Priority Issues in the Ottawa River Watershed

  • Municipal wastewater pollution, including stormwater flowing from across the cities of Ottawa and Gatineau into the Ottawa River
  • Lack of water data and information on the Ottawa River
  • Industrial pollution
  • Lack of integrated management for the protection of the Ottawa River between the two provinces
  • Agricultural pollution, mostly non-point source polution such as fertilizers, manure, pesticides and herbicides
  • Dams on the Ottawa River act as barriers to species migration, causing puttingspecies at risk and reducing biodiversity in the river
Updated: Wed, 15/04/2009 - 9:15am