From source to sink
Where Saint-Georges water comes from
A plain-language tour of the lakes, rivers, or wells that feed Saint-Georges, 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 Saint-Georges water lives
Source waters and treatment plants pinned from published utility names. Open a pin below for the full OpenStreetMap view.
- CitySaint-Georges
Municipal service area
- Source waterRivière Chaudière
Source water
- Treatment plantUsine de filtration Ville de Saint-Georges
Approximate pin near Saint-Georges (exact plant coordinates pending)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Pins are approximate for orientation, not legal survey points.
Deep dive for households
Saint-Georges drinking water starts as surface water (rivers, lakes, or reservoirs). The named sources on the utility record are Rivière Chaudière, Lac Poulin (emergency / alternate). That is the water that eventually reaches kitchen taps after treatment, not a separate bottled brand.
Water is cleaned at Usine de filtration Ville de Saint-Georges before it enters city pipes. Major filtration plant (~$33M) with ozonation, carbon, corrosion control, chlorination (MELCC). Serves ~90% of population from Chaudière intake.
After treatment, water moves through pumps, storage, and underground mains to reach streets and buildings. ~220 km watermains; multiple reservoirs. Lac Poulin used as Plan B during Lac-Mégantic hydrocarbon spill on the Chaudière.
One detail that makes Saint-Georges water feel local: After Lac-Mégantic, Saint-Georges shut the Chaudière intake and switched to Lac Poulin,proving why Chaudière towns keep alternate sources. 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
- Rivière Chaudière
- Lac Poulin (emergency / alternate)
Treatment plants
These are the buildings that filter and disinfect water before it enters city pipes.
Usine de filtration Ville de Saint-Georges
Major filtration plant (~$33M) with ozonation, carbon, corrosion control, chlorination (MELCC). Serves ~90% of population from Chaudière intake.
How it reaches your street
~220 km watermains; multiple reservoirs. Lac Poulin used as Plan B during Lac-Mégantic hydrocarbon spill on the Chaudière.