First steps to wastewater treatment

Clarenville to measure sewage going into the ocean

Canadian towns pumping sewage into nearby waters is a reality and Clarenville is no exception from the problem.

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The regulations, published July 18, 2012, apply to any outfall with an average daily volume of 100,000 litres a day, an amount equal to an Olympic-size swimming pool each month.

At its latest meeting, Clarenville town council discussed the necessary steps to curb the problem, the first step being outfall monitoring.

Through a tender call, the town hired BioMaxx Wastewater to install and monitor flow meters at four locations in the town at a cost of $36,360.

The town's director of operations Rick Wells told council it will monitor volume as well as effluent and suspended solids being discharged into salt water.

"This is all part of the monitoring program through BioMaxx and they will report on an app so he has access. This will be done quarterly," said Wells. "When we have significant rainfall you can tell how much infiltration is coming into our system as well because of our monitoring. It's pretty neat technology."

There are eight outfalls in total, and four of them require monitoring because they are larger outfalls, said Wells.

There are two in Shoal Harbour - one at Man Point and across from Lori Ann Estates - and two in Clarenville, at Cormack Drive and in Broad Cove.

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First steps to wastewater treatment