Guidelines for the Discharge of Treated Municipal Wastewater in the Northwest Territories (GNWT, 1992)
The Northwest Territories Water Board published guidelines for the discharge of treated municipal wastewater in the NWT, establishing effluent quality criteria and receiving water quality objectives to protect public health and environmental quality. The document specifies treatment requirements, monitoring protocols, and licensing procedures for municipal waste systems across different receiving environments including streams, rivers, lakes, estuaries, and marine waters.
- Date
- 1992
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- Northwest Territories Water Board, Government of the Northwest Territories, Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Department of Health, Federal Department of Environment, National Health and Welfare, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Northwest Territories Association of Municipalities
- Locations
- Northwest Territories, Northern Canada, Southern Canada
- Parameters
- municipal wastewater discharge, water quality, effluent quality, BOD5, suspended solids, fecal coliform, total coliform, phosphorus, dissolved oxygen, pH, oil and grease, metals, toxicity, nitrogen, ammonia, treatment facilities, lagoon systems, receiving water quality, mixing zones
- Pages
- 29
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