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Regional estimateWater quality grade
Good
Graded against Health Canada drinking water guidelines
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Estevan's drinking water earns Grade B (Good). Hardness is 143 mg/L (hard), and pH is 7.1 against Health Canada's 6.5–8.5 guideline.
Lead at 0.7 μg/L is below the 5 μg/L maximum, and fluoride is 0.5 mg/L against a guideline of ≤ 1.5 mg/L.
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Watershed to tap
How Estevan 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
Estevan Water Treatment Plant (Class 4)
Surface plant up to ~14,000 m³/day with filtration, chemical feed, UV. Residuals management ponds (2017) instead of discharging filter wash to Souris River.
Also serves RM of Estevan customers on the system; three potable storage reservoirs.
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
Saskatchewan · 16 cities in sample
Provincial average: hardness 178 mg/L · pH 7.4 · lead 0.5 μg/L · fluoride 0.6 mg/L
| Parameter | Reading | Health Canada guideline | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 143 mg/L | No health limit (aesthetic) | Compliant |
| pH | 7.1 | 6.5–8.5 | Compliant |
| Lead | 0.7 μg/L | ≤ 5 μg/L | Compliant |
| Fluoride | 0.5 mg/L | ≤ 1.5 mg/L | Compliant |
| Chlorine (free) | 1.2 mg/L | ≤ 4 mg/L | Compliant |
| Turbidity | 2.4 NTU | ≤ 1 NTU (typical target) | Exceeds guideline |
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