Northwest Territories Drinking Water Quality Database

Community Descriptions

For more details about the community's water system, click on the community name. For more information about the treatment system, click on the underlined system class.

 

Community Water Source Type of Treatment Plant
Aklavik Mackenzie River (Peel Channel) Class 2 – Flocculator / Tube Clarifier and Package Plant (coagulation, flocculation, inclined tube settling and multi-media filter) with liquid chlorine disinfection and storage.
Behchokö Marian Lake / West Channel Class 2 – Package Plant (coagulation, flocculation, inclined tube settling and two multi-media filters) with liquid chlorine disinfection and storage. A new WTP is being constructed in Rae. Planning is underway for a new WTP in Edzo.
Colville Lake Colville Lake None (Design is currently underway).
Deline Great Bear Lake Small System - Truckfill station with liquid chlorine disinfection (truckfill upgrade or replacement will likely be required within the next five years).
Dettah City of Yellowknife (Yellowknife River) None (treated water comes from City of Yellowknife via trucked delivery).
Enterprise Town of Hay River (Great Slave Lake) None (treated water comes from Town of Hay River via trucked delivery).
Fort Good Hope Mackenzie River Small System - Seasonal fill earthen reservoir and truckfill station with liquid chlorine disinfection (truckfill station upgrade project currently underway).
Fort Liard Groundwater under influence of surface water Class 1 - Two pressure greensand filters with potassium permanganate feed, liquid chlorine disinfection and storage.
Fort McPherson Deep Water Lake Class 2 – Package Plant (coagulation, flocculation, inclined tube settling and multi-media filter) with liquid chlorine disinfection and storage.
Fort Providence Mackenzie River Class 2 – Package Plant (coagulation, flocculation, inclined tube settling and two multi-media filters) with liquid chlorine disinfection and storage.
Fort Resolution Great Slave Lake (Resolution Bay) Class 2 – Package Plant (coagulation, flocculation, inclined tube settling and two multi-media filters) with liquid chlorine disinfection and storage.
Fort Simpson Mackenzie River Class 2 – Package Plant (coagulation, flocculation, inclined tube settling and two multi-media filters) with liquid chlorine disinfection and storage.
Fort Smith Slave River Class 2 – Primary Settling Reservoir (summer only), Clarifiers (coagulation, flocculation and sedimentation combined), and rapid sand filtration.
Gamètì Rae Lake Small System - Truckfill station with liquid chlorine disinfection and backup generator
Hay River Great Slave Lake Class 2 – Package Plant (coagulation, flocculation, inclined tube settling and two multi-media filters) with liquid chlorine disinfection and storage
Inuvik Mackenzie River & 3 Mile Lake (winter) / Hidden Lake (summer) Class 2 – Sand filters (winter only), tempering, gaseous chlorine disinfection, liquid fluoridation and storage.
Jean Marie River Jean Marie River Small System – Seasonal fill earthen reservoir and truckfill station with liquid chlorine disinfection.
Kakisa

Town of Hay River (Great Slave Lake)

None (treated water comes from Town of Hay River via truck delivery).
K'atlodeeche First Nation Town of Hay River (Great Slave Lake) Truckfill station with underground reservoir and chlorine addition (treated water comes from Town of Hay River via supply line under the Hay River).
Lutselk’e Great Slave Lake (Christie Bay) Small System – Truckfill station with twin intakes with liquid chlorine disinfection, and backup generator.
Nahanni Butte Groundwater Class 1 - Two pressure greensand filters with potassium permanganate feed, liquid chlorine disinfection and storage.
Norman Wells Mackenzie River Class 2 – Package Plant (coagulation, flocculation, inclined tube settling and two multi-media filters) with liquid chlorine disinfection and storage.
Paulatuk New Water Lake Small System – Truckfill station with liquid chlorine disinfection, and backup generator.
Sachs Harbour DOT (or MOT) Lake Small System – Truckfill station with cartridge filtration, liquid chlorine disinfection and backup generator.
Trout Lake Trout Lake Small System – Seasonal fill earthen reservoir and truckfill station with liquid chlorine disinfection.
Tsiigehtchic Tso Lake Small System – Nanofiltration with storage and liquid chlorine disinfection
Tuktoyaktuk Kudlak Lake Small System – Seasonal fill earthen reservoir, pump service building and truckfill station with liquid chlorine disinfection.
Tulita Great Bear River Small System – Microfiltration with storage and liquid chlorine disinfection.
Ulukhaktok RCAF Lake Small System – Truckfill station with twin intakes, liquid chlorine disinfection and backup generator.
Wekweètì Snare Lake Small System – Truckfill station with liquid chlorine disinfection and backup generator.
Whatì Groundwater Class 1 – Two pressure greensand filters with potassium permanganate feed, two softeners and liquid chlorine disinfection.
Wrigley Groundwater under influence of surface water Small System - Liquid chlorine disinfection and storage.
Yellowknife Yellowknife River Class 1 – tempering, gaseous chlorine disinfection and liquid fluoridation.