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Burnaby's 22 mg/L supply is relatively soft — filtration is mostly about chlorine taste. A certified pitcher or compact under-sink unit is enough for most homes.
Burnaby tap water: Grade B, hardness 22 mg/L
By OpenStats · Built from official Canadian sources
Direct municipal dataB
Water quality grade
Good
Graded against Health Canada drinking water guidelines
Lead within guidelinepH in range
Hardness vs provincial average22 mg/L · prov. avg 142 mg/L
Lead vs provincial average0.3 μg/L · prov. avg 0.4 μg/L
Hardness
22 mg/L
Lead
0.3 μg/L
≤ 5 μg/L
pH
7.6
6.5–8.5 range
Hardness
22 mg/L
Soft
Lead
0.3 μg/L
Max: 5 μg/L
pH
7.6
6.5–8.5
Chlorine
0.8 mg/L
Max: 4 mg/L
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Reading this page
Burnaby water hardness is 22 mg/L with pH 7.6.
How to use this page: read the headline metric and provincial comparison first, then supply and treatment notes, then the source footer for the underlying dataset.
Watershed to tap
Supply and treatment
How Burnaby draws, treats, and distributes drinking water, from municipal and utility publications. Chemistry grades above come from separate parameter records; this section does not invent plant lab figures.
Source type
Surface water
Research confidence: high
Source waters
- Capilano Reservoir
- Seymour Reservoir
- Coquitlam Reservoir
Treatment plants
Seymour Capilano Filtration Plant
Regional filtration/UV treatment for Capilano and Seymour water.
Coquitlam Water Treatment Plant
Regional ozone/UV/chlorine treatment for Coquitlam water.
Distribution
Burnaby receives Metro Vancouver–treated water and delivers it through roughly 720 km of local distribution mains, with municipal sampling at dozens of dedicated sites. Regional re-chlorination stations sit on the transmission system before and within member delivery.
Health parameters meet Health Canada limits; turbidity above the 1 NTU typical target.
Health parameters meet Health Canada limits; turbidity exceeds the typical 1 NTU aesthetic target.
Figure 1 · Supply chain
From watershed to tap
Compared to provincial average
British Columbia · 58 cities in sample
Hardness (city vs British Columbia avg)22 mg/L
pH (city vs British Columbia avg)7.6
Lead (city vs British Columbia avg)0.3 μg/L
Fluoride (city vs British Columbia avg)0.5 mg/L
Provincial average: hardness 142 mg/L · pH 7.6 · lead 0.4 μg/L · fluoride 0.6 mg/L
Full parameters
| Parameter | Reading | Health Canada guideline | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 22 mg/L | No health limit (aesthetic) | Compliant |
| pH | 7.6 | 6.5–8.5 | Compliant |
| Lead | 0.3 μg/L | ≤ 5 μg/L | Compliant |
| Fluoride | 0.5 mg/L | ≤ 1.5 mg/L | Compliant |
| Chlorine (free) | 0.8 mg/L | ≤ 4 mg/L | Compliant |
| Turbidity | 2 NTU | ≤ 1 NTU (typical target) | Exceeds guideline |
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OpenStats picks for Burnaby — everyday tap water
Burnaby's 22 mg/L supply is relatively soft — filtration is mostly about chlorine taste. A certified pitcher or compact under-sink unit is enough for most homes.
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Source · Metro Vancouver GVWD water quality annual report. Last updated 2026-10-07. Refreshed on the site's automated schedule.