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Belleville - Quinte West Drinking Water Quality
By OpenStats · Built from official Canadian sources
Regional estimateC
Water quality grade
Fair
Graded against Health Canada drinking water guidelines
Lead within guidelinepH in range
Hardness vs provincial average279 mg/L · prov. avg 182 mg/L
Lead vs provincial average0.7 μg/L · prov. avg 0.4 μg/L
Hardness
279 mg/L
Lead
0.7 μg/L
≤ 5 μg/L
pH
7.7
6.5–8.5 range
Hardness
279 mg/L
Very hard
Lead
0.7 μg/L
Max: 5 μg/L
pH
7.7
6.5–8.5
Chlorine
1.2 mg/L
Max: 4 mg/L
From source to sink
Where Belleville - Quinte West water comes from
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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Where Belleville - Quinte West water lives
Source waters and treatment plants pinned from published utility names. Open a pin below for the full OpenStreetMap view.
- CityBelleville - Quinte West
Municipal service area
- Source waterBay of Quinte
Source water
- Treatment plantGerry O’Connor Water Treatment Plant
Approximate pin near Belleville - Quinte West (exact plant coordinates pending)
- Treatment plantPoint Anne Water Treatment Plant
Approximate pin near Belleville - Quinte West (exact plant coordinates pending)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Pins are approximate for orientation, not legal survey points.
Where it starts
Surface water
Research confidence: medium
Named source waters
- Bay of Quinte
Treatment plants
Gerry O’Connor Water Treatment Plant
Primary Belleville plant drawing Bay of Quinte water via dual intakes south of Sidney Street. Conventional treatment with potassium permanganate at the intake for taste/odour and zebra-mussel control.
Point Anne Water Treatment Plant
Smaller Belleville plant serving the Point Anne hamlet service area.
How it reaches your street
Belleville distribution includes reservoirs and a water tower; the city also supplies bulk treated water toward Prince Edward County’s Rossmore/Fenwood Gardens system. Quinte West operates separate municipal systems - this profile covers the Belleville Bay of Quinte core of the combined locations slug.
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Reading this page
Belleville - Quinte West's most recent drinking water sample (2026-07-22) reports hardness of 279 mg/L, classified as very hard, and pH 7.7, drawn from a surface water source and treated at Belleville - Quinte West Water Treatment Plant. Lead measured 0.7 μg/L and fluoride 0.5 mg/L.
Free chlorine measured 1.2 mg/L in this sample. E. coli was detected in this sample; check for an active boil water advisory before drinking untreated tap water.
Belleville - Quinte West's hardness of 279 mg/L is above 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 and very hard water.
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
Compared to provincial average
Ontario · 51 cities in sample
Hardness (city vs Ontario avg)279 mg/L
pH (city vs Ontario avg)7.7
Lead (city vs Ontario avg)0.7 μg/L
Fluoride (city vs Ontario avg)0.5 mg/L
Provincial average: hardness 182 mg/L · pH 7.5 · lead 0.4 μg/L · fluoride 0.6 mg/L
Full parameters
| Parameter | Reading | Health Canada guideline | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 279 mg/L | No health limit (aesthetic) | Compliant |
| pH | 7.7 | 6.5–8.5 | Compliant |
| Lead | 0.7 μg/L | ≤ 5 μg/L | Compliant |
| Fluoride | 0.5 mg/L | ≤ 1.5 mg/L | Compliant |
| Chlorine (free) | 1.2 mg/L | ≤ 4 mg/L | Compliant |
| Turbidity | 4 NTU | ≤ 1 NTU (typical target) | Exceeds guideline |
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Source · ECCC / municipal open data (seed). Last updated 2026-07-22. Refreshed on the site's automated schedule.