Table 9
Water discharge in manufacturing industries, by point of discharge and industry group, 2011

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Water discharge in manufacturing industries, by point of discharge and industry group, 2011
  Public and municipal utilities Surface water bodies Tidewater 1 Groundwater Other Total water discharge Percentage of total water discharge
  millions of cubic metres  %
Total 272.3 B 2,471.1 A 420.5 B 12.8 D 50.2 C 3,226.8 A 100.0
Food 117.0 C 89.0 C 85.5 E 3.0 E 18.0 E 312.5 B 9.7
Beverage and tobacco x x x 1.1 D x 34.4 A 1.1
Textile mills x x 0.0 x 0.0 1.6 D 0.0
Textile products 1.2 E 0.0 F 0.0 F 1.2 E 0.0
Wood x 8.4 C 0.0 x F 19.0 E 0.6
Paper x 1,036.6 A 210.1 C x x 1,281.7 A 39.7
Petroleum and coal x 191.6 A x 0.0 E x 259.8 A 8.1
Chemicals 43.2 E 233.4 B x x x 317.8 B 9.8
Plastics and rubber 12.0 D x 0.0 F x 22.3 D 0.7
Non-metallic minerals 2.8 E 21.5 C 0.0 1.4 E F 29.0 C 0.9
Primary metals 19.5 A 863.6 A x x x 906.6 A 28.1
Fabricated metals 5.6 E 0.0 0.0 0.0 E 0.2 E 5.8 D 0.2
Machinery F 0.0 0.0 0.3 A F 3.5 E 0.1
Computers and electronics 2 x x 0.0 F F F F
Electrical products 2 1.0 D 0.0 0.0 x x 1.1 D 0.0
Transportation equipment x x x F F 22.6 B 0.7
Miscellaneous 1.0 B 0.0 x 0.0 x 1.0 B 0.0
Other 3 1.1 E F 0.0 0.0 E F 1.2 E 0.0
  percent
Percentage of total water discharge 8.4 76.6 13.0 0.4 1.6 100.0 ..
For 2005, tidewater is included in surface water bodies and other points of discharge. As of 2007, it appears separately.
For 2005, computer and electronic product manufacturing and electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing are included in the other manufacturing industries category. As of 2007, they appear separately.
Other manufacturing industries combines the following industry groups 3-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS): clothing manufacturing (315), leather and allied product manufacturing (316), printing and related support activities (323) and furniture and related product manufacturing (337). The industry groups included in other manufacturing industries may vary from year to year.
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 153-0070.
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