Overview
Crysler Wastewater Treatment Lagoon serves 1,183 residents in North Stormont, Ontario, Canada. The facility provides secondary treatment and discharges 531.00 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily.
Crysler Wastewater Treatment Lagoon is a municipal facility located in the community of Crysler, within the township of North Stormont in Eastern Ontario, Canada. The plant serves a population of 1,183 people, making it a small-scale wastewater treatment operation typical of rural communities in the region. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required under Canadian federal and provincial regulations for communities of this size. Secondary treatment involves biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids, ensuring the effluent meets environmental quality standards before discharge. The treated wastewater from the lagoon is discharged into local waterways that ultimately drain into the St. Lawrence River via the South Nation River watershed. This region supports diverse aquatic life and is part of the larger Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River ecosystem, which is ecologically sensitive and important for biodiversity.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the South Nation River watershed, which flows into the Ottawa River and then the St. Lawrence River. The St. Lawrence River is a major waterway supporting diverse aquatic species and serves as a critical migratory corridor for fish. The local watershed is primarily agricultural, and the plant's secondary treatment helps protect downstream water quality from nutrient loading and organic pollution.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Crysler, a community within the township of North Stormont in Eastern Ontario, Canada, near the intersection of Finch Cambridge Boundary Road.
The facility serves a population of 1,183 residents in the Crysler area of North Stormont.
The plant provides secondary treatment and discharges treated effluent into local waterways that flow into the South Nation River, part of the Ottawa River and St. Lawrence River watershed.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard required under Canadian regulations for small communities to reduce organic matter and suspended solids.
The plant operates under the Canada-wide Strategy for the Management of Municipal Wastewater Effluent and Ontario's provincial regulations, which mandate secondary treatment for communities of this size to protect receiving waters.
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