The City of Owen Sound Water/Wastewater Department is responsible for the following:
Annual Reports |
Drinking Water Quality Management System Policy The City of Owen Sound's Quality Management System Operational Plan is available to view at the City of Owen Sound Public Works Office at 1900 20th Street East, Owen Sound, ON N4K 1Z4. |
Financial Plan |
Drinking Water Source Protection |
The Drinking Water Source Protection Committee for the Saugeen, Grey Sauble, Northern Bruce Peninsula Region has completed Source Protection Plans. These plans include policies to reduce the risk of contamination and overuse to local drinking water sources. To learn more about Drinking Water Source Protection and view reports on local drinking water sources visit www.waterprotection.ca. |
Water Treatment and Distribution |
The City of Owen Sound Water Treatment and Distribution System consists of approximately 142 kilometers of pipe and services approximately 7000 connections. It includes two booster stations, the reservoir and the Water Treatment Plant. The distribution system consists of multiple pressure zones. Additional information is available on Grey Bruce Health Unit's water information webpage. |
Wastewater Collection and Treatment |
The City of Owen Sound Wastewater Collection System consists of approximately 111 kilometers of pipe and services approximately 7000 connections. It includes several minor pumping stations and one major pumping stations. It discharges to the Owen Sound Wastewater Treatment Plant located north of the Bayshore Community Centre. The Treatment Plant is currently being upgraded to secondary treatment. |
Wastewater Treatment Plant - Update |
For more information and live feed regarding the Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade, please see our Current Projects page. |
Frozen water services emergency response plan |
Backflow Prevention Program |
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On January 10th 2022 the City of Owen Sound passed a Backflow Prevention By-law. The by-law’s purpose is to ensure that the city continues to provide safe and high-quality drinking water to our community by decreasing the chance of backflow into our municipal drinking water system. The City is legally responsible under the Safe Drinking Water Act, Section 19, Standard of Care to exercise due diligence in the operation of its water system. The installation of backflow preventers is a requirement for specific types of buildings under Section 7 of the Ontario Building Code. Specifically, this bylaw applies to Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional properties in the City. The City will cover the cost of the building premise isolation backflow preventor on water and fire service under this program. Either the City’s Backflow Coordinator (a licensed plumber) will install the backflow preventer, or, in the case of some larger installations, a plumber retained by the building owner will install the required device and the building owner will be reimbursed the cost. The building owner will be given a list of qualified contractors that can install and or test these backflow preventers. This by-law won’t impact residential property owners. In residential buildings, there are limited cross connections and lower risks.
The residents of Owen Sound can have the greatest confidence that all steps are being taken to ensure that our municipal drinking water continues to be clean and safe for everyone. |
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