Overview
Sewage Treatment Plant in Port Hope, Ontario, Canada serves approximately 10,000 residents. The operational facility discharges treated wastewater into the Lake Ontario watershed.
Sewage Treatment Plant is a municipal wastewater facility located at 174 Lake Street in Port Hope, Ontario, Canada. It serves a population of about 10,022 residents in the Northumberland County region, operating as part of the province's wastewater infrastructure. The plant has a designed capacity of 1.00 million liters per day. As a Canadian facility, it operates under provincial regulations administered by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, which sets effluent standards for municipal wastewater treatment plants serving communities of this scale. The plant's treated effluent discharges into the Lake Ontario basin, a major Great Lake that provides drinking water for millions and supports diverse aquatic ecosystems. The facility plays a key role in protecting downstream water quality in the lake and its tributaries.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Lake Ontario watershed, which drains into the St. Lawrence River and ultimately the Atlantic Ocean. Lake Ontario supports a complex food web including native fish species such as lake trout and salmon. The facility's operations help protect the lake from nutrient pollution and pathogens, maintaining water quality for recreational use and aquatic life.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located at 174 Lake Street in Port Hope, Ontario, Canada, within Northumberland County.
The plant serves approximately 10,022 residents in the Port Hope area.
The plant discharges treated effluent into the Lake Ontario watershed, which flows into the St. Lawrence River and eventually the Atlantic Ocean.
The plant operates under Ontario's provincial wastewater regulations, enforced by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, which sets effluent quality standards for municipal treatment plants.
In Canada, municipal plants serving communities of this size typically provide secondary treatment, which includes biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids, meeting federal and provincial effluent standards.
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