Okotoks drinking water path

Source

Sheep River alluvial aquifer (production wells) Groundwater

raw water

Intake

Municipal wells groundwater pumping

to plant

Treatment

Okotoks groundwater production and treatm… chlorination

finished

Mains

Storage & mains Town-operated reservoirs, pumps, and distribution. Water licences are dominated by Sheep River allocations; a Bow River licence is intended for a future regional raw-water pipeline rather than today’s day-to-day supply.

drinking water

Tap

Household tap Okotoks

Source & supply
Sheep River alluvial aquifer (production wells)
Town-operated reservoirs, pumps, and distribution. Water licences are dominated by Sheep River allocations; a Bow River licence is intended for a future regional raw-water pipeline rather than today’s day-to-day supply.
Okotoks is often assumed to buy Calgary water like Airdrie; it does not—today’s potable supply is local Sheep River–connected wells, with regional Bow River raw water still a future project.
Treatment
Okotoks groundwater production and treatment facilities
Thirteen production wells hydraulically connected to the Sheep River / alluvial system. Town materials describe groundwater drawn from surface-influenced aquifers; chlorination and municipal treatment precede distribution. Future Foothills-Okotoks Regional Water Partnership would add Bow River raw water.
Treatment on record: chlorination
At the tap
Hardness 192 mg/L (Very hard)
Grade C (Fair)
pH 8 · lead 0 μg/L
ECCC / municipal open data (seed)