Lagune de Cap Pele Wastewater Treatment Plant, Paroisse de Botsford, New Brunswick

Lagune de Cap Pele is a wastewater treatment plant located in Cap-Pelé, within the Paroisse de Botsford, New Brunswick, Canada. It serves a population of approximately 2,507 residents as part of the municipal infrastructure of the Ville régionale de Cap-Acadie. The plant operates as a lagoon system, a common treatment method for small communities in Atlantic Canada. Under Canadian federal and provincial regulations, such facilities are designed to meet effluent quality standards that protect receiving waters. The plant's designed capacity is 1.00 million liters per day, indicating it is sized for the local population. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Northumberland Strait, part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. This coastal environment supports diverse aquatic life, including fish and migratory birds, and the plant's operation is critical to maintaining water quality in the region.

The plant discharges into the local watershed that flows into the Northumberland Strait, a coastal inlet of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. This area supports important fisheries and migratory bird habitats. The lagoon treatment system helps reduce nutrient and pathogen loads before discharge, protecting the sensitive marine ecosystem downstream.