Halifax Water operates three large water supply plants. Customers living in Halifax, Bedford, Sackville, Fall River, Waverley and Timberlea consume water from the J. Douglas Kline Water Supply Plant at Pockwock Lake. Customers living in Dartmouth, Eastern Passage Westphal and Cole Harbour receive their water from the Lake Major Water Supply Plant at Lake Major.  The Bennery Lake Water Supply Plant produces water for the Airport and the Aerotech Park.

These facilities are operated by certified water treatment plant operators, produce water that meets or exceeds the requirements of the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality, and have capacity to supply their communities for many years of growth and expansion.

Environmental Policy

J. Douglas Kline

Water Supply Plant

ISO 14001 Certification - April 3, 2003

Location: 1749 Pockwock Road, Upper Hammonds Plains
Water Source: Pockwock Lake
Commissioned: 1977
Process: Direct Dual Media Filtration
Current Average Daily Production: 90 ML/day (20 Million igpd)
Plant Capacity: 220 ML/day (50 Million igpd)
Communities Served: Halifax, Bedford, Sackville, Fall River, Waverley, Timberlea

Lake Major

Water Supply Plant

ISO 14001 Certification - April 22, 2004

Location: 290 Cherry Brook Road, Dartmouth
Water Source: Lake Major
Commissioned: 1999
Process: Sedimentation with Multi Media Filtration
Current Average Daily Production: 43 ML/day (9.5 Million igpd)
Plant Capacity: 90 ML/day (20 Million igpd)
Communities Served: Dartmouth, Eastern Passage, Cole Harbour, Westphal

Bennery Lake

Water Supply Plant

Location: Aerotech
Water Source: Bennery Lake
Commissioned: 1987
Process: Direct Filtration
Current Average Daily Production: 12 ML/d (0.257 Million igpd)
Plant Capacity: 0.400 Million igpd
Communities Served: Airport and Areotech Park

Small Systems

Halifax Water also owns and operates six water systems in smaller communities located throughout Halifax Regional Municipality. These systems each have their own water source, use a variety of treatment technologies and have from 9 to 300 customers.

Halifax Water also operates and provides technical advice to other small systems on a fee for service basis. If you are the Owner of a private water system and want to know how we can help you with its operation, call Reid Campbell, P.Eng., Manager of Water Services at (902) 490-4877 or email plantops@hrwc.ca .

Five Island Lake / Collins Park / Middle Musquodoboit / Silver Sands / Miller Lake

Five Island Lake Constructed: 1994 Customers: 12 Location: Highway No. 3, Five Island lake Water Source: Ground Water Treatment Process: Disinfection (Ultraviolet)
Collins Park Constructed:  2010 Customers:  83 Location:  Highway No. 2, along Lake Fletcher, Wellington Water Source:  Lake Fletcher Surface Water Treatment Process:  Membrane Filtration, Disinfection (Ultraviolet & Sodium Hypochlorite)
Middle Musquodoboit Constructed:  2010 Customers:  96 Location: Higginsville Road, alongside Musquodoboit River, Middle Musquodoboit Water Source: Musquodoboit River Surface Water Treatment Process:  Membrane Filtration, Disinfection (Ultraviolet & Sodium Hypochlorite)
Silver Sands Acquired: 1999 Customers: 40 Location: Cow Bay Road Water Source: Ground Water Treatment Process: Iron and manganese, removal/Green sand filtration, Disinfection (Sodium Hypochlorite)
Miller Lake Acquired: 2002 Customers:  50 Location: Miller Lake Road, Fall River Water Source: Ground Water Treatment Process: Disinfection (Sodium Hypochlorite), Treatment Process Under Construction: G2 Media Arsenic Removal