Petawawa drinking water path

Source

Ottawa River (Allumette Lake widening) Surface water

raw water

Intake

Raw water intake pump station

to plant

Treatment

Petawawa WTP (OCWA-operated) chlorination · filtration

finished

Mains

Distribution Plant sits on southern Ottawa River shore surrounded by Garrison Petawawa; serves 11,000+ on municipal system.

drinking water

Tap

Household tap Petawawa

Source & supply
Ottawa River (Allumette Lake widening)
Plant sits on southern Ottawa River shore surrounded by Garrison Petawawa; serves 11,000+ on municipal system.
The municipal plant is physically nestled against the army garrison that shares the town's name and riverfront.
Treatment
Petawawa Water Treatment Plant (OCWA-operated)
Upgraded 1993: coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation/clarification, filtration, chlorination. Rated 21,500 m³/d. Intake 760 mm, 490 m into river.
Treatment on record: chlorination · filtration
At the tap
Hardness 118 mg/L (Moderate)
Grade C (Fair)
pH 8.1 · lead 0.6 μg/L
ECCC / municipal open data (seed)