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North Bay's 90 mg/L supply is relatively soft — filtration is mostly about chlorine taste. A certified pitcher or compact under-sink unit is enough for most homes.
North Bay tap water: Grade B, hardness 90 mg/L
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 average90 mg/L · prov. avg 178 mg/L
Lead vs provincial average0.2 μg/L · prov. avg 0.4 μg/L
Hardness
90 mg/L
Lead
0.2 μg/L
≤ 5 μg/L
pH
7.3
6.5–8.5 range
Hardness
90 mg/L
Moderate
Lead
0.2 μg/L
Max: 5 μg/L
pH
7.3
6.5–8.5
Chlorine
0.7 mg/L
Max: 4 mg/L
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Reading this page
North Bay's drinking water earns Grade B (Good). Hardness is 90 mg/L (moderate), and pH is 7.3 against Health Canada's 6.5–8.5 guideline.
Lead at 0.2 μg/L is below the 5 μg/L maximum, and fluoride is 0.7 mg/L against a guideline of ≤ 1.5 mg/L.
How to use this page: read the headline metric and provincial comparison first, then supply and treatment notes, then the source footer for the underlying dataset.
Watershed to tap
Supply and treatment
How North Bay 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.
Source type
Surface water
Research confidence: high
Source waters
- Trout Lake
Treatment plants
North Bay Water Treatment Plant
Class 3 membrane microfiltration plant at 248 Lakeside Drive with UV and chlorine disinfection, fluoridation, and pH adjustment. Draws Trout Lake (Mattawa River watershed). Design capacity about 79,500 m³/day.
Distribution
Class 4 distribution with reservoirs, standpipes, and booster/rechlorination stations across pressure zones serving roughly 54,000 people.
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
Compared to provincial average
Ontario · 123 cities in sample
Hardness (city vs Ontario avg)90 mg/L
pH (city vs Ontario avg)7.3
Lead (city vs Ontario avg)0.2 μg/L
Fluoride (city vs Ontario avg)0.7 mg/L
Provincial average: hardness 178 mg/L · pH 7.5 · lead 0.4 μg/L · fluoride 0.6 mg/L
Full parameters
| Parameter | Reading | Health Canada guideline | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 90 mg/L | No health limit (aesthetic) | Compliant |
| pH | 7.3 | 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 | 1.1 NTU | ≤ 1 NTU (typical target) | Exceeds guideline |
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OpenStats picks for North Bay — everyday tap water
North Bay's 90 mg/L supply is relatively soft — filtration is mostly about chlorine taste. A certified pitcher or compact under-sink unit is enough for most homes.
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Source · ECCC / municipal open data (seed). Last updated 2026-09-01. Refreshed on the site's automated schedule.