Gatineau drinking water path

Source

Ottawa River (Rivière des Outaouais) Surface water · +1 sources

raw water

Intake

Raw water intake pump station

to plant

Treatment

Usine d'Aylmer +3 more plants

finished

Mains

Distribution Four largely independent production plants treat and distribute through sector aqueduct networks (city reports on the order of 1,400 km of watermains). Each plant has its own RPEP source-vulnerability assessment.

drinking water

Tap

Household tap Gatineau

Source & supply
Ottawa River (Rivière des Outaouais)
Rivière du Lièvre
Four largely independent production plants treat and distribute through sector aqueduct networks (city reports on the order of 1,400 km of watermains). Each plant has its own RPEP source-vulnerability assessment.
Buckingham/Masson-Angers is the outlier: Lièvre River instead of the Ottawa River that supplies Aylmer, Hull, and Gatineau sectors.
Treatment
Usine d'Aylmer
Ottawa River intake; serves Aylmer sector.
Usine de Hull
Ottawa River intake; serves Hull sector.
Usine de Gatineau
At the tap
Hardness 203 mg/L (Very hard)
Grade B (Good)
pH 7.6 · lead 0.3 μg/L
ECCC / municipal open data (seed)