Grande Prairie drinking water path

Source

Wapiti River Surface water

raw water

Intake

Raw water intake pump station

to plant

Treatment

Aquatera WTP municipal treatment

finished

Mains

Distribution Aquatera transmits treated water into city and regional lines; raw-water storage ponds and intakes sit on the Wapiti. A reservoir expansion at the plant is intended to add days of potable storage for outages and maintenance.

drinking water

Tap

Household tap Grande Prairie

Source & supply
Wapiti River
Aquatera transmits treated water into city and regional lines; raw-water storage ponds and intakes sit on the Wapiti. A reservoir expansion at the plant is intended to add days of potable storage for outages and maintenance.
The former Bear River / Grande Prairie Reservoir waterworks are no longer the drinking-water source; that reservoir is now a park amenity while the city relies on the Wapiti.
Treatment
Aquatera Water Treatment Plant
Regional utility plant south of the city near 100 Street; treats Wapiti River water for Grande Prairie and regional customers including Sexsmith, Wembley, and parts of the County of Grande Prairie.
At the tap
Hardness 102 mg/L (Moderate)
Grade B (Good)
pH 8 · lead 0.6 μg/L
ECCC / municipal open data (seed)