Overview
Long Sault Waste Water Treatment Plant serves 2,746 people in South Stormont, Ontario, Canada. The facility is operational and discharges into the St. Lawrence River watershed.
Long Sault Waste Water Treatment Plant is a municipal facility located in South Stormont, Ontario, Canada, serving a population of approximately 2,746. The plant is situated near the St. Lawrence River in Eastern Ontario, a region characterized by a mix of agricultural and residential land use. As a Canadian wastewater treatment plant, it operates under provincial regulations administered by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. Facilities of this scale are typically required to meet secondary treatment standards under the Canada-wide Strategy for the Management of Municipal Wastewater Effluent, ensuring protection of receiving waters. The plant's treated effluent ultimately reaches the St. Lawrence River, a major waterway that flows from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. This river supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor for fish migration and waterfowl habitat.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the St. Lawrence River, which drains the Great Lakes basin and flows northeast into the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Atlantic Ocean. The river supports a variety of fish species, including walleye and bass, and provides critical habitat for migratory birds along the Atlantic Flyway. Protecting water quality in this reach is important for downstream ecosystems and recreational uses.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located in Long Sault, South Stormont, Ontario, Canada, near the St. Lawrence River.
The plant serves a population of approximately 2,746 people in the South Stormont area.
The plant discharges treated wastewater into the St. Lawrence River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean.
The plant operates under Ontario's provincial regulations and the Canada-wide Strategy for the Management of Municipal Wastewater Effluent, which sets effluent quality standards for facilities of this size.
Plants of this scale in Canada typically employ secondary treatment processes, such as activated sludge or lagoon systems, to meet provincial effluent standards.
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