Lagoons

The District of Muskoka owns and operates nine septage lagoons.

General User Fees have increased and are effective January 1, 2023
as per the General Fees and Charges By-law 2022-28.

Lagoons are man-made ponds, lined with either clay or synthetic material, which retains wastewater for treatment. Bacteria are responsible for the majority of the activity in a lagoon system.

There are many biological reactions that take place in the septage lagoon, and at the end of the cycle the lagoon is discharged. The treated effluent can be disposed of through:

Exfiltration
Spray irrigation
Direct discharge
Discharge to a municipal treatment plant

Lagoon Locations and Status' in Muskoka

* Denotes status of lagoon as of March 15, 2023*

Town/Township	Lagoon Name	Address	Directions	Status*
Bracebridge	Bracebridge Lagoon	1000 Lagoon Lane, Bracebridge, ON P1L 1T9 Muskoka Ward, Con. 12 Lot 2	South of Bracebridge, MR 118 East to E.P. Lee Drive	Open
Gravenhurst	Ryde Lagoon	1083 Fire Route C1, Gravenhurst, ON P1P 1R3 Ryde Ward, Con. 12 Lot 10	Doe Lake Rd.(MR 6) to Barkway Rd., to Seehaver Rd. to Fire Route C1	Closed
Georgian Bay	Baxter Lagoon (Port Severn)	600 Nicholson Road, Port Severn, ON L0K 1S0 Baxter Ward, Con. 6 Lot 25	Hwy #400 to South Bay Rd. (MR 48) to Nicholson Rd.	Closed
Georgian Bay	Twelve Mile Lagoon (MacTier)	1200 Twelve Mile Bay Road, MacTier, ON P0C 1H0 Freeman Ward, Con. 3 Lot 24 & 25	Hwy #400 to Twelve Mile Bay Rd. (MR 12) to Lagoon Rd.	Closed
Huntsville	Stephenson Lagoon	175 Madill Church Road, Huntsville, ON	South of Huntsville, Hwy #11 Southbound to Madill Church Road	Open
Lake of Bays	Baysville Lagoon	1350 Fairy Falls Road, Baysville, ON P0B 1A0 McLean Ward, Con. 4 Lot 21	South of Baysville. MR 117 to Fairy Falls Rd.	Closed
Lake of Bays	Dwight Lagoon	1020 Oxtongue Rapids Road, Unit 2, Dwight, ON P0A 1HO Franklin Ward, Con. 8 Lot 4	East of Dwight, Hwy #60 East to Oxtongue Rapids Park Rd.	Closed
Muskoka Lakes	Watt Lagoon	1030 Lawrence Pit Road, Utterson, ON P0B 1M0 Watt Ward, Con. 10 Lot 3 & 4	Hwy #141 North to Skeleton Lake Rd. 2 to Lawrence Pit Rd.	Closed

Please note that facilities must be closed from time to time, and may not be available for discharging. Please call 705-645-6764 for the most recent information.

Septage Receiving at Select Wastewater Treatment Plants

The District offers Septage Receiving at selected Wastewater Treatment Plants listed below.

This is available only for those who already have an existing commercial account.

The facilities are open Monday through Friday and MUST be called at least 24 hours in advance.

Name	Location & Contact	Hours of Operation	Status*
Golden Pheasant WWTP	620 Hwy #60 East, Huntsville, ON 705-789-0898	8 a.m. to 4 p.m.	CLOSED
Gravenhurst Muskoka Beach WWTP	1083 Muskoka Beach Rd., Gravenhurst, ON 705-645-6764 ext. 1366	8 a.m. to 4 p.m.	OPEN
Port Severn Lone Pine WWTP	115 Lone Pine Rd., Port Severn, ON 705-538-2616	9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.	OPEN
Port Carling Medora WWTP	140 Medora Street, Port Carling, ON 705-765-5781	8 a.m. to 4 p.m.	OPEN

Please note that facilities must be closed from time to time, and may not be available for discharging. Please call 705-645-6764 for the most recent information.

Credit Applications - Commercial Customers

Companies wishing to apply for the purpose of depositing at the District's lagoon sites must complete the Landfill / Lagoon Site Usage Credit Application, and all completed applications must be returned to Accounts Receivable.

For further inquiries or application status, Accounts Receivable can be contacted by:

Phone 705-645-2100 ext 4206
Email Accounts Receivable

Please review the terms of usage as approved by the District's current by-law, including applicable tipping fees for hauled sewage .

By-laws

Further information is provided through the following relevant by-laws:

By-Law 2007-51 - Being a by-law to regulate the use of hauled sewage disposal facilities
By-Law 2022-28 - Being a by-law to update and establish various user fees and charges for 2022