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Regional estimateWater quality grade
Good
Graded against Health Canada drinking water guidelines
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Prince George's drinking water earns Grade B (Good). Hardness is 141 mg/L (hard), and pH is 7.9 against Health Canada's 6.5–8.5 guideline.
Lead at 0.5 μg/L is below the 5 μg/L maximum, and fluoride is 0.7 mg/L against a guideline of ≤ 1.5 mg/L.
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Watershed to tap
How Prince George 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.
Groundwater
Research confidence: high
Distributed well chlorination facilities (no central filtration plant)
Multiple groundwater wellfields (including major Nechako radial-collector wells such as PW605/PW601/PW660) disinfect with on-site generated sodium hypochlorite before distribution; soil/gravel provides natural filtration.
Seven well locations, nine booster stations, and about fifteen reservoirs serve the main city system covering most developed areas. Seasonal Fraser-bank wells add summer capacity; one southwest well serves a separate local system.
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
British Columbia · 58 cities in sample
Provincial average: hardness 142 mg/L · pH 7.6 · lead 0.4 μg/L · fluoride 0.6 mg/L
| Parameter | Reading | Health Canada guideline | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 141 mg/L | No health limit (aesthetic) | Compliant |
| pH | 7.9 | 6.5–8.5 | Compliant |
| Lead | 0.5 μg/L | ≤ 5 μg/L | Compliant |
| Fluoride | 0.7 mg/L | ≤ 1.5 mg/L | Compliant |
| Chlorine (free) | 1 mg/L | ≤ 4 mg/L | Compliant |
| Turbidity | 2.2 NTU | ≤ 1 NTU (typical target) | Exceeds guideline |
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