DUFFIN CREEK WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT

The Duffin Creek Water Pollution Control Plant is a top performing wastewater treatment facility located on the shores of Lake Ontario in the City of Pickering. It treats wastewater from 80 percent of the residents and businesses in The Regional Municipality of York and from all of the residents and businesses in the Town of Ajax and City of Pickering in The Regional Municipality of Durham.

 

This wastewater treatment facility is part of the York Durham Sewage System and is a result of the province’s long-term vision to grow and service these two municipalities.

 

Built in the 1970’s by the Province of Ontario, ownership of the Duffin Creek Plant transferred to York Region and Durham Region in 1997. Since then, the two Regions and the provincial and federal governments have invested more than $850 million in new technologies, equipment, training and best practices to ensure the Duffin Creek Plant continues to protect our waterways and local environment.

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As a result of this ongoing investment, the Duffin Creek Plant has one of the best performance records of all wastewater plants on Lake Ontario.