Book Description

This report outlines regulatory requirements for nutrient effluent discharges from a variety of jurisdictions in order to identify appropriate options for the regulation of such discharges in northern Canadian river basins. The review focuses on the Peace, Athabasca, and Slave Rivers and on regulatory information pertaining to pulp and paper mill effluents. It includes both the instream water quality objectives for the nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus as well as the limits for phosphorus and nitrogen (as a nutrient) specified in effluent permits and regulations. The appendix includes the text of the effluent standards and limitations used by the Wisconsin Dept of Natural Resources.