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ENVIRONMENT CANADA ANNOUNCES INITIATIVES TO REDUCE TOXIC SUBSTANCES IN WASTEWATER EFFLUENT
OTTAWA, December 7, 2004 – As part of the Government of Canada’s ongoing efforts to protect Canadian waters and aquatic life, the Honourable Stéphane Dion, Minister of the Environment made public two measures aimed at reducing ammonia and chlorine coming from municipal wastewater treatment plants.
The two instruments, pollution prevention planning for chlorine and a guideline for ammonia, are the first components of a long-term strategy for municipal wastewater effluent to ensure that, across the country, the release of wastewater effluents does not pose unacceptable risks to human and ecosystem health and fishery resources.
“All jurisdictions agree that joint cooperative action is necessary to achieve concrete results in reducing these pollutants. This approach is part of the federal efforts to modernize the regulatory process and to meet high standards of environmental protection,
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