Dawson Creek drinking water path

Source

Kiskatinaw River (intake at Arras) Surface water

raw water

Intake

Raw water intake pump station

to plant

Treatment

Dawson Creek WTP (Class IV) chlorination · UV · filtration

finished

Mains

Distribution Serves Dawson Creek, Pouce Coupe, Rolla, and rural customers. Reservoirs provide roughly 200 days of storage.

drinking water

Tap

Household tap Dawson Creek

Source & supply
Kiskatinaw River (intake at Arras)
Serves Dawson Creek, Pouce Coupe, Rolla, and rural customers. Reservoirs provide roughly 200 days of storage.
Kiskatinaw raw water can exceed 2,000 NTU in spring/summer; off-stream settling reservoirs are essential before the plant can treat it.
Treatment
Dawson Creek Water Treatment Plant (Class IV)
Coagulation, filtration, chlorination, GAC; UV also reported. Capacity about 14,500 m³/day. Raw water travels ~16.5 km through Hansen, Hart, and Trail off-stream reservoirs.
Treatment on record: chlorination · UV · filtration
At the tap
Hardness 215 mg/L (Very hard)
Grade B (Good)
pH 7.8 · lead 0.7 μg/L
ECCC / municipal open data (seed)