Drinking water filters and test kits
Pitcher and under-sink filters, plus hardness strips and TDS meters for tap checks.
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Regional estimateWater quality grade
Fair
Graded against Health Canada drinking water guidelines
From source to sink
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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Source waters and treatment plants pinned from published utility names. Open a pin below for the full OpenStreetMap view.
Municipal service area
Approximate pin near Woodstock (exact plant coordinates pending)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Pins are approximate for orientation, not legal survey points.
Groundwater
Research confidence: medium
Woodstock / Oxford County well supplies
Municipal supply from groundwater wells with disinfection; Oxford County and the City coordinate water services for Woodstock’s urban system.
City/county distribution with reservoirs and booster stations; hardness characteristically high on limestone aquifers.
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Municipal reports cover the plant. A Tap Score kit tests the water at a Woodstock tap for a broader contaminant panel.
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Woodstock's most recent drinking water sample (2026-07-22) reports hardness of 155 mg/L, classified as hard, and pH 7.3, drawn from a mixed water source and treated at Woodstock Water Treatment Plant. Lead measured 0.3 μg/L and fluoride 0.7 mg/L.
Free chlorine measured 0.8 mg/L in this sample. No E. coli was detected in this sample.
Woodstock's hardness of 155 mg/L is below the Ontario average of 182 mg/L across 51 tracked municipalities, with a provincial average pH of 7.5.
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.
Health parameters meet Health Canada limits; turbidity above the 1 NTU typical target.
One or more parameters exceed a Health Canada drinking water guideline or turbidity target.
Figure 1 · From source to sink
How drinking water reaches your tap
Ontario · 51 cities in sample
Provincial average: hardness 182 mg/L · pH 7.5 · lead 0.4 μg/L · fluoride 0.6 mg/L
| Parameter | Reading | Health Canada guideline | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 155 mg/L | No health limit (aesthetic) | Compliant |
| pH | 7.3 | 6.5–8.5 | Compliant |
| Lead | 0.3 μg/L | ≤ 5 μg/L | Compliant |
| Fluoride | 0.7 mg/L | ≤ 1.5 mg/L | Compliant |
| Chlorine (free) | 0.8 mg/L | ≤ 4 mg/L | Compliant |
| Turbidity | 3.6 NTU | ≤ 1 NTU (typical target) | Exceeds guideline |
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