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Regional estimateWater quality grade
Fair
Graded against Health Canada drinking water guidelines
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Lakeshore's drinking water earns Grade C (Fair). Hardness is 238 mg/L (very hard), and pH is 7.1 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 0.5 mg/L against a guideline of ≤ 1.5 mg/L.
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Watershed to tap
How Lakeshore 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
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From municipal open data or regional estimate (verify locally).
Health parameters meet Health Canada limits; turbidity above the 1 NTU typical target and very hard water.
One or more parameters exceed a Health Canada drinking water guideline or turbidity 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 | 238 mg/L | No health limit (aesthetic) | Compliant |
| pH | 7.1 | 6.5–8.5 | Compliant |
| Lead | 0.6 μg/L | ≤ 5 μg/L | Compliant |
| Fluoride | 0.5 mg/L | ≤ 1.5 mg/L | Compliant |
| Chlorine (free) | 1.1 mg/L | ≤ 4 mg/L | Compliant |
| Turbidity | 3.9 NTU | ≤ 1 NTU (typical target) | Exceeds guideline |
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