Drinking water
Health Canada has stringent standards for drinking water. Public Health Sudbury & Districts acts when drinking water safety is affected.
Public Health is notified when the safety of drinking water is compromised. Public Health may issue a boil water advisory or a drinking water advisory to owners or operators of regulated drinking water systems.
Drinking water guidelines (Health Canada) are designed to protect the health of the most vulnerable members of society, such as children and older people. The guidelines set out the basic parameters that every water system should strive to achieve in order to provide the cleanest, safest, and most reliable drinking water possible.
Public Health is notified when the safety of drinking water is compromised. Public Health may issue a boil water advisory or a drinking water advisory to owners or operators of regulated drinking water systems. Regulated drinking water systems include:
Many households get their drinking water from a municipal source. If your household is not serviced by municipal water, you are considered to have a private water source.
This item was last modified on October 25, 2018