Conditional Management Plan summary for Gaspé, Québec
This document provides a description of the shellfish growing area that is managed under a Conditional Management Plan (CMP) for Gaspé (QC). It also describes the detection, notification and response (DNR) times needed for parties to fulfill their CMP roles when sewage is discharged from the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) system.
Detection, notification and response
The time taken for a sewage discharge to be detected, and for stakeholders and authorities to receive notification of the discharge is:
- within 1 hour during business hours
- within 5 hours outside business hours, on weekends and holidays
The time taken for federal authorities to respond to the sewage discharge by officially closing an affected shellfish area is:
- within 1 business day of receiving notification
Area classification description
Shellfish harvest areas near the WWTP are divided into sectors based on how intermittent sewage discharge from the WWTP will impact the sanitary quality of the water. Harvesting activities in these sectors are classified as either:
- prohibited
- restricted
- conditionally restricted
- conditionally approved
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