Village St Louis de Kent Wastewater Treatment Plant, Paroisse de Saint-Louis, New Brunswick

Village St Louis de Kent is a municipal wastewater treatment plant located in Paroisse de Saint-Louis, within the Kent County region of New Brunswick, Canada. The plant serves a small community of 717 residents, providing secondary treatment to manage domestic wastewater from the area. The plant operates under Canada's federal wastewater regulations, which require secondary treatment for facilities discharging into sensitive environments. As a secondary treatment plant, it uses biological processes to reduce organic matter and suspended solids, meeting national effluent quality standards for smaller communities. The treated effluent is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Northumberland Strait of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The plant's proximity to the coast (within 10 km) means its discharge can influence nearshore marine ecosystems, supporting aquatic life and coastal water quality.

The plant discharges into the local watershed that flows into the Northumberland Strait, part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. This coastal environment supports diverse marine life, including fish, crustaceans, and migratory birds. The secondary treatment helps protect the sensitive coastal ecosystem from nutrient pollution and pathogens, maintaining water quality for recreational and ecological uses.