Drinking Water

The (Azouzetta) Azu Small Water System receives recharge strictly from the surrounding watershed. The water is good quality with all measured parameters meeting the Canadian Drinking Water Standards and Northern Health requirements. The exceptions are the nuisance parameter iron and manganese which produce a red scale accumulation inside the galvanized piping that can build up and block lines. To help prevent this, the lines are regularly flushed with HCl and NaOH without shutting down the system.

The Bear Lake Small Water System receives recharge strictly from the surrounding watershed. The water is good quality with all measured parameters much less than Canadian Drinking Water Standards. Nuisance parameter iron and manganese are 0.12 mg/1 and 0.001 mg/1 respectively. Sulphate and sodium are 1 mg/1 and 3.8 mg/1 respectively. The hardness of the water is 99 mg/1. The low hardness, lack of nuisance parameters, and the fact that all the parameters tested are far below recommended standards, means no treatment is required.