Dolbeau-Mistassini drinking water path

Source

Rivière Mistassini (sector intakes for Dolbeau and Mistassini) Surface water

to plant

Treatment

Usine Hamel (secteur Dolbeau) chlorination · filtration · +1 more plant

finished

Mains

Distribution Two main production plants serve former Dolbeau and Mistassini sectors across the Mistassini River.

drinking water

Tap

Household tap Dolbeau-Mistassini

Source & supply
Rivière Mistassini (sector intakes for Dolbeau and Mistassini)
Two main production plants serve former Dolbeau and Mistassini sectors across the Mistassini River.
A merged city still runs twin filtration plants on opposite sides of the Mistassini—Hamel's rebuild is the current flashpoint.
Treatment
Usine Hamel (secteur Dolbeau)
Filtration + chlorination plant from early 1970s; city seeking rebuild funding (~$19M) as facility ages out of standards.
Usine Sainte-Marie (secteur Mistassini)
Filtration + chlorination for Mistassini sector per MELCC registry / city annual bilans.
Treatment on record: chlorination · filtration · +1 more plant
At the tap
Hardness 178 mg/L (Hard)
Grade B (Good)
pH 7.1 · lead 0.2 μg/L
ECCC / municipal open data (seed)