Kamloops drinking water path

Source

South Thompson River Surface water · +1 sources

raw water

Intake

Raw water intake pump station

to plant

Treatment

Kamloops Centre for Water Quality chlorination · filtration

finished

Mains

Distribution Single central plant feeds citywide distribution and many reservoirs. North Thompson River is an emergency backup source. Rayleigh Waterworks District inside city limits runs a separate North Thompson–sourced system.

drinking water

Tap

Household tap Kamloops

Source & supply
South Thompson River
North Thompson River
Single central plant feeds citywide distribution and many reservoirs. North Thompson River is an emergency backup source. Rayleigh Waterworks District inside city limits runs a separate North Thompson–sourced system.
The plant partners with Thompson Rivers University on research/training space inside a working LEED Gold treatment facility, and recovers nearly all intake water as finished drinking water.
Treatment
Kamloops Centre for Water Quality
Ultrafiltration membrane plant (commissioned 2005) treating South Thompson River water; rated about 160 ML/day; chlorination for distribution residual.
Treatment on record: chlorination · filtration
At the tap
Hardness 134 mg/L (Hard)
Grade B (Good)
pH 7.2 · lead 0.6 μg/L
ECCC / municipal open data (seed)