Matane drinking water path

Source

Artesian municipal wells near Rivière Matane (four wells) Groundwater

raw water

Intake

Municipal wells groundwater pumping

to plant

Treatment

Station de purification Matane chlorination · softening

finished

Mains

Distribution Capacity ~21,840 m³/day; rural properties remain on private wells.

drinking water

Tap

Household tap Matane

Source & supply
Artesian municipal wells near Rivière Matane (four wells)
Capacity ~21,840 m³/day; rural properties remain on private wells.
Matane abandoned surface water for artesian wells in 2004—and still fights the bottled-water habit because tap quality is high.
Treatment
Station de purification Matane
Groundwater chlorination and softening (MELCC). Switched from surface water to wells in 2004; fourth well added 2012 mainly for seafood-plant demand.
Treatment on record: chlorination · softening
At the tap
Hardness 271 mg/L (Very hard)
Grade C (Fair)
pH 6.8999999999999995 · lead 0.7 μg/L
ECCC / municipal open data (seed)