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New Glasgow Drinking Water Quality
By OpenStats · Built from official Canadian sources
Regional estimateB
Water quality grade
Good
Graded against Health Canada drinking water guidelines
Lead within guidelinepH in range
Hardness vs provincial average241 mg/L · prov. avg 179 mg/L
Lead vs provincial average0.1 μg/L · prov. avg 0.4 μg/L
Hardness
241 mg/L
Lead
0.1 μg/L
≤ 5 μg/L
pH
7.4
6.5–8.5 range
Hardness
241 mg/L
Very hard
Lead
0.1 μg/L
Max: 5 μg/L
pH
7.4
6.5–8.5
Chlorine
0.6 mg/L
Max: 4 mg/L
From source to sink
Where New Glasgow 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 New Glasgow water lives
Source waters and treatment plants pinned from published utility names. Open a pin below for the full OpenStreetMap view.
- CityNew Glasgow
Municipal service area
- Treatment plantForbes Lake / New Glasgow Dissolved Air Flotation Water Treatment Plant
Approximate pin near New Glasgow (exact plant coordinates pending)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Pins are approximate for orientation, not legal survey points.
Where it starts
Surface water
Research confidence: high
Named source waters
- Forbes Lake Reservoir (protected watershed)
Treatment plants
Forbes Lake / New Glasgow Dissolved Air Flotation Water Treatment Plant
DAF plant (2000) - then among the largest in Eastern Canada. Serves ~15,000; average ~8,200 m³/day. Filter expansion funded in later years.
How it reaches your street
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Reading this page
New Glasgow's most recent drinking water sample (2026-07-22) reports hardness of 241 mg/L, classified as very hard, and pH 7.4, drawn from a surface water source and treated at New Glasgow Water Treatment Plant. Lead measured 0.1 μg/L and fluoride 0.5 mg/L.
Free chlorine measured 0.6 mg/L in this sample. No E. coli was detected in this sample.
New Glasgow's hardness of 241 mg/L is above the Nova Scotia average of 179 mg/L across 5 tracked municipalities, with a provincial average pH of 7.3.
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.
Health parameters compliant; minor aesthetic factors such as hardness or pH near guideline edges.
Figure 1 · From source to sink
How drinking water reaches your tap
Compared to provincial average
Nova Scotia · 5 cities in sample
Hardness (city vs Nova Scotia avg)241 mg/L
pH (city vs Nova Scotia avg)7.4
Lead (city vs Nova Scotia avg)0.1 μg/L
Fluoride (city vs Nova Scotia avg)0.5 mg/L
Provincial average: hardness 179 mg/L · pH 7.3 · lead 0.4 μg/L · fluoride 0.5 mg/L
Full parameters
| Parameter | Reading | Health Canada guideline | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 241 mg/L | No health limit (aesthetic) | Compliant |
| pH | 7.4 | 6.5–8.5 | Compliant |
| Lead | 0.1 μg/L | ≤ 5 μg/L | Compliant |
| Fluoride | 0.5 mg/L | ≤ 1.5 mg/L | Compliant |
| Chlorine (free) | 0.6 mg/L | ≤ 4 mg/L | Compliant |
| Turbidity | 0.2 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.