Overview
Lagoon Facultative is a secondary treatment plant in the Rural Municipality of St. Clements, Manitoba, Canada. It serves a small population of 4 and discharges 125.60 cubic meters of treated wastewater.
Lagoon Facultative is a wastewater treatment facility located on Bison Drive East in the Rural Municipality of St. Clements, Manitoba, Canada. The plant provides secondary treatment and serves a population of 4, making it a very small-scale facility within the province's wastewater infrastructure. The plant operates under Canada's federal and provincial regulatory framework, which includes the Canadian Environmental Protection Act and Manitoba's Environment Act. For facilities of this size, secondary treatment is typical, and the plant's discharge volume of 125.60 cubic meters reflects its small service area. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into Lake Winnipeg via the Red River system. Lake Winnipeg is a large, ecologically important lake that experiences eutrophication challenges, making nutrient management critical for all wastewater facilities in the region.
Environmental context
The plant's discharge enters the local drainage network that flows into the Red River, which then empties into Lake Winnipeg. Lake Winnipeg is a large, shallow lake that supports diverse aquatic life and is a major recreational and commercial fishery. The lake is sensitive to nutrient loading, which can lead to algal blooms and hypoxia, so even small facilities like Lagoon Facultative contribute to the overall watershed health.
Frequently asked questions
Lagoon Facultative is located on Bison Drive East in the Rural Municipality of St. Clements, Manitoba, Canada.
The plant serves a population of 4, making it a very small-scale facility.
The treated wastewater is discharged into the local watershed, which drains into the Red River and ultimately into Lake Winnipeg.
The plant operates under Canada's federal Canadian Environmental Protection Act and Manitoba's Environment Act, which set standards for wastewater treatment and discharge.
For very small populations, secondary treatment using lagoon systems is common in Canada, as it provides effective treatment with lower operational costs.
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