Airdrie drinking water path

Source

Bow River Surface water · +1 sources

to plant

Treatment

City of Calgary plants (Bearspaw and Glen… municipal treatment

treated water

Transmission

Regional pipeline wholesale transmission

finished

Mains

Distribution Three supply mainlines deliver Calgary-treated water into Airdrie’s treated-water reservoirs, then into a city-operated distribution network of mains, valves, and hydrants. Calgary delivers bulk water to the city boundary; Airdrie owns transmission and retail distribution beyond that point.

drinking water

Tap

Household tap Airdrie

Source & supply
Bow River
Elbow River
Three supply mainlines deliver Calgary-treated water into Airdrie’s treated-water reservoirs, then into a city-operated distribution network of mains, valves, and hydrants. Calgary delivers bulk water to the city boundary; Airdrie owns transmission and retail distribution beyond that point.
Airdrie’s long-standing servicing agreement with Calgary (decades) means feeder-main outages in Calgary can force matching conservation measures in Airdrie. Local Nose Creek and East Lake sources are not used for the municipal potable supply.
Treatment
City of Calgary plants (Bearspaw and Glenmore) — wholesale supply
Airdrie purchases treated potable water from Calgary; no local raw-water treatment plant for the municipal system.
At the tap
Hardness 106 mg/L (Moderate)
Grade B (Good)
pH 7.3999999999999995 · lead 0.2 μg/L
ECCC / municipal open data (seed)