Water Quality
About your water
The City of Red Deer monitors water quality daily at various stages of treatment, as well as in the distribution system. This process ensures that all water quality parameters meet and exceed the acceptable limits as outlined in the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality and by Alberta Environment and Parks. Every year, water is sampled 8,000 times. Our laboratories conduct approximately 20,000 tests on those samples.
Water quality during the spring - Is it safe to drink?
Yes – your drinking water is safe to drink year-round. In the spring, the snow melts and causes high river flows. This leads to higher river turbidity and increased organic materials in the water. This can cause changes in the hardness, odour, taste, and colour of your drinking water. For more information, please refer to the Spring Run-off – Q&A Backgrounder
Why is fluoride in drinking water?
The City of Red Deer adds fluoride to treated drinking water for the public's dental health protection as outlined in the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality and supported by Alberta Health - Fluoride
Water Quality Parameters
As of June 2019, The City of Red Deer will be adding monthly Water Quality Parameters, as well as the summary report for 2018.
- July 2019 Water Quality Parameters (pdf)
- June 2019 Water Quality Parameters (pdf)
- 2018 Water Quality Parameters Summary (pdf)