Clean, safe drinking water – anytime you need it
Have you ever turned on your tap and wondered what it takes to get that clean, refreshing water straight to your home? Here at Halton, we work around the clock to ensure you always have access to safe, high-quality drinking water. Whether it’s for your morning coffee, a hospital’s critical needs, or a school’s water fountains, we’re here to make sure clean water flows whenever and wherever it’s needed.
In Halton, our drinking water comes from two key sources: Lake Ontario or groundwater wells. Before it reaches your home, the water is treated to meet strict provincial water quality standards, stored safely, and then distributed to homes and businesses through underground water systems. Throughout the process, we conduct regular water quality testing and complete an annual Water Quality Review and Report to ensure we meet or exceed the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002 (external link) requirements.
How your water gets to you
Source Water Treatment Storage Distribution
Now available: 2024 Water Drinking Systems Flow Report
We're excited to share the 2024 Drinking Water Systems Report, which offers a behind-the-scenes look at how we manage water across the community. This report covers:
- 11 municipal drinking water systems that serve our region
- How we meet and exceed provincial water quality standards
- The volume of water we manage daily
- Our ongoing commitment to keeping your water safe
Report highlights
In 2024, we produced more than 65,861,000,000 litres of drinking water, which is an average 180,000,000 litres per day. That’s the same as filling 3,500 professional hockey rinks daily.
We are proud to have high-performing facilities with an average inspection rating of 99.62%!
Water produced in 2024
- Acton Drinking Water System: 2,332,000,000 litres
- Burlington Water Treatment Plant: 28,292,000,000 litres
- Burloak Water Treatment Plant: 11,854,000,000 litres
- Campbelville Drinking Water System: 9,000,000 litres
- Georgetown Treatment & Distribution System: 5,011,000,000 litres
- Milton Drinking Water System: 1,101,000,000 litres
- Oakville Water Treatment Plant: 17,262,000,000 litres
- Total: 65,861,000,000 litres
Award-winning water treatment
This is our 5th year being the first municipality in Canada to receive the Director’s Awards from the American Water Works Association’s Partnership for Safe Water Program (external link) for the Burloak, Burlington, and Oakville Water Treatment Plants.
Find out more about each of our drinking water systems and the communities they serve in the 2024 Drinking Water Systems Report. To learn more about the quality of your drinking water and how you can arrange a tour of a treatment plant, visit Water Quality and Protection.
We appreciate the efforts of our Public Works team, who make it possible to have safe, clean water readily available at our fingertips.
From top: The Burlington Water Treatment Plant, the Oakville Water Treatment Plant, and the Burloak Water Treatment Plant.