Given the size and geography of the Ottawa River watershed, it should be of no surprise that drinking water comes from a variety of sources. For some larger municipalities, this is often from surface water, such as rivers and lakes. For others, and many smaller communities, drinking water is sourced from groundwater, either from personal wells or provided by the municipality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Drinking water filtration and distribution facilities work to provide clean, reliable drinking water for many parts of the watershed. Many of these facilities have only had to change their operations slightly over their decades of being in service, because the filtration methods continue to effectively remove contaminants from the water. However, despite the effectiveness of the filtration plants and the availability of freshwater in the watershed, we have to keep protecting our water sources and make sure that there is adequate protection for generations to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While most parts of the watershed have incredible drinking water available, this is not the case for all communities, some of whom continue to live through long-term drinking water advisories. The water available for drinking, cooking, and basic hygiene in these communities is either inconsumable or must be boiled before ingesting, creating an unjust discrepancy between those communities and their neighbours who have access to reliable and safe drinking water.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ottawariverkeeper.ca\/discovery-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/answer\/326"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ottawariverkeeper.ca\/discovery-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/answer"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ottawariverkeeper.ca\/discovery-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/answer"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ottawariverkeeper.ca\/discovery-portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}