Overview
Gingolx Lift Station is a secondary treatment plant serving 400 people in Ging̱olx, British Columbia, Canada. It discharges 181 m³/day of treated wastewater near the coast.
Gingolx Lift Station is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located on Front Street in Ging̱olx, British Columbia, Canada. The plant serves a small population of approximately 400 residents and operates with secondary treatment, which is appropriate for a community of this size in a remote coastal setting. As a secondary treatment plant, Gingolx Lift Station provides biological treatment to remove organic matter and suspended solids. The facility discharges an average of 181 cubic meters of treated wastewater per day. In Canada, wastewater treatment plants are regulated under the federal Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations (WSER) and provincial guidelines, which set effluent quality standards for carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, and other parameters. The plant's discharge enters the local marine environment near the coast of British Columbia. The receiving waters are part of the Pacific Ocean ecosystem, which supports diverse marine life including salmon, herring, and other fish species. Proper treatment is essential to protect water quality and aquatic habitats in this ecologically sensitive coastal region.
Environmental context
The treated effluent from Gingolx Lift Station discharges into the coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean near Ging̱olx, British Columbia. This area is part of the broader marine ecosystem of the North Pacific, which supports important fisheries and marine biodiversity. The local watershed includes small coastal streams that drain into the ocean, and the region is characterized by temperate rainforest and rugged coastline. Protecting water quality is critical for maintaining healthy habitats for salmon, shellfish, and other aquatic species that rely on clean nearshore environments.
Frequently asked questions
Gingolx Lift Station is located on Front Street in Ging̱olx, British Columbia, Canada. Ging̱olx is a small community on the Nass River estuary in the North Coast region of British Columbia.
The plant serves a population of approximately 400 residents in the community of Ging̱olx. This is a small agglomeration typical of remote coastal villages in British Columbia.
The plant discharges treated wastewater into the coastal marine environment near Ging̱olx. The effluent undergoes secondary treatment before discharge, which removes organic matter and suspended solids to meet Canadian federal and provincial standards.
As a Canadian wastewater treatment plant, Gingolx Lift Station operates under the federal Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations (WSER) and British Columbia's Municipal Wastewater Regulation. These regulations set effluent quality standards for parameters such as carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, and chlorine residuals.
For small communities like Ging̱olx, secondary treatment is standard and appropriate. Canadian regulations require secondary treatment or equivalent for most wastewater systems, though some remote communities may have alternative approaches. The plant's secondary treatment provides effective pollution control for the local environment.
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