Stratford drinking water path

• Source & supply

  Local aquifers (Stratford wells)

  City-operated reservoirs, towers, and watermains across Stratford’s urban area.

  Stratford’s groundwater hardness is a common reason local households run softeners even though the municipal supply meets Ontario drinking-water standards.

• Treatment

  Stratford municipal well supplies

  City groundwater wells with disinfection feeding the urban distribution system; no Great Lakes intake.

• At the tap

  Hardness 235 mg/L (Very hard)

  Grade C (Fair)

  pH 7.3 · lead 0.3 μg/L

  ECCC / municipal open data (seed)