Grand Falls-Windsor drinking water path

Source

Northern Arm Pond / Exploits regional surface system Surface water

to plant

Treatment

Exploits Regional WTP (New Bay Road) chlorination · filtration

finished

Mains

Distribution GFW operates plant for region serving GFW, Bishop's Falls, Botwood, Peterview, Northern Arm (~23,000 people).

drinking water

Tap

Household tap Grand Falls-Windsor

Source & supply
Northern Arm Pond / Exploits regional surface system
GFW operates plant for region serving GFW, Bishop's Falls, Botwood, Peterview, Northern Arm (~23,000 people).
One regional plant and dam on Northern Arm Pond feed five Exploits communities under a shared water-supply committee.
Treatment
Exploits Regional Water Treatment Plant (New Bay Road)
Conventional plant (1995): hydrated lime pre-treatment, alum coagulation, plate settlers, multi-media filters, gas chlorination, lime post-pH. Design ~27.5 ML/d; orthophosphate corrosion control added ~2025.
Treatment on record: chlorination · filtration
At the tap
Hardness 189 mg/L (Very hard)
Grade B (Good)
pH 7.2 · lead 0.5 μg/L
ECCC / municipal open data (seed)