilities and wetlands.
CSA R111 Solid Waste Sites in Northern Communities: From Design to Closure (available 2020)
Solid waste management in the North faces unique challenges given the geographic, climatic, transportation and resource differences between southern and northern Canada. This standard will help with the sustainable design, operation, and management of northern solid waste facilities, considering all phases of their life-cycles, and assessing current risks with respect to service life extension.