What is a Small Drinking Water System (SDWS)?
If your business or premises makes drinking water available to the public and you do not get your drinking water from a municipal drinking water system, you may be an owner or operator of a small drinking water system. If you are not sure whether your system is affected, contact your local public health unit. The five categories of small drinking water systems are : Large municipal non-residential drinking water systems, that serve such facilities as municipally-owned airports and industrial parks, and large sports and recreation facilities Small municipal non-residential drinking water systems, that serve such facilities as small community centres, libraries, and sports and recreation facilities Non-municipal seasonal residential drinking water systems, that serve such facilities as private cottages on communal drinking water systems Large non-municipal non-residential drinking water systems, that serve such facilities as large motels and resorts Small non-municipal non-residential dr
