From source to sink
Where Drummondville water comes from
A plain-language tour of the lakes, rivers, or wells that feed Drummondville, 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 Drummondville water lives
Source waters and treatment plants pinned from published utility names. Open a pin below for the full OpenStreetMap view.
- CityDrummondville
Municipal service area
- Source waterSaint-François River
Source water
- Treatment plantUsine de traitement de l’eau de Drummondville (nouvelle UTE)
Approximate pin near Drummondville (exact plant coordinates pending)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Pins are approximate for orientation, not legal survey points.
Deep dive for households
Drummondville drinking water starts as surface water (rivers, lakes, or reservoirs). The named source on the utility record is Saint-François River. That is the water that eventually reaches kitchen taps after treatment, not a separate bottled brand.
Water is cleaned at Usine de traitement de l’eau de Drummondville (nouvelle UTE) before it enters city pipes. Replacement plant (in service 2025) near the Saint-François River intake used by the historic 1920s works. Design capacity near 75,000 m³/day with expansion headroom toward 90,000 m³/day. Serves Drummondville plus Saint-Majorique, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, and Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover.
After treatment, water moves through pumps, storage, and underground mains to reach streets and buildings. City UTE staff also maintain sector reservoirs/boosters (industrial park, Grantham, Saint-Nicéphore) on the greater Drummondville network.
One detail that makes Drummondville water feel local: Drummondville rebuilt its century-old river plant in place,keeping the Saint-François intake while replacing the 1925-era process train. 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
- Saint-François River
Treatment plants
These are the buildings that filter and disinfect water before it enters city pipes.
Usine de traitement de l’eau de Drummondville (nouvelle UTE)
Replacement plant (in service 2025) near the Saint-François River intake used by the historic 1920s works. Design capacity near 75,000 m³/day with expansion headroom toward 90,000 m³/day. Serves Drummondville plus Saint-Majorique, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, and Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover.
How it reaches your street
City UTE staff also maintain sector reservoirs/boosters (industrial park, Grantham, Saint-Nicéphore) on the greater Drummondville network.