Burnaby drinking water path

Source

Capilano Reservoir Surface water · +2 sources

to plant

Treatment

Seymour Capilano Filtration Plant chlorination · UV · filtration · ozone · +1 more plant

finished

Mains

Distribution Burnaby receives Metro Vancouver–treated water and delivers it through roughly 720 km of local distribution mains, with municipal sampling at dozens of dedicated sites. Regional re-chlorination stations sit on the transmission system before and within member delivery.

drinking water

Tap

Household tap Burnaby

Source & supply
Capilano Reservoir
Seymour Reservoir
Coquitlam Reservoir
Burnaby receives Metro Vancouver–treated water and delivers it through roughly 720 km of local distribution mains, with municipal sampling at dozens of dedicated sites. Regional re-chlorination stations sit on the transmission system before and within member delivery.
Metro Vancouver’s corporate offices sit in Burnaby, but treatment and source reservoirs remain in the Capilano–Seymour–Coquitlam mountain supply areas north of the region.
Treatment
Seymour Capilano Filtration Plant
Regional filtration/UV treatment for Capilano and Seymour water.
Coquitlam Water Treatment Plant
Regional ozone/UV/chlorine treatment for Coquitlam water.
Treatment on record: chlorination · UV · filtration · ozone · +1 more plant
At the tap
Hardness 179 mg/L (Hard)
Grade B (Good)
pH 7.7 · lead 0.3 μg/L
ECCC / municipal open data (seed)