Overview
Faust Waste Water Lagoon serves 301 residents in Faust, Alberta, Canada. The facility is operational and has a designed capacity of 1.00 volume unit.
Faust Waste Water Lagoon is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in the hamlet of Faust, within Big Lakes County, Alberta, Canada. The plant serves a small population of 301 residents, reflecting the rural character of the area. It is situated near Township Road 731A, in a region characterized by boreal forest and numerous lakes. The plant operates as a waste water lagoon, a common treatment method for small communities in Alberta. Lagoons typically provide primary and secondary treatment through natural biological processes. The facility has a designed capacity of 1.00 volume unit, and its operational status is confirmed as active. Under Alberta's Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, such facilities are regulated to ensure compliance with provincial discharge standards. The treated effluent from the plant is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Lesser Slave Lake system. This lake is a significant ecological feature in the region, supporting diverse aquatic life and recreational activities. The plant's operations are important for protecting water quality in this sensitive boreal ecosystem.
Environmental context
The Faust Waste Water Lagoon discharges into the local watershed that flows into the Lesser Slave Lake, a large lake in northern Alberta. The lake is part of the Athabasca River basin and ultimately drains into the Arctic Ocean via the Mackenzie River system. The region supports diverse aquatic habitats, including wetlands and boreal forest ecosystems, which are sensitive to nutrient loading and contaminants. Proper wastewater treatment is essential to maintain water quality and ecological health in this downstream environment.
Frequently asked questions
Faust Waste Water Lagoon is located near Township Road 731A in Faust, Big Lakes County, Alberta, Canada. It serves the small hamlet of Faust and surrounding rural areas.
The facility serves a population of 301 residents, making it a small-scale wastewater treatment plant typical of rural communities in Alberta.
The plant uses a waste water lagoon system, which relies on natural biological processes for treatment. Lagoons are common in small Canadian communities and typically provide primary and secondary treatment through settling and microbial activity.
The treated effluent discharges into the local watershed that drains into Lesser Slave Lake, a major lake in northern Alberta. This lake is part of the Athabasca River basin, which flows to the Arctic Ocean.
The plant operates under Alberta's Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act and the federal Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations (WSER). These regulations set effluent quality standards for conventional parameters such as carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, and ammonia.
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