Etangs Beaudry Wastewater Treatment Plant, Beaudry, Rouyn-Noranda, Québec

Etangs Beaudry is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in the Beaudry sector of Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada. It serves a small population of 506 residents, reflecting its role in a rural community within the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region. The plant provides secondary treatment, a standard level for small Canadian agglomerations. Under Québec's Regulation respecting wastewater treatment and the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, such facilities must meet effluent quality standards to protect receiving waters. The plant's discharge volume of 227.00 m³/day indicates its modest scale. The treated effluent is released into local watercourses that drain into the Lake Timiskaming watershed, part of the Ottawa River basin. This region supports diverse aquatic life and is important for recreational fishing and water quality in downstream communities.

The plant discharges into small streams that flow toward Lake Timiskaming, a large lake on the Québec-Ontario border, which drains via the Ottawa River into the St. Lawrence River and ultimately the Atlantic Ocean. The watershed supports cold-water fish species such as lake trout and walleye, and the area is ecologically sensitive due to historical mining activities in the Rouyn-Noranda region.