Wastewater Treatment Centre
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Centre de traitement des eaux usées

Photographed by Jay Noble, August 28, 2026

1. Wastewater Treatment Centre Marker

Wastewater Treatment Centre
The original treatment facility was built on this site in 1972 by the Town of Summerside. This facility had only a primary level of treatment. In 2008 the City completed the upgrade of the facility to this tertiary treatment plant. This facility uses a Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR) system to treat the wastewater. This process is an advanced level of treatment which removes unwanted nutrients such as ammonia, phosphorus and nitrogen from the incoming wastewater. Using this process reduces the environmental impact and helps protect the balance of the ecosystem; without this filtration process the bacteria that is not removed from the wastewater will be pumped out into the harbour creating a large scare outgrow of algae resulting in the death of ocean wildlife.

Centre de traitement des eaux usées
La première installation de traitement des eaux usées a été construite sur ce site en 1972 par la Ville de Summerside. Cette installation n'assurait qu'un niveau de traitement primaire. En 2008, la Ville a terminé la mise à niveau de l'installation pour en faire une usine de traitement

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tertiaire. Cette installation utilise un système d'élimination biologique des nutriments pour traiter les eaux usées. Ce processus constitue un niveau avancé de traitement qui élimine les nutriments indésirables, tels que l'ammoniac, le phosphore et l'azote, des eaux usées entrantes. Ce processus permet de réduire les répercussions sur l'environnement et aide à protéger l'équilibre de l'écosystème. Sans ce processus de filtration, les bactéries qui ne sont pas éliminées des eaux usées seraient pompées vers le [illegible], créant ainsi une prolifération d'algues à grande échelle et entraînant la mort de la faune aquatique.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Resources. A significant historical year for this entry is 1972.
 
Location. 46° 23.715′ N, 63° 48.614′ W. Marker has been damaged. Marker is in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. It is on Mackenzie Drive, on the left when traveling west. In poor condition. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 80 MacKenzie Drive, Summerside PE C1N 0T6, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Maritimes and in Atlantic Canada.

Photographed by Jay Noble, August 28, 2026

2. Wastewater Treatment Centre Marker

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony and also the Viceroyalty of New France.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: The Indian Head Lighthouse & Breakwater (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); Head of Queen's Wharf (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); The Holman Homestead (approx. 1.5 kilometers away); Irony of History: England, First Nation to Salute the Acadian Flag (approx. 1.5 kilometers away); In memory of Carrie Ellen Holman (approx. 1.5 kilometers away); The Summerside Armoury (approx. 1.5 kilometers away); Former Summerside Post Office / L'Ancien Bureau de Poste de Summerside (approx. 1.5 kilometers away); The Great Fire of 1906 (approx. 1.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Summerside.

 

Photographed by Jay Noble, August 28, 2026

3. Wastewater Treatment Centre Marker

 

 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2026, by Jay Noble of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 31, 2026, by Jay Noble of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.