Port Hope drinking water path

Source

Lake Ontario Surface water

to plant

Treatment

Port Hope WTP municipal treatment

finished

Mains

Distribution Municipal distribution with lakeside treatment and in-town storage.

drinking water

Tap

Household tap Port Hope

Source & supply
Lake Ontario
Municipal distribution with lakeside treatment and in-town storage.
Port Hope’s lake plant sits near a historic industrial waterfront, so source-protection planning is a standing municipal theme.
Treatment
Port Hope Water Treatment Plant
Lake Ontario surface plant for the Municipality of Port Hope urban system.
At the tap
Hardness 252 mg/L (Very hard)
Grade B (Good)
pH 7.5 · lead 0.4 μg/L
ECCC / municipal open data (seed)