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Regional estimateWater quality grade
Good
Graded against Health Canada drinking water guidelines
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Courtenay's drinking water earns Grade B (Good). Hardness is 246 mg/L (very hard), and pH is 6.9 against Health Canada's 6.5–8.5 guideline.
Lead at 0.6 μg/L is below the 5 μg/L maximum, and fluoride is 0.6 mg/L against a guideline of ≤ 1.5 mg/L.
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Watershed to tap
How Courtenay 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: high
Comox Valley Water Treatment Plant (4701 Lake Trail Road)
CVRD plant (2021): coagulation, filtration, UV, sodium hypochlorite. Courtenay operates Class 3 distribution only.
CVRD supplies bulk treated water to Courtenay, Comox, K'ómoks First Nation, and the Comox Valley Water Local Service Area.
All monitored parameters meet Health Canada guidelines.
Health parameters compliant; minor aesthetic factors such as hardness or pH near guideline edges.
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 | 246 mg/L | No health limit (aesthetic) | Compliant |
| pH | 6.9 | 6.5–8.5 | Compliant |
| Lead | 0.6 μg/L | ≤ 5 μg/L | Compliant |
| Fluoride | 0.6 mg/L | ≤ 1.5 mg/L | Compliant |
| Chlorine (free) | 1.1 mg/L | ≤ 4 mg/L | Compliant |
| Turbidity | 0.7 NTU | ≤ 1 NTU (typical target) | Compliant |
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