Community Descriptions
For more details about the community's water system, click on the community name. For more information about the treatment syste, click on the underlined system class.
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| 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. |
| Bechoko |
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. |