Water Quality & Protection

Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment requires the City to provide notice to consumers about the quality of water produced and supplied. The City is also required to provide information on the performance of its drinking water system and submit water samples.

A variety of tests are conducted on a weekly and annual basis. This information is reported to our regulator, the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency. View the Drinking Water Quality and Compliance Reports from the past three years for more information:

• 2018 Results
• 2017 Results
• 2016 Results

Prevent Contamination

A cross-connection occurs when the water supply comes into direct contact with a contaminant. For example, when you attach your water hose to a pesticide sprayer, a dangerous cross-connection is created. If a drop in water pressure occurs, the hose could act as a link and subsequently siphon the pesticide in the sprayer back into the drinking water supply.

To ensure that potentially harmful cross-connections are avoided, the installation of backflow prevention devices in new homes and buildings is required.

You can help prevent dangerous cross-connections by:

• Leaving a sufficient gap of at least 2.5 cm between the water supply and a potentially contaminated water source.
• Never placing the end of a hose in contaminated water, such as a dishpan, a wading pool, fish tank or pail.
• Attaching a hose connection vacuum breaker to outdoor taps when using a pesticide sprayer with your garden hose.
• Installing a backflow prevention device.