Town of Carberry Lagoon Wastewater Treatment Plant, Municipality of North Cypress – Langford, Manitoba

Town of Carberry Lagoon is a municipal wastewater treatment facility located on Provincial Road 351 in the Municipality of North Cypress - Langford, Manitoba, Canada. The plant serves a small population of 1,047 residents and operates as a lagoon-based secondary treatment system, typical for rural communities in the Canadian Prairies. The plant provides secondary treatment, which meets the minimum standard under the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) guidelines for wastewater systems. With a discharge volume of 470 cubic meters per day, the facility is sized for the local community's needs. In Manitoba, wastewater treatment plants are regulated under The Environment Act and The Water Protection Act, with permits issued by the provincial government. The treated effluent is discharged into local waterways that ultimately drain into the Assiniboine River watershed, part of the larger Lake Winnipeg basin. This region is ecologically significant as Lake Winnipeg experiences eutrophication issues, making nutrient removal an important consideration for wastewater plants in the area.

The plant discharges into a local watercourse that flows into the Assiniboine River, a major tributary of the Red River, which empties into Lake Winnipeg. Lake Winnipeg is the 10th largest freshwater lake in the world and suffers from algal blooms driven by phosphorus and nitrogen inputs. The surrounding area is agricultural, with potential for runoff impacts.