Table 33
Water discharge in thermal-electric power generation
industries, by point of discharge, region and type of final treatment, 2009
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| Public and municipal utilities | Surface water bodies | Tidewater Note 1 | Groundwater | Other | Total water discharge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of cubic metres | ||||||
| Region | ||||||
| Atlantic Note 2 | 0.3 D | 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 |
| Quebec | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 0.0 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note F: too unreliable to be published | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act |
| Ontario | 2.1 A | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 0.0 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 0.0 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act |
| Prairies Note 3 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 1,765.4 A | 0.0 | Note F: too unreliable to be published | 1.9 Note E: Use with caution | 1,769.1 A |
| British Columbia and territories Note 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 | 0.0 | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | 106.4 D |
| Canada | 4.1 C | 24,435.1 A | 1,396.0 C | Note F: too unreliable to be published | x | 25,838.4 A |
| Treatment | ||||||
| Water not treated before discharge | 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 | 2.3 Note E: Use with caution | 15,219.3 A |
| Primary or mechanical | 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 F: too unreliable to be published | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act |
| Secondary or biological | 0.1 Note E: Use with caution | 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 F: too unreliable to be published | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act |
| Tertiary or advanced | 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 F: too unreliable to be published | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act | Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act |
| Total | 4.1 C | 24,435.1 A | 1,396.0 C | Note F: too unreliable to be published | x | 25,838.4 A |
| For 2005, tidewater is included in surface water bodies and other points of discharge. As of 2007, it appears separately. | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
| x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act E use with caution F too unreliable to be published |
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For 2005, tidewater is included in surface
water bodies and other points of discharge. As of 2007, it appears separately.
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.
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