Overview
B 1 Sept iles wastewater treatment plant serves Sept-Îles, Québec, Canada. It is an operational facility with a designed capacity of 1.00 and serves a population of 14,517.
The B 1 Sept iles wastewater treatment plant is located in Sept-Îles, a city in the Côte-Nord region of Québec, Canada. The facility serves a population of approximately 14,517 residents and is part of the municipal wastewater infrastructure for the area. As a Canadian wastewater treatment plant, it operates under federal and provincial regulations, including the Canadian Environmental Protection Act and Québec's Environment Quality Act. Plants of this scale typically employ secondary treatment to meet effluent standards. The plant discharges into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The receiving environment supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological zone for migratory fish and marine species.
Environmental context
The plant's treated effluent enters the local watershed, which flows into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, a major estuary and marine ecosystem. This area supports diverse aquatic life, including fish, crustaceans, and marine mammals, and is an important migratory corridor for birds. The Gulf of St. Lawrence is ecologically sensitive, with seasonal variations in water quality influenced by freshwater inflows and tidal mixing.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Sept-Îles, Québec, Canada, at Piste Ski de Fond Holliday, Sainte-Famille, Sept-Îles, Sept-Rivières, Côte-Nord, Québec.
The plant serves a population of 14,517 residents in the Sept-Îles area.
The plant discharges treated effluent into the local watershed, which flows into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Specific discharge details are managed under Canadian and Québec environmental regulations.
The plant operates under Canada's federal wastewater regulations and Québec's Environment Quality Act, which set effluent standards and monitoring requirements for municipal wastewater treatment.
In Canada, municipal plants of this scale typically employ secondary treatment to meet federal and provincial effluent quality standards, ensuring protection of receiving waters.
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