Press release - Fondation Rivières has released the report on a pollution survey carried out in Témiscamingue in collaboration with the Organisme de Bassin Versant du Témiscamingue (OBVT).
Olymel operates four swine maternity units in Témiscamingue and, curiously, the water quality of the Rivière à la Loutre and the Petite rivière Blanche is very poor.
Brief - Fondation Rivières submitted a brief to the Canadian Impact Assessment Agency in 2021, making recommendations in favor of a federal regional assessment of the St. Lawrence. The purpose of this study is to better identify the cumulative impacts of pollution on the river.
Press release - Fondation Rivières and the Ville de L'Assomption have released the results of continuous monitoring of water quality in the Rivière L'Assomption at the Centre de traitement Jean-Perreault intake and at the Léo-Jacques Park recreation area in L'Assomption. This pilot project has yielded astonishing information, enabling us to make three main observations.
Two of Fondation Rivières's most recent studies on wastewater treatment have now been made public. These studies identify the following priorities for action
Press release - Untreated wastewater overflows continue unabated in the St. Lawrence and rivers, particularly the Rivière du Nord, according to a report produced by Fondation Rivières and sent to each of its 13 tributary municipalities. The report assesses the performance of the 18 wastewater treatment plants and presents the number of untreated wastewater overflows for the period 2008 to 2015.
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