Overview
Lagoon City Sewage Treatment Plant serves 1,605 residents in Ramara Township, Ontario, Canada. The operational facility has a designed capacity of 1.00 million liters per day.
Lagoon City Sewage Treatment Plant is located in Ramara Township, Ontario, Canada, serving a small community of 1,605 people. The plant is situated in the Simcoe County region of Central Ontario, near the shores of Lake Simcoe. As a small-scale municipal facility, it operates under Ontario's wastewater regulations, which align with the Canada-wide framework for wastewater effluent standards. For communities of this size, treatment typically involves lagoon-based or mechanical systems designed to meet provincial discharge criteria. The plant's treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which drains into Lake Simcoe, a large freshwater lake in Ontario. Lake Simcoe supports diverse aquatic life and is a key recreational and ecological resource in the region. The plant plays a role in protecting water quality in this sensitive lake ecosystem.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Lake Simcoe watershed, which ultimately drains into the Great Lakes system via the Trent-Severn Waterway. Lake Simcoe is a large inland lake that supports coldwater fish species such as lake trout and whitefish, and its health is critical for regional biodiversity and drinking water sources.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located on Paradise Boulevard in Lagoon City, Ramara Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
The plant serves a population of 1,605 residents in the Lagoon City community and surrounding areas of Ramara Township.
The plant has a designed capacity of 1.00 million liters per day, suitable for a small community.
The plant operates under Ontario's provincial regulations, which implement the Canada-wide Strategy for the Management of Municipal Wastewater Effluent. Small systems like this are required to meet effluent quality standards to protect receiving waters.
The plant discharges into the Lake Simcoe watershed, a large inland lake that supports coldwater fisheries and is a key recreational resource. Protecting water quality in Lake Simcoe is important for regional ecology and drinking water.
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