{"id":62538,"date":"2023-10-26T07:00:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T11:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/?p=62538"},"modified":"2023-10-25T23:56:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T03:56:05","slug":"palmares-2022-deversements-deaux-usees-lacs-rivieres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/palmares-2022-deversements-deaux-usees-lacs-rivieres\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 results: 57,263 wastewater spills in lakes and rivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"62538\" class=\"elementor elementor-62538\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a5c9d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"68a5c9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f09d09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f09d09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>PRESS RELEASE<\/strong><br \/>FOR BROADCAST AT 7AM ON OCTOBER 26, 2023<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a59b6e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a59b6e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Montreal, October 26, 2023 \u2013<\/strong> The Fondation Rivi\u00e8res makes public the <a href=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/our-actions\/carte-palmares-deversements-quebec\/\">ranking of municipalities regarding the intensity of their wastewater discharges<\/a> discharged without treatment into the lakes and rivers of Quebec. The province experienced 57,263 spills in 2022, beyond the 36,391 spills noted in 2021, a year in which there was exceptionally little precipitation. However, we observe a slight improvement over the period covered by the ranking (2017 to 2022) for all administrative regions, with the exception of Montreal and the Laurentians.<\/p><p>Among the 10 largest cities in the province, Trois-Rivi\u00e8res, Longueuil and Terrebonne respectively show the best improvements for the 2017-2022 period. Among all cities and municipalities, the best improvements go to Plessisville, Beauharnois and Sainte-Marie. In contrast, Thetford Mines, La Tuque and Lacolle show the most significant degradation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d82069 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d82069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">High spill intensity in Mont\u00e9r\u00e9gie<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0021db9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0021db9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Despite a slight improvement, Mont\u00e9r\u00e9gie is the region with the highest spill intensity since 2017, up to six times greater than Montreal in 2022. The intensity tends to increase particularly in the La Prairie basin (which includes La Prairie, Delson, Candiac, Saint-Constant, Sainte-Catherine), Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville and Ch\u00e2teauguay. La Prairie has shown boldness by imposing a moratorium on real estate development on its territory to limit the pressure on its network, and is seeking long-term solutions, an example of sound environmental management. With climate change, extreme precipitation will add pressure on sewer networks, increasing the phenomenon of spills.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5e9c7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5e9c7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spills measured blindly without sanction<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ee874d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ee874d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/eaux-usees-deversees-ministere-villes\/\">Still too many municipalities have not upgraded their structures with an electronic overflow recorder (EED)<\/a> as prescribed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca\/fr\/version\/rc\/Q-2,%20r.%2034.1%20?code=se:9&amp;historique=20231025#20231025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Regulation respecting municipal wastewater treatment works<\/em>, in force since 2014<\/a>. Result: little is known about the actual durations of spills, which makes the picture of the situation incomplete and impossible to adequately correct. The Ministry of the Environment (MELCCFP) has to date imposed only six sanctions on the 194 cities and municipalities in violation, according to the Register of Administrative Monetary Sanctions.<\/p><p>Quebec does not currently have an overall objective for reducing wastewater discharges. The MELCCFP asks municipalities not to increase the number beyond that of 2013 and even grants them until 2030 to do so.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-890c7ca elementor-cta--layout-image-right elementor-cta--mobile-layout-image-above elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"890c7ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/signup-can.keela.co\/fondation-rivieres-qualite-de-leau\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-content-item elementor-cta__content-item elementor-icon-wrapper elementor-cta__icon elementor-view-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-mail-bulk\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStay informed of our actions to improve the water quality of Quebec&#039;s lakes and rivers\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-xs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSubscribe to the newsletter\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-463e0e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"463e0e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Impacts of spills<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-289072f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"289072f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sewage spills pose a threat to aquatic species and, more broadly, to biodiversity. Spills can harm aquatic species by exposing them to microbes and depriving them of oxygen. They affect drinking water intakes and increase the treatment bill if the drinking water intakes are located near the discharges. Due to the risks of exposure to the bacteria <em>E.coli<\/em> present in wastewater, <a href=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/e-coli-eau-baignade-securitaire\/\">spills also limit swimming and water activities<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b27dc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b27dc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Spill Intensity Index<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7147b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7147b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ranking is based on MELCCFP data available since 2017. The spill intensity index per inhabitant was developed by Fondation Rivi\u00e8res. This is an indicator that takes into account the duration of spills and the size of the overflowing structure. This year, a spill duration of 24 hours was applied for each event occurring in a structure not provided with an EED.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211; 30 &#8211;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c69a45a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c69a45a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/palmares2022_fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Consult the 2022 winners<\/a>\u00a0<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/carte_fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interactive map<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/palmares_2017-2022_fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Evolution 2017-2022<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/our-actions\/carte-palmares-deversements-quebec\/faq-deversements\/\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22b7296 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22b7296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Source<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b9e38d elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"7b9e38d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/team\/sophie-lachance\/\" class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Sophie_Lachance-300x292.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Sophie Lachance\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/team\/sophie-lachance\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSophie Lachance\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Communications and Mobilization Manager<br \/>\nFondation Rivi\u00e8res<br \/>\n514-272-2666, ext. 307 <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2022 rankings: The Fondation Rivi\u00e8res makes public the ranking of municipalities regarding the intensity of their wastewater spills discharged without treatment into Quebec&#039;s lakes and rivers. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":62540,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[37,73,79,83],"class_list":["post-62538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-communiques","tag-deversements","tag-palmares","tag-pollution","tag-qualite-de-leau"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62538","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\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62538\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondationrivieres.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}