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Fort McMurray Drinking Water Quality
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Regional estimateA
Water quality grade
Excellent
Graded against Health Canada drinking water guidelines
Lead within guidelinepH in range
Hardness vs provincial average162 mg/L · prov. avg 168 mg/L
Lead vs provincial average0.2 μg/L · prov. avg 0.3 μg/L
Hardness
162 mg/L
Lead
0.2 μg/L
≤ 5 μg/L
pH
7
6.5–8.5 range
Hardness
162 mg/L
Hard
Lead
0.2 μg/L
Max: 5 μg/L
pH
7
6.5–8.5
Chlorine
0.7 mg/L
Max: 4 mg/L
From source to sink
Where Fort McMurray water comes from
Lakes, rivers, wells, and treatment plants behind the kitchen tap, in plain language. Chemistry grades above are a separate lab snapshot; this section is the route the water travels.
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Where Fort McMurray water lives
Source waters and treatment plants pinned from published utility names. Open a pin below for the full OpenStreetMap view.
- CityFort McMurray
Municipal service area
- Source waterAthabasca River
Source water
- Treatment plantFort McMurray Water Treatment Plant (RMWB Regional Waterworks)
Approximate pin near Fort McMurray (exact plant coordinates pending)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Pins are approximate for orientation, not legal survey points.
Where it starts
Surface water
Research confidence: medium
Named source waters
- Athabasca River
Treatment plants
Fort McMurray Water Treatment Plant (RMWB Regional Waterworks)
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo plant serving the Fort McMurray urban area and nearby communities such as Anzac, Saprae Creek, and Gregoire Lake Estates; intake on the Athabasca River with raw-water holding reservoirs used when river quality is poor.
How it reaches your street
Treated water from the Silin Forest Road plant feeds the urban distribution system and regional customers. Man-made holding reservoirs allow the plant to pause river withdrawals for roughly two weeks during high turbidity or post-wildfire sediment events.
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Reading this page
Fort McMurray's most recent drinking water sample (2026-07-22) reports hardness of 162 mg/L, classified as hard, and pH 7, drawn from a mixed water source and treated at Fort McMurray Water Treatment Plant. Lead measured 0.2 μg/L and fluoride 0.7 mg/L.
Free chlorine measured 0.7 mg/L in this sample. No E. coli was detected in this sample.
Fort McMurray's hardness of 162 mg/L is below the Alberta average of 168 mg/L across 19 tracked municipalities, with a provincial average pH of 7.5.
These readings summarize a single compliance snapshot, not a certification of the water reaching your tap. Test your own water periodically, especially on a private well, and consider a softener if hardness is classified hard or very hard.
How to use this page: read the headline metrics first, then where the water comes from (map and tap story), then the parameter table and source footer.
All monitored parameters meet Health Canada guidelines.
All health parameters meet Health Canada guidelines with comfortable pH, hardness, and turbidity.
Figure 1 · From source to sink
How drinking water reaches your tap
Compared to provincial average
Alberta · 19 cities in sample
Hardness (city vs Alberta avg)162 mg/L
pH (city vs Alberta avg)7
Lead (city vs Alberta avg)0.2 μg/L
Fluoride (city vs Alberta avg)0.7 mg/L
Provincial average: hardness 168 mg/L · pH 7.5 · lead 0.3 μg/L · fluoride 0.6 mg/L
Full parameters
| Parameter | Reading | Health Canada guideline | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 162 mg/L | No health limit (aesthetic) | Compliant |
| pH | 7 | 6.5–8.5 | Compliant |
| Lead | 0.2 μg/L | ≤ 5 μg/L | Compliant |
| Fluoride | 0.7 mg/L | ≤ 1.5 mg/L | Compliant |
| Chlorine (free) | 0.7 mg/L | ≤ 4 mg/L | Compliant |
| Turbidity | 0.3 NTU | ≤ 1 NTU (typical target) | Compliant |
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Source · ECCC / municipal open data (seed). Last updated 2026-07-22. Refreshed on the site's automated schedule.