Overview
Systeme de traitement des eaux usees de Courcelles is a secondary treatment plant serving 590 people in Courcelles-Saint-Évariste, Quebec, Canada. It discharges 265 cubic meters of treated wastewater daily.
Systeme de traitement des eaux usees de Courcelles is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located at 100 Avenue Industrielle in Courcelles, part of the Courcelles-Saint-Évariste community in Quebec's Beauce-Sartigan region. The plant serves a small population of 590 residents, reflecting the rural character of the area. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment level required under Canadian federal and provincial regulations for communities of this size. Secondary treatment effectively removes organic matter and suspended solids, protecting local water quality. The plant discharges approximately 265 cubic meters of treated effluent per day. The treated wastewater is released into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Chaudière River and then the St. Lawrence River. This discharge supports the ecological health of downstream aquatic habitats, including fish populations and riparian ecosystems in the St. Lawrence Lowlands.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Chaudière River basin, which flows northward into the St. Lawrence River near Quebec City. The St. Lawrence River is a major waterway supporting diverse aquatic life, including fish species such as Atlantic sturgeon and American eel. The secondary treatment process helps reduce nutrient loading and organic pollution, protecting downstream ecosystems from eutrophication and oxygen depletion.
Frequently asked questions
The plant is located at 100 Avenue Industrielle in Courcelles, within the municipality of Courcelles-Saint-Évariste, in the Beauce-Sartigan region of Quebec, Canada.
The plant serves approximately 590 residents, making it a small-scale municipal wastewater treatment facility.
The plant discharges treated effluent into the local watershed, which flows into the Chaudière River and eventually the St. Lawrence River.
The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment required under Canadian regulations for communities of this size to protect water quality.
In Canada, wastewater treatment is regulated federally under the Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations (WSER) and provincially by Quebec's Ministry of the Environment. Secondary treatment is the minimum requirement for most municipal systems to reduce pollutants.
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