Overview
Usine d epuration is a secondary treatment plant serving Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Québec, Canada. It discharges 650 m³/day of treated wastewater, protecting local waterways.
Usine d epuration is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Saint-Michel-des-Saints, a small town in the Lanaudière region of Québec, Canada. The plant serves a population of approximately 1,448 residents and operates under provincial environmental regulations. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is the standard biological treatment process required for communities of this size in Québec. Secondary treatment removes organic matter and suspended solids, ensuring the effluent meets provincial discharge standards before release. The treated wastewater is discharged into local waterways that drain into the Saint Lawrence River basin. This region is ecologically sensitive, supporting diverse aquatic life and contributing to the overall health of the Saint Lawrence ecosystem.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into local streams that flow into the Matawin River, a tributary of the Saint-Maurice River, which ultimately reaches the Saint Lawrence River. The Saint Lawrence River is a major waterway supporting diverse fish populations and migratory birds. The plant's secondary treatment helps protect downstream water quality in this ecologically important watershed.
Frequently asked questions
Usine d epuration is located on Rue Camille in Saint-Michel-des-Saints, in the Matawinie region of Lanaudière, Québec, Canada.
The plant serves approximately 1,448 residents of Saint-Michel-des-Saints.
Usine d epuration provides secondary treatment, which uses biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids from wastewater.
In Canada, wastewater treatment is regulated provincially. Québec's Environment Quality Act and the Regulation respecting municipal wastewater treatment works set standards for effluent quality. Plants of this scale are typically required to provide secondary treatment.
For small communities like Saint-Michel-des-Saints (under 2,000 people), secondary treatment is the standard requirement to protect receiving waters. Many such plants use aerated lagoons or activated sludge processes.
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