Belleville - Quinte West drinking water path

• Source & supply

  Bay of Quinte

  Belleville distribution includes reservoirs and a water tower; the city also supplies bulk treated water toward Prince Edward County’s Rossmore/Fenwood Gardens system. Quinte West operates separate municipal systems—this profile covers the Belleville Bay of Quinte core of the combined locations slug.

  Bay of Quinte’s shallow, productive waters make zebra mussels and seasonal taste-and-odour a routine treatment consideration at Belleville’s intakes.

• Treatment

  Gerry O’Connor Water Treatment Plant

  Primary Belleville plant drawing Bay of Quinte water via dual intakes south of Sidney Street. Conventional treatment with potassium permanganate at the intake for taste/odour and zebra-mussel control.

  Point Anne Water Treatment Plant

  Smaller Belleville plant serving the Point Anne hamlet service area.

  Treatment on record: +1 more plant

• At the tap

  Hardness 279 mg/L (Very hard)

  Grade C (Fair)

  pH 7.7 · lead 0.7 μg/L

  ECCC / municipal open data (seed)