From source to sink
Where Salaberry-de-Valleyfield water comes from
A plain-language tour of the lakes, rivers, or wells that feed Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, the plants that clean the water, and how it reaches kitchen taps. Lab grades for hardness, lead, and pH live on the water quality page.
On the map
Where Salaberry-de-Valleyfield water lives
Source waters and treatment plants pinned from published utility names. Open a pin below for the full OpenStreetMap view.
- CitySalaberry-de-Valleyfield
Municipal service area
- Treatment plantUsine de filtration Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (Avenue du Centenaire)
Approximate pin near Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (exact plant coordinates pending)
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Deep dive for households
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield drinking water starts as surface water (rivers, lakes, or reservoirs). The named source on the utility record is Baie Saint-François (St. Lawrence / Lac Saint-François system). That is the water that eventually reaches kitchen taps after treatment, not a separate bottled brand.
Water is cleaned at Usine de filtration Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (Avenue du Centenaire) before it enters city pipes. Complete treatment: screening, ozone pre-disinfection, GAC filtration (9 filters), chlorination. Capacity cited ~68,000 m³/day.
After treatment, water moves through pumps, storage, and underground mains to reach streets and buildings. Two raw intakes in Baie Saint-François. Production has fallen even as population grew (conservation / leakage work).
One detail that makes Salaberry-de-Valleyfield water feel local: Valleyfield is nicknamed Quebec's Venice yet drinks from Baie Saint-François,not the Beauharnois Canal that defines its industrial shoreline. Lab grades for hardness, lead, and pH sit on the city water quality page; this overview is about the route the water travels.
Where it starts
Surface water
Rivers, lakes, or reservoirs, not underground wells as the main draw.
Research confidence: high
Named source waters
- Baie Saint-François (St. Lawrence / Lac Saint-François system)
Treatment plants
These are the buildings that filter and disinfect water before it enters city pipes.
Usine de filtration Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (Avenue du Centenaire)
Complete treatment: screening, ozone pre-disinfection, GAC filtration (9 filters), chlorination. Capacity cited ~68,000 m³/day.
How it reaches your street
Two raw intakes in Baie Saint-François. Production has fallen even as population grew (conservation / leakage work).