Regina drinking water path

Source

Buffalo Pound Lake Surface water · +1 sources

to plant

Treatment

Buffalo Pound WTP municipal treatment

finished

Mains

Storage & mains Treated water is pumped over 60 km into Regina’s five reservoirs; three city pumping stations pressurize more than 900 km of water mains (city materials also cite an extensive network of over 2,000 km of pipe in broader system descriptions).

drinking water

Tap

Household tap Regina

Source & supply
Buffalo Pound Lake
Lake Diefenbaker (via Qu'Appelle system)
Treated water is pumped over 60 km into Regina’s five reservoirs; three city pumping stations pressurize more than 900 km of water mains (city materials also cite an extensive network of over 2,000 km of pipe in broader system descriptions).
Buffalo Pound Lake is a shallow Qu’Appelle Valley reservoir whose levels are managed by releases from Lake Diefenbaker; algae and weeds make treatment chemically demanding in summer.
Treatment
Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant
Non-profit corporation jointly owned by Regina and Moose Jaw since 1955 (corporate form since 2016). Treats Buffalo Pound Lake water; plant sits about 30 km northeast of Moose Jaw. Undergoing a major renewal project.
At the tap
Hardness 245 mg/L (Very hard)
Grade B (Good)
pH 6.8 · lead 0.5 μg/L
ECCC / municipal open data (seed)