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Regional estimateWater quality grade
Excellent
Graded against Health Canada drinking water guidelines
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Campbell River's drinking water earns Grade A (Excellent). Hardness is 125 mg/L (hard), and pH is 7.3 against Health Canada's 6.5–8.5 guideline.
Lead at 0.5 μg/L is below the 5 μg/L maximum, and fluoride is 0.7 mg/L against a guideline of ≤ 1.5 mg/L.
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Watershed to tap
How Campbell River 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.
Surface water
Research confidence: medium
Campbell River water treatment facilities (John Hart supply)
City draws from the John Hart Lake / Campbell River hydro reservoir system with municipal filtration/disinfection before distribution.
City reservoirs and pump stations feed the urban distribution network along the Discovery Passage shore.
All monitored parameters meet Health Canada guidelines.
All health parameters meet Health Canada guidelines with comfortable pH, hardness, and turbidity.
Figure 1 · Supply chain
From watershed to tap
British Columbia · 58 cities in sample
Provincial average: hardness 142 mg/L · pH 7.6 · lead 0.4 μg/L · fluoride 0.6 mg/L
| Parameter | Reading | Health Canada guideline | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 125 mg/L | No health limit (aesthetic) | Compliant |
| pH | 7.3 | 6.5–8.5 | Compliant |
| Lead | 0.5 μg/L | ≤ 5 μg/L | Compliant |
| Fluoride | 0.7 mg/L | ≤ 1.5 mg/L | Compliant |
| Chlorine (free) | 1 mg/L | ≤ 4 mg/L | Compliant |
| Turbidity | 0.6 NTU | ≤ 1 NTU (typical target) | Compliant |
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