Overview
Madoc Wastewater Treatment Lagoon in Centre Hastings, Ontario, Canada, provides secondary treatment for a small population of 1,891. It discharges treated wastewater into the local watershed.
Madoc Wastewater Treatment Lagoon is a municipal facility serving the community of Centre Hastings in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. The plant provides secondary treatment, a standard level for small agglomerations in the province, and serves a population of approximately 1,891 residents. As a lagoon-based system, the plant relies on natural biological processes to treat wastewater. The facility operates under Ontario's regulatory framework, which requires effluent quality standards aligned with the Canada-wide Strategy for the Management of Municipal Wastewater Effluent. The plant's discharge volume is 849 cubic meters per day. The treated effluent is released into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Moira River system and then into the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario. This water body supports diverse aquatic life and is an important recreational and ecological resource for the region.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Moira River watershed, which flows into the Bay of Quinte, a large embayment on the northeastern shore of Lake Ontario. This area supports diverse fish populations, including walleye and bass, and is a key migratory corridor for waterfowl. The Bay of Quinte is an ecologically sensitive area that has experienced historical nutrient loading, making proper wastewater treatment critical to maintaining water quality.
Frequently asked questions
Madoc Wastewater Treatment Lagoon is located near the community of Madoc in Centre Hastings, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. The address is Trail of Two Lakes, Madoc, Ontario.
The plant serves a population of 1,891 residents in the Centre Hastings area.
The plant discharges treated effluent into the local watershed, which drains into the Moira River system and eventually into the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard level required for small agglomerations under Ontario's wastewater regulations.
The plant operates under Ontario's regulatory framework, which implements the Canada-wide Strategy for the Management of Municipal Wastewater Effluent. This strategy sets national effluent quality standards for all wastewater systems across Canada.
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