This is an essential mod in the exploration of the "water" concept, together with Cargo Ships. I hope the modder will continue to update this mod for newer versions.
I don't know much about factorio mods, so it's really a bare-bones workaround but I got it working for 0.18 with the new offshore pumps. You can place waterfill, but there's no visual indicator at the cursor. Ignore this after Canal Builder is updated past 0.17.6
Hey, hope v0.18 will come around. Thank you for the mod and your work on it! :)
Wish you strength and health ^_^
(Btw, I can help with a russian locale, if needed)