• Regulation respecting waste water disposal systems for isolated dwellings
  • More information (French)
• Regulation on dishwashing detergents – Prohibition of sale
  • More information (French)

• Technical guide on wastewater treatment for isolated dwellings (French)
• Information fact sheets (French)
• A guide for conducting sanitary surveys (French, PDF file, 193 Ko)
• Frequently asked questions (French)
• Best Practices Guide (French, PDF file, 34 Ko)

Certified Stand-Alone Wastewater Treatment Systems

• Details of Certification Program
• List of certified products

On-site wastewater treatment system monitoring

• SOITEAU (French)

Regulations

• Draft regulation respecting municipal wastewater treatment works   New
• Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting the application of section 32 of the Environment Quality Act, the Groundwater Catchment Regulation and the Regulation respecting waste water disposal systems for isolated dwellings (French)
• Environment Quality Act - Application of Section 32 (French)
• Regulation respecting the protection of waters from pleasure craft discharges
  • More information (French)

Authorizations

• Waterworks and Sewer Projects (French)
• Application for Authorization of Domestic Wastewater Treatment Systems: Guidelines (French)

Ministerial Position

• Disinfecting wastewater effluent (French)
• Position on the enforcement of Canada-wide standards regarding municipal sewer system overflows  New
• Position on the Performance Standards of the Canada-wide Strategy for the Management of Municipal Wastewater Effluent
• Phosphorus reduction for domestic wastewater discharge  (French)

Support Materials

• Directive 004 - Sewer Systems (French)
• Conventional Domestic Wastewater Treatment Technologies: Study Guide (French)
• Other Links (French)

Data Sheets

• Confined space hazards (French, PDF file, 28 Ko)
• Procedures to be followed for work on sewerage processing plants that discharge wastewater (French, PDF file, 27 Ko)
• Authorization process for projects with heavy load ammonia nitrogen discharge into municipal sewage systems (French, PDF file, 92 Ko)
• Specific rules for the authorization of tertiary-level sewage treatment systems using ultraviolet (UV) disinfection for projects in excess of 3240 l/day (French,PDF file, 32 Ko)

New technology

• Authorization for Standard or Demonstration Process Chains (French, PDF file, 29 Ko)
• Ultraviolet (UV) disinfection (French, PDF file, 23 Ko)
• Analysis Procedure for New Wastewater Treatment Technologies
• Technical Assessment Sheet
  • Écophyltre-P Constructed Wetland with sand bed filtering system - BF-20 (PDF file, 226 Ko)
  • Écophyltre-P Constructed Wetland - BF-7S (PDF file, 220 Ko)
  • Additional sheets (French)
• Development support for new domestic wastewater treatment technologies (French)

Municipal wastewater treatment plants

• Performance Analysis (French)