Baie-Comeau drinking water path

• Source & supply

  Rivière Manicouagan

  New plant linked former four networks with >8 km of mains; large clearwell for ~24 h emergency storage.

  Since 2018 the whole city drinks Manicouagan River water from one membrane plant—Lac à La Chasse is no longer the east-sector source.

• Treatment

  Usine de traitement d'eau potable Baie-Comeau (2015/2018)

  CO₂ and sulphur dioxide at Manicouagan pumping station; membrane filtration trains, chlorination, corrosion control. Consolidated former multi-plant / Lac à La Chasse system onto Manicouagan.

  Treatment on record: chlorination · filtration

• At the tap

  Hardness 189 mg/L (Very hard)

  Grade B (Good)

  pH 8.2 · lead 0.5 μg/L

  ECCC / municipal open data (seed)