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Our Wastewater Treatment Plants process materials so they can be safely recycled back into the environment. These materials include:

  • residential sewage
  • landfill leachate
  • septic waste

How wastewater treatment works

The sewage treatment plants use live microorganisms (i.e., activated sludge) to breakdown the sewage and then separate the solids from the liquids. The water is treated to remove harmful microbes and chemicals before returning it to the lake. The solids are anaerobically digested at 35C for 30-60 days and then given to local farmers as fertilizers.

Sump Pumps and Your Basement

If you have a sump pump you probably hear it running during the spring and after rainy weather. A sump pump is a pump that is used to protect a basement from flooding and general moisture intrusion by removing rainwater that infiltrates into the soil around the basement foundation.

Learn more about Sump Pumps.

Types of Stations

Sanitary Pumping Stations

Sanitary Pumping Stations move waste from homes, businesses and industries to the treatment plants where they can be processed.

Stormwater Pumping Stations

Stormwater pumping stations remove rain and ground water from streets and gutters and move them to Lake Ontario.

Leachate Pumping Stations

Leachate collected from collection systems under landfill sites are trucked to the wastewater treatment facility for treatment before being released into local waterways.

Wastewater Treatment Plant Locations

There are two wastewater treatment plants in Cobourg. 

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Wastewater treatment plant 1

420 King Street West, Cobourg

Wastewater treatment plant 2

95 Normar Road, Cobourg

Sanitary pumping station locations

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Station Type

Location

Monk's Cove

Sanitary

505 King St W

Forth St/Lakeview

Sanitary

175 Forth St (Peace Park)

McGill

Sanitary

10 McGill St (Victoria Park)

Brook Road

Sanitary

451 Lakeshore Drive

William St

Stormwater

505 William St

Division St North

Stormwater

519 Division St

Division St South

Stormwater

144 Division St

Eagleson Landfill Site

Leachate

Lot 32, Concession 1, Haldimand Township

     
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