Portage la Prairie drinking water path

Source

Assiniboine River Surface water

raw water

Intake

Raw water intake pump station

to plant

Treatment

Portage la Prairie WTP (Yellowquill Trail) chlorination · filtration · softening

finished

Mains

Distribution Serves ~16,000 residents plus Yellowhead and Cartier regional co-ops and major food processors (McCain, Simplot, Roquette). McKay Reservoir and pump station in system.

drinking water

Tap

Household tap Portage la Prairie

Source & supply
Assiniboine River
Serves ~16,000 residents plus Yellowhead and Cartier regional co-ops and major food processors (McCain, Simplot, Roquette). McKay Reservoir and pump station in system.
Intake sits upstream of the Portage Diversion / Assiniboine River Control Structure—river water that can originate as far as Alberta and North Dakota.
Treatment
Portage la Prairie Water Treatment Plant (Yellowquill Trail)
Conventional lime-softening plant with Actiflo pre-clarification, ozonation, dual-media / biologically activated filtration, GAC polishing, CO₂ pH adjustment, chlorine. Design ~34 ML/d net; expansion planned.
Treatment on record: chlorination · filtration · softening
At the tap
Hardness 137 mg/L (Hard)
Grade B (Good)
pH 8 · lead 0.1 μg/L
ECCC / municipal open data (seed)