Brantford drinking water path

Source

Grand River Surface water

raw water

Intake

Raw water intake pump station

to plant

Treatment

Brantford WTP (Holmedale) chlorination · UV · filtration

finished

Mains

Distribution City-owned Class III distribution with reservoirs, pumping stations, and elevated tanks serving Brantford and a small County of Brant area (Cainsville).

drinking water

Tap

Household tap Brantford

Source & supply
Grand River
City-owned Class III distribution with reservoirs, pumping stations, and elevated tanks serving Brantford and a small County of Brant area (Cainsville).
Holmedale Canal intake can be isolated from the river at a control structure—useful during Grand River spill or algae events.
Treatment
Brantford Water Treatment Plant (Holmedale)
Class IV plant drawing Grand River water through the Holmedale Canal. Process includes screening, coagulation, sand-ballasted flocculation, sedimentation, ozonation, biological filtration, UV, chlorination/chloramination, and fluoridation. Rated about 100 ML/d.
Treatment on record: chlorination · UV · filtration
At the tap
Hardness 266 mg/L (Very hard)
Grade B (Good)
pH 7.3999999999999995 · lead 0.2 μg/L
ECCC / municipal open data (seed)