Hawkesbury drinking water path

Source

Ottawa River Surface water

raw water

Intake

Raw water intake pump station

to plant

Treatment

Hawkesbury WTP (670 Main Street West) filtration

finished

Mains

Distribution Also pipelines to Vankleek Hill, L'Orignal, and Laurentian Park (Champlain). Standpipe ~5,400–5,450 m³; ~55 km watermains in Hawkesbury.

drinking water

Tap

Household tap Hawkesbury

Source & supply
Ottawa River
Also pipelines to Vankleek Hill, L'Orignal, and Laurentian Park (Champlain). Standpipe ~5,400–5,450 m³; ~55 km watermains in Hawkesbury.
Town notes it takes about two days for Ottawa River water to reach the tap after treatment and distribution travel time.
Treatment
Hawkesbury Water Treatment Plant (670 Main Street West)
Conventional: coagulation/flocculation, Ultrapulsator and microsand ballasted clarifiers, high-rate sand/anthracite filters, clearwell, high-lift. Intake ~40 m offshore, ~4.5 m depth.
Treatment on record: filtration
At the tap
Hardness 271 mg/L (Very hard)
Grade C (Fair)
pH 7.9 · lead 0.7 μg/L
ECCC / municipal open data (seed)