{"id":39313,"date":"2022-06-29T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/?p=39313"},"modified":"2023-06-28T12:43:08","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T16:43:08","slug":"plus-de-50-endroits-eau-bonne-qualite-se-baigner-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/plus-de-50-endroits-eau-bonne-qualite-se-baigner-montreal\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 50 places where the water is of good quality for swimming in Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n

PRESS RELEASE<\/strong>
FOR BROADCAST ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29 AT 8:00 A.M.<\/p>\n\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

Montreal, June 29, 2022 \u2013<\/strong> As we approach the Grand Splash at the Old Port of Montreal<\/a> and the official opening of the port basin at the Port of Quebec this Friday, July 1, Fondation Rivi\u00e8res unveils a map listing 51 sites<\/a> where the quality of the water, near the banks, allows swimming in Montreal. In light of this data, the City has everything it needs to become a North American model of access to the banks.<\/p>\n\n

Swimming in Montreal: Strong potential from east to west<\/h2>\n\n

The Foundation analyzed the data collected for nearly 20 years by the Aquatic Environment Monitoring Network (RSMA). This analysis reveals that there are 51 places accessible from the shores of the island of Montreal where at least 90 % samples show good water quality for swimming in dry weather. For information purposes, the RSMA sampled 103 sites in 2021. Swimable places are mainly concentrated in the west of the island, whether in the St. Lawrence River or the Rivi\u00e8re des Prairies. However, there are a few places in the east where the water quality is suitable for swimming.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

Dry weather contamination problems are generally caused by problems with reverse connections, that is, residential or commercial sewer lines connected to the storm water system. This results in wastewater being released into waterways without treatment. This is a phenomenon known to the City of Montreal for many years. Swimming in urban areas is often impossible after heavy rains, which are accompanied by sewage overflows, affecting water quality.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n

Resilience to climate change<\/h3>\n\n

Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 son caract\u00e8re insulaire et \u00e0 la qualit\u00e9 de son eau riveraine, Montr\u00e9al a tout pour devenir un mod\u00e8le d\u2019accessibilit\u00e9 aux cours d\u2019eau. Pourtant, il n\u2019existe pr\u00e9sentement sur son territoire que trois acc\u00e8s publics \u00e0 la baignade sans frais : \u00e0 la plage de Verdun, au parc-nature du Cap-Saint-Jacques et au parc-nature du Bois-de-L\u2019\u00cele-Bizard. La Ville ne pr\u00e9voit que trois projets d\u2019ouverture de zones de baignade dans le fleuve : au futur Parc riverain de Lachine, au parc de la Promenade Bellerive et \u00e0 la Plage de l\u2019Est, ce dernier \u00e9tant compromis par la pr\u00e9sence potentielle du chevalier cuivr\u00e9, une esp\u00e8ce menac\u00e9e d\u2019extinction.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

\u00ab S\u2019il y a autant d\u2019endroits o\u00f9 l\u2019eau est propre, comment se fait-il qu\u2019il y ait si peu de projets d\u2019acc\u00e8s \u00e0 l\u2019eau \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al? Au-del\u00e0 des plages, il y a toutes sortes d\u2019am\u00e9nagements qui pourraient \u00eatre faits pour permettre des activit\u00e9s comme le kayak, le canot, la planche \u00e0 pagaie et m\u00eame le surf de rivi\u00e8re. Qu\u2019est-ce qu\u2019on attend pour permettre aux citoyens et aux citoyennes d\u2019en profiter?\u00a0\u00bb, se questionne le directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de Fondation Rivi\u00e8res, Andr\u00e9 B\u00e9langer.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

Remember that allowing the public to cool off during heatwaves is part of the 2030 strategic plan<\/a> of the City of Montreal, which is committed to taking concrete actions in terms of adaptation to climate change, while placing emphasis on the most vulnerable populations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n

Harbor bath in Quebec: claim the equivalent in Montreal<\/h2>\n\n

The official opening of the Louise Basin in Quebec this Friday, July 1, coincides with the holding of the Grand Splash at the Old Port of Montreal, an event where many citizens jump into the water to claim access to swimming. The water of the Old Port of Montreal is one of the targeted places whose water quality is suitable for swimming.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

Methodology and details<\/h3>\n\n

This analysis of Fondation Rivi\u00e8res is based on data from the RSMA of the City of Montreal, taken during the summer period, from 2003 to 2021. Only sites where sampling took place over a minimum of five consecutive years, part of which registered during the last ten years, were selected.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

In Quebec, the fecal coliform concentration standards for swimming are set at a maximum of 200 CFU\/100mL (Colony Forming Unit). Dry weather is associated with a period without rain at least 48 hours before sampling. The Foundation would have hoped to be able to analyze the data in the Laval sector, but the city of Laval does not make this information public. Parameters relating to water flow and security of access installations are excluded.<\/p>\n\n

\n
Discover the most up-to-date press release<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

\u00a0<\/h4>\n\n

-30-<\/p>\n\n

Source :<\/h4>\n\n

Sophie Lachance
Communications and Mobilization Leader
Fondation Rivi\u00e8res
514-272-2666, ext. 307<\/p>\n\n

Photo: Dominique Tosini <\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Press release - In the run-up to the Grand Splash at the Old Port of Montreal and the official opening of the port basin at the Port of Quebec this Friday, July 1, Fondation Rivi\u00e8res unveils a map listing 51 sites with water quality suitable for swimming on Montreal's waterfront. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39205,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[12,19,51,83,88],"class_list":["post-39313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-communiques","tag-acces-a-leau","tag-baignade","tag-fleuve-saint-laurent","tag-qualite-de-leau","tag-riviere-des-prairies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}