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[1] Water pollution in Canada is caused by municipal sewage, urban runoff, industrial pollution and industrial waste, agricultural pollution, inadequate water infrastructure. This is a long-term threat in Canada due to "population growth, economic development, climate change, and scarce fresh water supplies in certain parts of the country."
In 1968, the Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada set aside an area in a sparsely inhabited region of central Canada, southeast of Kenora, Ontario, which is relatively unaffected by external human influences and industrial activities, for experimental studies of the causes and control of eutrophication and other types of water pollution.
Articles relating to water pollution in Canada, the contamination of water bodies, usually as a result of human activities. Water bodies include for example lakes, rivers, oceans, aquifers and groundwater. Water pollution results when contaminants are introduced into the natural environment.
The 1987 Federal Water Policy, which remains valid today, has two main goals with respect to water: To protect and enhance the quality of the water resource and to promote the wise and efficient management and use of water. The Canada Water Act (proclaimed on September 30, 1970) provides the framework for cooperation with provinces and ...
Lake Ontario is the easternmost of the Great Lakes and the smallest in surface area (7,340 sq mi, 19,000 km 2), [5] although it exceeds Lake Erie in volume (393 cu mi, 1,640 km 3). It is the 13th largest lake in the world .
The Ashbridges Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant is the city of Toronto's main sewage treatment facility, and the second largest such plant in Canada after Montreal's Jean-R. Marcotte facility. [1] One of four plants that service the city of Toronto, it treats the wastewater produced by some 1.4 million of the city's residents and has a rated ...
In the 1960s Ontario faced declining quality in the rivers and streams in the Greater Toronto Area. Coupled with a growing population and a booming economy, the challenge was clear. Invest in a major, central facility to serve the Regions and meet the requirements of the Canada-U.S. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Since the Plant’s ...
The southernmost point is Middle Island, in Lake Erie, Ontario (41°41′N 82°40′W); the southernmost water point lies just south of the island, on the Ontario–Ohio border (41°40′35″N). The southernmost point of the Canadian mainland is Point Pelee , Ontario 41°54′32″N 82°30′32″W / 41.909°N 82.509°W / 41.909 ...