Summerside drinking water path

Source

Local sandstone aquifers (municipal wells) Groundwater

raw water

Intake

Municipal wells groundwater pumping

to plant

Treatment

Summerside municipal well field and treat… municipal treatment

finished

Mains

Distribution City distribution across Summerside’s urban footprint.

drinking water

Tap

Household tap Summerside

Source & supply
Local sandstone aquifers (municipal wells)
City distribution across Summerside’s urban footprint.
Like much of Prince Edward Island, Summerside’s municipal supply is groundwater in Island sandstone—surface reservoirs are not the PEI urban norm.
Treatment
Summerside municipal well field and treatment
City groundwater wells with disinfection and corrosion control typical of PEI municipal systems; no surface reservoir plant.
At the tap
Hardness 220 mg/L (Very hard)
Grade B (Good)
pH 6.8 · lead 0.4 μg/L
ECCC / municipal open data (seed)