Overview
PORTAL LAGOON is a secondary wastewater treatment plant serving North Portal, Saskatchewan, Canada. It discharges 56.78 megaliters of treated wastewater annually.
PORTAL LAGOON is a wastewater treatment facility located in North Portal, Saskatchewan, Canada, serving a small population of 126 residents. The plant provides secondary treatment, which is a standard biological process that removes organic matter and suspended solids from wastewater before discharge. The plant has a designed capacity of 75.71 megaliters and currently discharges 56.78 megaliters of treated effluent annually. As a Canadian facility, it operates under federal and provincial regulations, including the Canadian Environmental Protection Act and Saskatchewan's Water Security Agency guidelines, which set effluent quality standards for municipal wastewater. The treated effluent from PORTAL LAGOON is discharged into the local watershed, which ultimately drains into the Souris River basin. This river system flows through Saskatchewan, North Dakota, and Manitoba, supporting diverse aquatic life and agricultural water use downstream.
Environmental context
The plant discharges into the Souris River watershed, which flows through Saskatchewan, North Dakota, and Manitoba before joining the Assiniboine River and eventually reaching Lake Winnipeg. The Souris River supports a variety of fish species and provides water for irrigation and municipal use. Secondary treatment helps reduce nutrient loading, which is important for preventing eutrophication in downstream water bodies.
Frequently asked questions
PORTAL LAGOON is located on Highway 39 in North Portal, Saskatchewan, Canada, near the border with the United States.
PORTAL LAGOON serves a small population of 126 residents in the community of North Portal.
The plant discharges treated effluent into the local watershed, which flows into the Souris River basin. The discharge volume is 56.78 megaliters per year.
PORTAL LAGOON provides secondary treatment, which uses biological processes to remove organic matter and suspended solids from wastewater.
As a Canadian facility, PORTAL LAGOON operates under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act and Saskatchewan's Water Security Agency regulations, which set standards for effluent quality and environmental protection.