Peterborough drinking water path

Source

Otonabee River Surface water

raw water

Intake

Raw water intake pump station

to plant

Treatment

Peterborough WTP chlorination · filtration

finished

Mains

Distribution High-lift pumping feeds city reservoirs and a distribution network with dry-barrel hydrants suited to freeze risk.

drinking water

Tap

Household tap Peterborough

Source & supply
Otonabee River
High-lift pumping feeds city reservoirs and a distribution network with dry-barrel hydrants suited to freeze risk.
The city’s waterworks and the Riverview Park miniature-train dam sit on the same Otonabee reach—source water is an open river supply requiring full conventional treatment year-round.
Treatment
Peterborough Water Treatment Plant
Plant at 1230 Water Street North beside Riverview Park and Zoo. Dual Otonabee intakes, conventional coagulation/flocculation/sedimentation/filtration and chlorine disinfection. Rated capacity about 104 ML/d.
Treatment on record: chlorination · filtration
At the tap
Hardness 252 mg/L (Very hard)
Grade B (Good)
pH 8 · lead 0.4 μg/L
ECCC / municipal open data (seed)