Overview
Station d'épuration de Rock Forest is a municipal wastewater treatment plant serving 7,795 people in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. It operates under Canadian provincial regulations for wastewater management.
Station d'épuration de Rock Forest is a wastewater treatment plant located in the Rock Forest-Saint-Élie-Deauville borough of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. The plant serves a population of approximately 7,795 residents, providing essential wastewater treatment for this suburban community within the larger Sherbrooke urban area. As a small-scale municipal facility in Québec, the plant is subject to provincial environmental regulations under the Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques (MELCC). For agglomerations of this size, secondary treatment is typically required to meet effluent quality standards, ensuring protection of receiving waters. The plant discharges treated wastewater into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Saint-François River and then into Lake Saint-Pierre, a major fluvial lake of the St. Lawrence River. This water body supports diverse aquatic life and is an important ecological corridor in the region.
Environmental context
The plant's treated effluent flows into the Saint-François River basin, which drains into Lake Saint-Pierre, a widening of the St. Lawrence River. Lake Saint-Pierre is a large fluvial lake that provides critical habitat for fish, waterfowl, and other wildlife. The watershed supports recreational activities and is part of the broader St. Lawrence ecosystem, which ultimately discharges into the Atlantic Ocean via the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located on Rue Lucien-Nadeau in the Rock Forest-Saint-Élie-Deauville borough of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.
The plant serves approximately 7,795 residents in the Rock Forest area of Sherbrooke.
The plant discharges treated effluent into the local watershed, which flows into the Saint-François River and eventually into Lake Saint-Pierre and the St. Lawrence River.
As a municipal wastewater plant in Québec, it operates under provincial regulations from the Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques (MELCC), which sets effluent standards for facilities of this scale.
In Canada, small to medium-sized municipal wastewater plants typically employ secondary treatment processes, such as activated sludge or lagoon systems, to meet federal and provincial effluent quality guidelines.
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