Environment & Sustainable Infrastructure Division - Water and Wastewater Group

Environment & Sustainable Infrastructure Division
Water and Wastewater Group

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NEWS RELEASE
May 8, 2012
Hamilton Conservation Authority
enters a
Level 1 Low
Water Condition

Please do your part to reduce
water use!

	Drinking Water • What's in your water? • Rates & Leak Detection • Source Protection • Treatment, Distribution & Testing • Drinking Water Quality Management System (DWQMS) • Legislation .... and more		Sewer • Sewer Backup • Spills • Sewer Maintenance • Collection & Treatment • Sewer By-Law • Sewer Lateral Management .... and more
	Conservation/Education • Information / Meetings • Children's Water Festival • Water Conservation • Walkathon .... and more		Rates • 2012 Rate Budget & Services Overview • Current water rates • Understanding your sewer usages rates .... and more
	Programs • Lead Pipe Service Replacement • Poor Pressure • Wise Water Use • Backflow Prevention Program .... and more		Reports & Plans • Water Quality Reports • Water and Wastewater Master Plan • Biosolid Master Plan • Groundwater Study .... and more

Services
• Water Fill Stations
• Water Quality Procedures
• Obtaining Permits
• Water turn on/off.... and more

Did you know Hamilton has:

	• 2 Wastewater Treatment Plants • 8 Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) tanks • 1,012 kilometers of sanitary sewers • 590 kilometers of combined sewers • 911 kilometers of storm sewers • Over 38,567 wet tonnes of solids were extracted from the wastewater in 2010 • 293 million litres of wastewater flows through Woodward plant per day • Over 2500 kms of sewer lines in Hamilton (sanitary, combined & storm) • 71 Wastewater Pumping Stations
	• 1 Water Treatment Plant • 21 pumping stations • 14,000 hydrants • The Woodward plant treats 243+ million litres of water a day to drink • 1900 kms of water lines in Hamilton (equivalent in distance to the drive to Florida)
	• Environmental Laboratory & Operations Control Centre • 150,000 analytical tests regarding water quality, sewer use and landfill leachate quality • Lab tests water and wastewater seven days a week

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