Winkler drinking water path

Source

Winkler Aquifer (fresh and brackish zones; ~10 wells) Groundwater

raw water

Intake

Well field groundwater pumping

to plant

Treatment

Winkler WTP filtration

finished

Mains

Distribution City-owned plant and distribution; aquifer runs NW–SE from Shannon Creek recharge toward Rhineland.

drinking water

Tap

Household tap Winkler

Source & supply
Winkler Aquifer (fresh and brackish zones; ~10 wells)
City-owned plant and distribution; aquifer runs NW–SE from Shannon Creek recharge toward Rhineland.
Freshwater licence limits pushed Winkler to treat brackish aquifer water with RO—an uncommon Prairie municipal strategy.
Treatment
Winkler Water Treatment Plant
Greensand filtration plus reverse osmosis for brackish fraction (~53% of withdrawal). Expansion targeting >2× capacity and higher RO recovery. Peak demand sometimes supplemented by Pembina Valley Water Coop purchases.
Treatment on record: filtration
At the tap
Hardness 176 mg/L (Hard)
Grade B (Good)
pH 6.8999999999999995 · lead 0 μg/L
ECCC / municipal open data (seed)