From source to sink
Where Trois-Rivieres water comes from
A plain-language tour of the lakes, rivers, or wells that feed Trois-Rivieres, 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 Trois-Rivieres water lives
Source waters and treatment plants pinned from published utility names. Open a pin below for the full OpenStreetMap view.
- CityTrois-Rivieres
Municipal service area
- Source waterRivière Saint-Maurice
Source water
- Treatment plantUsine de filtration de Trois-Rivières
Approximate pin near Trois-Rivieres (exact plant coordinates pending)
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Deep dive for households
Trois-Rivieres drinking water starts as a mix of surface water and wells. The named sources on the utility record are Rivière Saint-Maurice, Municipal groundwater wells (multiple wellfields). That is the water that eventually reaches kitchen taps after treatment, not a separate bottled brand.
Water is cleaned at Usine de filtration de Trois-Rivières before it enters city pipes. Surface-water plant on Rivière Saint-Maurice; coagulation/flocculation, filtration, UV, and chlorine/chloramine residual; serves roughly 60% of customers (city cites ~70% surface / 30% groundwater overall supply mix).
After treatment, water moves through pumps, storage, and underground mains to reach streets and buildings. Besides the Saint-Maurice filtration plant, several groundwater production sectors (including Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Saint-Louis-de-France, Sainte-Marthe-du-Cap, and parts of Trois-Rivières-Ouest) feed local reservoirs and a partly interconnected aqueduct network.
One detail that makes Trois-Rivieres water feel local: Unlike many St. Lawrence cities, Trois-Rivières does not use the St. Lawrence as its municipal drinking-water source; groundwater remains a major share of supply. 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
Mixed surface and groundwater
A blend of surface water and wells, depending on the neighbourhood or season.
Research confidence: high
Named source waters
- Rivière Saint-Maurice
- Municipal groundwater wells (multiple wellfields)
Treatment plants
These are the buildings that filter and disinfect water before it enters city pipes.
Usine de filtration de Trois-Rivières
Surface-water plant on Rivière Saint-Maurice; coagulation/flocculation, filtration, UV, and chlorine/chloramine residual; serves roughly 60% of customers (city cites ~70% surface / 30% groundwater overall supply mix).
How it reaches your street
Besides the Saint-Maurice filtration plant, several groundwater production sectors (including Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Saint-Louis-de-France, Sainte-Marthe-du-Cap, and parts of Trois-Rivières-Ouest) feed local reservoirs and a partly interconnected aqueduct network.