This could be just heresay, but from what I've heard, the combined sewer overflow in Aylmer is especially bad. And with Gatineau having their combined sewers overflow in dry weather, the potential is there for Westboro beach to have high ecoli. Does it get cleaned up through the falls?
I know after a rainfall, you can forget about all beaches, the levels go way up. We're a long way from removing all the raw sewage from the river.
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Originally Posted by J.OT13
To be honest, that's always been my perspective as well.
Now I don't know if there's a pattern showing that the water quality at Petrie is overall better than Westboro, but I suspect the placement of water treatment plants and combined sewer outlets in both Ottawa and Gatineau might have an effect.
Here's a 12 page report I found on combined sewer overflow in the region. I have not read it yet, but it might provide some insight (?)
https://www.ottawariverkeeper.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Brewery-Creek-and-Beyond.pdf |