From source to sink
Where Brooks water comes from
A plain-language tour of the lakes, rivers, or wells that feed Brooks, the plants that clean the water, and how it reaches kitchen taps. Lab grades for hardness, lead, and pH live on the water quality page.
On the map
Where Brooks water lives
Source waters and treatment plants pinned from published utility names. Open a pin below for the full OpenStreetMap view.
- CityBrooks
Municipal service area
- Source waterBow River
Source water
- Treatment plantBrooks / Newell Regional Water Treatment Plant
Approximate pin near Brooks (exact plant coordinates pending)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Pins are approximate for orientation, not legal survey points.
Deep dive for households
Brooks drinking water starts as surface water (rivers, lakes, or reservoirs). The named sources on the utility record are Bow River, Lake Newell (via Eastern Irrigation District canals from Bassano Dam). That is the water that eventually reaches kitchen taps after treatment, not a separate bottled brand.
Water is cleaned at Brooks / Newell Regional Water Treatment Plant before it enters city pipes. NRSC membrane filtration plant; chlorine then ammonia for chloramine residual. Raw water pumped about 7 km from Lake Newell pumphouse.
After treatment, water moves through pumps, storage, and underground mains to reach streets and buildings. Newell Regional Services Corp. supplies Brooks and County of Newell hamlets plus transmission to Rosemary, Duchess, and Bassano.
One detail that makes Brooks water feel local: Brooks drinking water is Bow River water stored in Lake Newell through Eastern Irrigation District canals before regional membrane treatment,an irrigation reservoir doubled as a municipal source. Lab grades for hardness, lead, and pH sit on the city water quality page; this overview is about the route the water travels.
Where it starts
Surface water
Rivers, lakes, or reservoirs, not underground wells as the main draw.
Research confidence: high
Named source waters
- Bow River
- Lake Newell (via Eastern Irrigation District canals from Bassano Dam)
Treatment plants
These are the buildings that filter and disinfect water before it enters city pipes.
Brooks / Newell Regional Water Treatment Plant
NRSC membrane filtration plant; chlorine then ammonia for chloramine residual. Raw water pumped about 7 km from Lake Newell pumphouse.
How it reaches your street
Newell Regional Services Corp. supplies Brooks and County of Newell hamlets plus transmission to Rosemary, Duchess, and Bassano.