{"id":10583,"date":"2017-03-08T20:16:39","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T20:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantondehatley.ca\/\/?page_id=10583\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T14:10:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T14:10:39","slug":"water-quality","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cantondehatley.ca\/en\/land\/water-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"Water quality"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10583\" class=\"elementor elementor-10583 elementor-10580\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2db73fa0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2db73fa0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ec0d86a\" data-id=\"1ec0d86a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23120e65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23120e65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Well water<\/h2><h4><strong>Why you should have your drinking water (well water) tested<\/strong><\/h4><p>Did you know that Public health recommends that you test your well water on a regular basis.<\/p><ul><li>Bacterial analysis: twice a year, in the Spring and Fall<\/li><li>Nitrates and nitrites (in agricultural zones): once or twice a year<\/li><li>Arsenic and other contaminants: at least once<\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Accredited laboratory in the region:<\/strong><\/span><br \/><strong>Eurofins EnvironeX<br \/><\/strong>3705, boulevard Industriel<br \/>Sherbrooke (Qu\u00e9bec) J1L 1X8<br \/>Telephone: <strong>819 481-1469<br \/><\/strong>Toll free:<strong>\u00a01 877 977-1220<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6088477 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6088477\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00d6cbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00d6cbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Water from the aqueduct network<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa9ad88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"aa9ad88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/cantondehatley.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2025_Bilan-annuel-qualite-eau-potable_Canton-Hatley.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">2025 Statement - Canton de Hatley drinking water quality<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60b30c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"60b30c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/cantondehatley.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2024-Bilan-annuel-qualite-eau-potable-Canton-Hatley.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">2024 Statement - Canton de Hatley drinking water quality<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bd73ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1bd73ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/cantondehatley.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2023_Bilan-annuel-qualite-eau-potable-Canton-Hatley.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">2023 Statement - Canton de Hatley drinking water quality<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80e588b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80e588b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Vulnerability analysis of drinking water sources<\/strong><\/h3><p>Approximately 175 residences in the Canton de Hatley are served by the drinking water network shared with North Hatley.\u00a0 The drinking water treatment plant and its source site belong to the R\u00e9gie des eaux Massawippi, made up of the two municipalities.<\/p><p>In order to meet the requirements of the Water Withdrawal and Protection Regulation and to apply the Groundwater Catchment Regulation adopted by the Government of Quebec, the R\u00e9gie des eaux Massawippi has mandated Asisto to carry out analyzing the vulnerability of its catchment site.<\/p><p>Below you will find some public information from this analysis in the following document :: <a href=\"https:\/\/cantondehatley.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/DOC080124-153118.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Analyse de vuln\u00e9rabilit\u00e9 des sources d&#8217;eau potable &#8211; R\u00e9gie intermunicipale des eaux Massawippi<\/u><\/a><\/p><hr \/><h3><strong>\u00a0<br \/><\/strong><strong>Municipal plan for the reduction of lead in drinking water from the network<\/strong><\/h3><p>(To residents served by the municipal water system)<\/p><p>As part of the government strategy to reduce lead in drinking water, Quebec municipalities must adopt a lead reduction plan.<\/p><p>The plan consists of taking drinking water samples among residences built between 1940 and 1955 to check whether or not there is lead in the drinking water.<\/p><p>This plan does not replace the owner&#8217;s responsibility to check their pipes and service entrance themselves. 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