Overview
Durham WWTP is a secondary treatment facility in West Grey, Ontario, serving approximately 1,713 people. It discharges 769 cubic meters of wastewater daily into the local watershed.
Durham WWTP is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located on Saddler Street West in West Grey, Ontario, Canada. Serving a small population of around 1,713 residents, the plant is part of the region's infrastructure managed under Ontario's regulatory framework. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological process for removing organic matter and suspended solids. The plant's discharge volume of 769 cubic meters per day aligns with its small service population. Under Ontario's Clean Water Act and provincial regulations, such facilities are required to meet effluent quality standards to protect receiving waters. The treated effluent is discharged into a local watercourse that ultimately drains into the Great Lakes basin, likely Lake Huron via the Saugeen River system. This watershed supports diverse aquatic life and is important for regional water quality. The plant's operation helps mitigate nutrient and pathogen loading to downstream environments.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into a local tributary within the Lake Huron drainage basin, part of the Great Lakes system. The receiving waters support coldwater fisheries and are ecologically sensitive to nutrient enrichment. Downstream, the flow contributes to Lake Huron, which provides drinking water and recreation for millions. Protecting this watershed from excessive nutrients and pathogens is critical for maintaining aquatic health and preventing algal blooms.
Frequently asked questions
Durham WWTP is located on Saddler Street West in West Grey, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
The plant serves approximately 1,713 residents in the West Grey area.
Durham WWTP provides secondary treatment, which involves biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids.
Treated wastewater is discharged into a local watercourse that flows into the Lake Huron basin, part of the Great Lakes system.
As a Canadian plant in Ontario, Durham WWTP operates under provincial regulations and the federal Fisheries Act, requiring effluent quality standards to protect aquatic life.
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