First Nations wastewater treatment systems in Canada: Challenges and opportunities
The Government of Canada has prioritized the availability of water and wastewater services for the Canadian First Nations Communities (CFNC) and introduced the First Nations Water and Wastewater Action Plan. Several studies explore that many wastewater treatment systems (WWTS) in the CFNC do not mee...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:54a1d5236d1e42fda84ca3cb9a565e33 2023-05-15T16:14:12+02:00 First Nations wastewater treatment systems in Canada: Challenges and opportunities Mofizul Islam Qiuyan Yuan 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1080/23311843.2018.1458526 https://doaj.org/article/54a1d5236d1e42fda84ca3cb9a565e33 EN eng Taylor & Francis Group http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311843.2018.1458526 https://doaj.org/toc/2331-1843 2331-1843 doi:10.1080/23311843.2018.1458526 https://doaj.org/article/54a1d5236d1e42fda84ca3cb9a565e33 Cogent Environmental Science, Vol 4, Iss 1 (2018) sanitary system first nations wastewater treatment systems wastewater lagoon risk level Environmental sciences GE1-350 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1080/23311843.2018.1458526 2022-12-31T13:45:02Z The Government of Canada has prioritized the availability of water and wastewater services for the Canadian First Nations Communities (CFNC) and introduced the First Nations Water and Wastewater Action Plan. Several studies explore that many wastewater treatment systems (WWTS) in the CFNC do not meet the effluent discharge limits. The objectives of this study were to examine the existing WWTS in CFNC, investigate the progress and improvement opportunities, evaluate the risk levels, encapsulate the financial condition, and provide recommendations for the overall improvement of the WWTS in CFNC. The authors found significant improvement in 2011 when 98% of the Canadian First Nations houses received wastewater services in comparison to only 50% in 1978. However, 1,777 First Nations houses did not receive any wastewater services. In 2011, 21% of the wastewater systems were operated exceeding the facilities’ design capacities. The overall high-risk and medium-risk wastewater systems have reduced from 14 and 51% in 2011 to 6 and 41% in 2014–2015, respectively. The Government of Canada committed to provide $4.2 billion for the 10-year period (2011–2021) against the estimated cost of $6.3 billion. Increasing and proper utilization of the allocated budget is recommended to fill up the financial gaps. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Canada Cogent Environmental Science 4 1 1458526 |
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The Government of Canada has prioritized the availability of water and wastewater services for the Canadian First Nations Communities (CFNC) and introduced the First Nations Water and Wastewater Action Plan. Several studies explore that many wastewater treatment systems (WWTS) in the CFNC do not meet the effluent discharge limits. The objectives of this study were to examine the existing WWTS in CFNC, investigate the progress and improvement opportunities, evaluate the risk levels, encapsulate the financial condition, and provide recommendations for the overall improvement of the WWTS in CFNC. The authors found significant improvement in 2011 when 98% of the Canadian First Nations houses received wastewater services in comparison to only 50% in 1978. However, 1,777 First Nations houses did not receive any wastewater services. In 2011, 21% of the wastewater systems were operated exceeding the facilities’ design capacities. The overall high-risk and medium-risk wastewater systems have reduced from 14 and 51% in 2011 to 6 and 41% in 2014–2015, respectively. The Government of Canada committed to provide $4.2 billion for the 10-year period (2011–2021) against the estimated cost of $6.3 billion. Increasing and proper utilization of the allocated budget is recommended to fill up the financial gaps. |
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