Overview
La Salle Lagoon is a secondary wastewater treatment plant serving the community of La Salle, Manitoba, Canada. It treats wastewater for approximately 1,004 residents with a discharge volume of 451.00 units.
La Salle Lagoon is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in La Salle, within the Rural Municipality of Macdonald, Manitoba, Canada. The plant serves a small population of about 1,004 residents, reflecting its role in a rural community setting. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is a standard biological treatment process that significantly reduces organic matter and suspended solids. As a small-scale facility in Canada, it operates under provincial environmental regulations that set effluent quality standards to protect receiving waters. The treated wastewater from La Salle Lagoon is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Red River and then into Lake Winnipeg. This water body is ecologically significant as it supports diverse aquatic life and is part of a larger basin that faces challenges from nutrient loading.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Red River watershed, which flows north into Lake Winnipeg, a large and ecologically important lake. Lake Winnipeg experiences eutrophication issues due to nutrient inputs from agricultural and municipal sources, making proper wastewater treatment crucial for downstream water quality and aquatic ecosystem health.
Frequently asked questions
La Salle Lagoon is located in La Salle, within the Rural Municipality of Macdonald, Manitoba, Canada.
The plant serves approximately 1,004 residents, indicating a small-scale municipal wastewater system.
The treated wastewater is discharged into the local watershed, which flows into the Red River and eventually reaches Lake Winnipeg.
The plant provides secondary treatment, a standard biological process that removes organic matter and suspended solids to meet provincial effluent standards.
In Manitoba, small wastewater treatment plants like La Salle Lagoon are regulated under provincial environmental laws, which set effluent quality requirements to protect receiving waters and downstream ecosystems.
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