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Regional estimateWater quality grade
Good
Graded against Health Canada drinking water guidelines
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Chatham-Kent's drinking water earns Grade B (Good). Hardness is 229 mg/L (very hard), and pH is 8.2 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.
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
How Chatham-Kent 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.
Mixed surface and groundwater
Research confidence: medium
Chatham-Kent Public Utilities Commission surface plants
CK PUC operates multiple surface systems including Chatham (also Thamesville/Dresden), South Chatham-Kent, Wallaceburg, and Wheatley plants drawing Great Lakes / connecting-channel waters.
CK PUC groundwater systems
Well-based supplies include Ridgetown/Highgate and Bothwell distribution arrangements documented in municipal DWQMS materials.
Chatham-Kent is a geographically large single-tier municipality with several distinct drinking-water systems rather than one citywide plant.
Health parameters meet Health Canada limits; turbidity above the 1 NTU typical target and very hard water.
Health parameters meet Health Canada limits; turbidity exceeds the typical 1 NTU aesthetic target.
Figure 1 · Supply chain
From watershed to tap
Ontario · 123 cities in sample
Provincial average: hardness 178 mg/L · pH 7.5 · lead 0.4 μg/L · fluoride 0.6 mg/L
| Parameter | Reading | Health Canada guideline | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 229 mg/L | No health limit (aesthetic) | Compliant |
| pH | 8.2 | 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 | 3 NTU | ≤ 1 NTU (typical target) | Exceeds guideline |
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