Table 27
Water use parameters in thermal-electric power generation industries, by region, 2009

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Water use parameters in thermal-electric power generation industries, by region, 2009


Table summary
This table displays the results of water use parameters in thermal-electric power generation industries intake, recirculation, recirculation rate , gross water use , discharge, consumption  and consumption rate , calculated using millions of cubic metres, % and millions of cubic metres units of measure (appearing as column headers).

  Intake Recirculation Recirculation rate  Note 1 Gross water use  Note 2 Discharge Consumption  Note 3 Consumption rate  Note 4
  millions of
cubic metres
% millions of cubic metres % millions of cubic metres % millions of cubic metres % millions of cubic metres %
Region  
Atlantic  Note 5 1,726.1  C 6.6 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 1,355.5  C 5.2 370.6 73.1 21.5
Quebec Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Ontario Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Prairies  Note 6 1,853.9  A 7.0 3,775.3  Note E: Use with caution 89.5 203.6 5,629.2 18.4 1,769.1  A 6.8 84.8 16.7 4.6
British Columbia and territories  Note 7 109.0  D 0.4 Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act 106.4  D 0.4 2.6 0.5 2.4
Canada 26,345.5  A 100.0 4,220.0  Note E: Use with caution 100.0 16.0 30,565.5 100.0 25,838.4  A 100.0 507.1 100.0 1.9
Recirculation rate = Amount of recirculated water as a percent of intake. The same water can leave a sub-system and re-enter it or is used in another sub-system many times, resulting in a recirculation rate > 100%.                        
Gross water use = Intake + Recirculation.                        
Consumption = Intake - Discharge.                        
Consumption rate = Consumption as a percentage of Intake.                        
Atlantic provinces include: Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.                        
Prairie provinces include: Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.                        
British Columbia and territories include: British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.                        
Note(s): Thermal-electric power generation is defined as fossil-fuel electric power generation (North American Industry Classification System, code 221112) and nuclear electric power generation (North American Industry Classification System, code 221113). Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.                        
                         
1.
Recirculation rate = Amount of recirculated water as a percent of intake. The same water can leave a sub-system and re-enter it or is used in another sub-system many times, resulting in a recirculation rate > 100%.
2.
Gross water use = Intake + Recirculation.
3.
Consumption = Intake - Discharge.
4.
Consumption rate = Consumption as a percentage of Intake.
5.
Atlantic provinces include: Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
6.
Prairie provinces include: Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
7.
British Columbia and territories include: British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Note(s):
Thermal-electric power generation is defined as fossil-fuel electric power generation (North American Industry Classification System, code 221112) and nuclear electric power generation (North American Industry Classification System, code 221113). Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 153-0079.
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