Outfall G Wastewater Treatment Plant, Prince Rupert, British Columbia

Outfall G is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada. Situated along the Rotary Waterfront Walkway, this plant serves a small population of 519 residents in the North Coast Regional District. As a coastal facility, it plays a key role in managing local wastewater within a remote, ocean-facing community. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment process required under Canadian federal and provincial regulations for facilities discharging into marine environments. Secondary treatment significantly reduces organic matter and suspended solids before discharge. The plant processes an annual wastewater volume of 233.00 megaliters, reflecting its small service population. Treated effluent from Outfall G is discharged into the coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean near Prince Rupert. This area supports diverse marine life, including salmon, herring, and other species important to local fisheries and Indigenous communities. The plant's operation helps protect the sensitive marine ecosystem of the Hecate Strait and the broader North Pacific from untreated sewage pollution.

Outfall G discharges treated wastewater into the coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean near Prince Rupert, British Columbia. The receiving environment is part of the Hecate Strait, a biologically productive marine area that supports commercial and subsistence fisheries, including salmon and groundfish. The plant's secondary treatment helps mitigate nutrient loading and pathogen risks in this ecologically sensitive coastal zone, which is also a migratory corridor for marine mammals and seabirds.