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Regional estimateWater quality grade
Good
Graded against Health Canada drinking water guidelines
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Rivière-du-Loup's drinking water earns Grade B (Good). Hardness is 100 mg/L (moderate), and pH is 6.8 against Health Canada's 6.5–8.5 guideline.
Lead at 0.4 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 Rivière-du-Loup 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.
Mixed surface and groundwater
Research confidence: high
Station de purification Rivière-du-Loup
Filtration + chlorination treating combined river and Saint-Modeste well water. Well water is surface-influenced and routed through the plant.
Serves Rivière-du-Loup and Parc de l'Amitié (Notre-Dame-du-Portage) per MELCC distribution registry.
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
Quebec · 34 cities in sample
Provincial average: hardness 183 mg/L · pH 7.5 · lead 0.3 μg/L · fluoride 0.6 mg/L
| Parameter | Reading | Health Canada guideline | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 100 mg/L | No health limit (aesthetic) | Compliant |
| pH | 6.8 | 6.5–8.5 | Compliant |
| Lead | 0.4 μg/L | ≤ 5 μg/L | Compliant |
| Fluoride | 0.5 mg/L | ≤ 1.5 mg/L | Compliant |
| Chlorine (free) | 0.9 mg/L | ≤ 4 mg/L | Compliant |
| Turbidity | 2.1 NTU | ≤ 1 NTU (typical target) | Exceeds guideline |
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