Kitchener's water supply is primarily sourced from groundwater wells and the Grand River, which contributes about a quarter of the city's drinking water. The water undergoes a thorough treatment process to ensure its safety, including disinfection through a multi-barrier approach and filtration.
snow storage, since Kitchener gets a lot of snow they have a problem with that because the snow that gets melted contains lots of oils, salts, oils, and other heavy metals.
sewage, sewage is a big problem cause if is gets into our water source then then can lead to virsus and diffrent bacteria's into our water source.
water pollution comes from many sources like pecitisides and fertalizers that wash away from farms
How is it treated?
the water in Kitchener is treated well
Where does it come from?
The second area Kitchener's water comes from is groundwater wells which are located in many areas along the city.
One of the areas Kitchener water comes from is the grand River which makes up around 20-25 percent of Kitchener drinking water.
Other information about water supply
about 2 to 3 times harder than the Canadian average.
Kitchener water is normally very hard because of lot's of minerals nd that is why houses use water softeners.
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Where is it treated?
EcoWater Systems Kitchener INC.
Kitchener Waste Water Treatment Plant
Water from the grand River goes through a treatment process at the Manheim Water Treatment Plant.
