How often is the water tested to assure its quality?
The certified operators at the treatment plant completed about 28,000 tests as part of their daily routine in 2007. Nearly 1,200 bacteria tests were performed by the Provincial Public Health Laboratory on samples collected each week from throughout the water distribution system. Each month a treated water sample is sent to a commercial laboratory for some 30 different analysis, like metals and disinfection by-products. And finally, at least twice each year treated water samples are subjected to a scan of 150 organic compounds including pesticide chemicals, as well as over 50 tests for metals and other more routine analysis. In total, over 30,000 tests were conducted on our drinking water in the year 2007.
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