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Standard CAN/BNQ 3680-600
Onsite Residential Wastewater Treatment Technologies
The challenge for persons living in isolated dwellings is to establish an effective system for managing water, particularly wastewater. For this purpose, onsite residential wastewater treatment technologies have been developed and must meet specific requirements governing their reliability and conformity to municipal bylaws. The BNQ has therefore developed the CAN/BNQ 3680-600 Canadian national standard based on the methodology of standard NSF 40 for onsite residential wastewater treatment technologies. Similar to standard NSF 40, the CAN/BNQ 3680-600 standard includes a six-month period with limitations and frequent sampling; this period is followed by an additional six months of less frequent sampling to verify the reliability of the treatment system during the four seasons of the Québec climate.
Standard CAN/BNQ 3680-600 establishes the performance requirements applicable to onsite residential wastewater treatment technologies used to treat wastewater from isolated dwellings and specifies the test methods used to verify their performance conformity against the requirements established by regulatory authorities.
It applies to onsite residential wastewater treatment technologies used to treat wastewater from isolated dwellings. It does not establish performance requirements for onsite wastewater treatment technologies designed for water reuse, nor those used for other buildings that may be attached to isolated dwellings (service stations or restaurants).
12637 | ANG | CAN/BNQ 3680-600 | Onsite Domestic Wastewater Treatment Systems | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This new edition supersedes the edition dated May 1st, 2009. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12636 | FRN | CAN/BNQ 3680-600 | Systèmes de traitement autonome des eaux usées domestiques | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cette nouvelle édition remplace celle du 1er mai 2009. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mr. François Boutin | AGAT Laboratoires |
Ms. Valérie Bridger | DBO Expert |
Ms. Marie-Christine Bélanger | Premier Tech Water and Environment |
Ms. Lesley Desjardins | Western Canada Onsite Wastewater Management Association (WCOWMA) |
Mr. David Dobson | Alberta Municipal Affairs |
Ms. Anne Egan | Ontario Onsite Wastewater Association (OOWA) |
Mr. Stefan Furey | Nova Scotia Environment |
Mr. Rob Jamieson | Dalhousie University Centre for Water Resources Studies |
Mr. Christopher Jowett | Waterloo Biofilter Systems |
Mr. Chris Kinsley | Ontario Rural Wastewater Centre |
Ms. Coralie Lamaire Chad | Bionest Technologies |
Mr. Anibal Jose Schiffino | Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (MELCCFP) |
Mr. Derek Smith | Manitoba Sustainable Development |
Manufacturers of onsite residential wastewater treatment technologies have everything to gain by having their products certified since certification is the consumer’s guarantee of quality and reliability. A manufacturer may therefore have its treatment technologies certified under the BNQ certification program specifically created for that purpose. The program is based on the CAN/BNQ 3680-600 standard and the BNQ 3680-900 certification protocol, which specifies the steps that manufacturers must follow to show that they conform to the requirements applicable to the products submitted for certification.
This certification program is accredited by the Standards Council of Canada.
12653 | ANG | BNQ 3680-900 | Onsite Residential Wastewater Treatment Technologies - Certification Protocol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12652 | FRN | BNQ 3680-900 | Systèmes de traitement autonomes des eaux usées résidentielles - Protocole de certification | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | Bas-Saint-Laurent | PREMIER TECH EAU ET ENVIRONNEMENT LTÉE | |||||
1 | Estrie | DBO EXPERT INC. | |||||
1 | Mauricie | TECHNOLOGIES BIONEST INC. (BIONEST TECHNOLOGIES INC.) | |||||
2 | Ontario | WATERLOO BIOFILTER SYSTEMS INC. | |||||
2 | USA | NORWECO, INC. |
We would like to inform you that BNQ has recently published the 2st Edition of document CAN/BNQ 3680-600 Onsite Domestic Wastewater Treatment Systems as of 2023-01-17.
Despite the publication of this edition, the certification program remains associated with the previous edition: Onsite Residential Wastewater Treatment Technologies, 1st edition 2009.
We will proceed to the update of the certification program according to this second edition.
As soon as the certification program will be updated, a notice will be sent to you concerning the transition procedure.
Jean Couture
Program Leader
Bureau de normalisation du Québec
Tel.: 418-652-2238 / 1-800-386-5114, ext. 2365
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