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Okotoks 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 average192 mg/L · prov. avg 168 mg/L
Lead vs provincial average0 μg/L · prov. avg 0.3 μg/L
Hardness
192 mg/L
Lead
0 μg/L
≤ 5 μg/L
pH
8
6.5–8.5 range
Hardness
192 mg/L
Very hard
Lead
0 μg/L
Max: 5 μg/L
pH
8
6.5–8.5
Chlorine
0.5 mg/L
Max: 4 mg/L
From source to sink
Where Okotoks 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.
Open the full tap storyOn the map
Where Okotoks water lives
Source waters and treatment plants pinned from published utility names. Open a pin below for the full OpenStreetMap view.
- CityOkotoks
Municipal service area
- Treatment plantOkotoks groundwater production and treatment facilities
Approximate pin near Okotoks (exact plant coordinates pending)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Pins are approximate for orientation, not legal survey points.
Where it starts
Groundwater
Research confidence: high
Named source waters
- Sheep River alluvial aquifer (production wells)
Treatment plants
Okotoks groundwater production and treatment facilities
Thirteen production wells hydraulically connected to the Sheep River / alluvial system. Town materials describe groundwater drawn from surface-influenced aquifers; chlorination and municipal treatment precede distribution. Future Foothills-Okotoks Regional Water Partnership would add Bow River raw water.
How it reaches your street
Town-operated reservoirs, pumps, and distribution. Water licences are dominated by Sheep River allocations; a Bow River licence is intended for a future regional raw-water pipeline rather than today’s day-to-day supply.
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Reading this page
Okotoks's most recent drinking water sample (2026-07-22) reports hardness of 192 mg/L, classified as very hard, and pH 8, drawn from a surface water source and treated at Okotoks Water Treatment Plant. Lead measured 0 μg/L and fluoride 0.5 mg/L.
Free chlorine measured 0.5 mg/L in this sample. No E. coli was detected in this sample.
Okotoks's hardness of 192 mg/L is above the Alberta average of 168 mg/L across 19 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
Alberta · 19 cities in sample
Hardness (city vs Alberta avg)192 mg/L
pH (city vs Alberta avg)8
Lead (city vs Alberta avg)0 μg/L
Fluoride (city vs Alberta avg)0.5 mg/L
Provincial average: hardness 168 mg/L · pH 7.5 · lead 0.3 μg/L · fluoride 0.6 mg/L
Full parameters
| Parameter | Reading | Health Canada guideline | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | 192 mg/L | No health limit (aesthetic) | Compliant |
| pH | 8 | 6.5–8.5 | Compliant |
| Lead | 0 μg/L | ≤ 5 μg/L | Compliant |
| Fluoride | 0.5 mg/L | ≤ 1.5 mg/L | Compliant |
| Chlorine (free) | 0.5 mg/L | ≤ 4 mg/L | Compliant |
| Turbidity | 3.3 NTU | ≤ 1 NTU (typical target) | Exceeds guideline |
Alberta water licences
WaterRegister.ca
On a private well or holding an Alberta water allocation licence? Water Register maps EPA licence records, transfer comparables, and watershed context across the province.
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Source · ECCC / municipal open data (seed). Last updated 2026-07-22. Refreshed on the site's automated schedule.