Ponoka drinking water path

Source

Red Deer River Surface water

to plant

Treatment

Red Deer WTP NRDRWSC wholesale supply

treated water

Transmission

NRDRWSC pipeline ~50 km wholesale mains

finished

Mains

Distribution Town operates local distribution mains; NRDRWSC holds the regional transmission licence.

drinking water

Tap

Household tap Ponoka

Source & supply
Red Deer River
Wholesale via North Red Deer River Water Services Commission (NRDRWSC)
~50 km regional transmission pipeline
Town operates local distribution mains; NRDRWSC holds the regional transmission licence.
Ponoka boil-water advisories track upstream events at the Red Deer plant because the town has no independent raw-water treatment.
Treatment
City of Red Deer Water Treatment Plant — wholesale via North Red Deer River Water Services Commission
Ponoka does not treat raw river water locally; purchases treated Red Deer River water via ~50 km regional pipeline shared with Lacombe and Blackfalds.
At the tap
Hardness 88 mg/L (Moderate)
OpenStats grade A (Excellent)
pH 7.6 · lead 0 μg/L
ECCC / municipal open data (seed)