Cobourg drinking water path

Source

Lake Ontario Surface water

raw water

Intake

Raw water intake pump station

to plant

Treatment

Cobourg WTP chlorination · filtration

finished

Mains

Distribution Town-operated distribution with lakeside intake and in-town storage/pumping.

drinking water

Tap

Household tap Cobourg

Source & supply
Lake Ontario
Town-operated distribution with lakeside intake and in-town storage/pumping.
Cobourg is a classic Lake Ontario north-shore utility: short intake, lake-effect seasonal water quality, and a single municipal plant.
Treatment
Cobourg Water Treatment Plant
Lake Ontario surface plant serving the Town of Cobourg with filtration treatment and chlorine residual distribution typical of north-shore Great Lakes plants.
Treatment on record: chlorination · filtration
At the tap
Hardness 91 mg/L (Moderate)
Grade B (Good)
pH 7.9 · lead 0.3 μg/L
ECCC / municipal open data (seed)