Table 10-1
Water discharge in manufacturing industries,
by point of discharge, 2007 — Provinces and territories
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| Public and municipal utilities | Surface water bodies | Tidewater 1 | Groundwater | Other | Total water discharge | Percentage of total water discharge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of cubic metres | % | ||||||
| Canada | 448.7 B | 3,160.4 A | 393.2 B | 48.9 E | 70.4 D | 4,121.5 A | 100.0 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | x | 38.8 B | 21.0 E | 0.0 E | x | 63.1 C | 1.5 |
| Prince Edward Island | x | 0.0 | 4.2 C | 0.0 E | F | x | x |
| Nova Scotia | x | 4.3 C | 102.8 A | F | x | 140.6 B | 3.4 |
| New Brunswick | x | 131.6 A | 30.3 C | x | 0.1 D | 169.7 A | 4.1 |
| Quebec | 161.4 B | 795.7 B | F | 7.2 E | 29.3 E | 996.1 B | 24.2 |
| Ontario | 163.6 C | 1,441.0 A | 0.0 | x | x | 1,613.9 A | 39.2 |
| Manitoba | 9.9 B | 71.2 A | 0.0 | F | 0.3 C | 109.4 D | 2.7 |
| Saskatchewan | 13.3 E | F | 0.0 | F | F | 14.1 E | 0.3 |
| Alberta | 61.8 E | 200.9 C | 0.0 | 0.3 E | 7.1 E | 270.0 B | 6.6 |
| British Columbia | 24.3 C | 476.7 B | 232.4 C | F | 1.4 D | 739.4 B | 17.9 |
| Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut | x | 0.0 | 0.0 | x | 0.0 A | x | x |
| percent | |||||||
| Percentage of total water discharge | 10.9 | 76.7 | 9.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 100.0 | .. |
For 2005, tidewater is included in surface
water bodies and other points of discharge. As of 2007, it appears separately.
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.
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