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Saskatchewan Water Security Agency requires that at least once each year waterworks owners provide notification to consumers of the quality of water produced and supplied as well as information on the performance of the

waterworks in submitting samples as required by a Minister’s Order or Permit to Operate a waterworks.

The following is a summary of the Town of Moosomin’s water quality and sample submission compliance record

for the 2025 time period. This report was completed on April 23rd, 2026.  Readers should refer to Environment’s Municipal Drinking Water Quality Monitoring Guidelines, November 2002, EPB 202 for more information on minimum sample submission requirements and the meaning of type of sample.  Permit requirements for a specific waterworks may require more sampling than outlined in the department’s monitoring guidelines.  If consumers need more information on the nature and significance of specific water tests, for example, “what is the significance of selenium in a water supply”, more detailed information is available from:

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/pubs/water-eau/index_e.html

 

Water Quality Standards Bacteriological Quality

                                                                                                Regular Samples                     Regular Samples     # of Positive Regular 

Parameter/Location                  Limit                                        Required                                  Submitted               Submitted(Percentage)  

Total Coliform and                     0 Organisms/100 mg/L                                                          52                                                                   52                                       0  

Background Bacteria               Less than 200 Organisms/100 ml

 

Water Disinfection Chlorine Residual in Distribution System for Test Results Submitted with Bacteriological Samples

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                                Minimum                Free Chlorine          Total Chlorine         # Tests                     # Tests                     # Adequate

Parameter                Limit (mg/L)           Residual Range       Residual Range       Required               Submitted       Chlorine(Percentage)

Chlorine                               0.1 mg/L free OR

Residual                               0.5 mg/L total                                0.50 - 1.28                       0.72 – 1.48                            52                                        52                                    52 (100%)

 

 

Water Disinfection Free Chlorine Residual for Water Entering Distribution System from Waterworks Records-From Treatment Plant Records

  

Parameter                Limit (mg/L)                           Test Level Range               #Tests Performed    #Tests Not Meeting Requirements 

Free Chlorine                            at least 0.1                                                          0.81 – 1.53                                            730                                                          0

Residual                                           

A minimum of 0.1 milligrams per litre(mg/L) free chlorine residual is required for water entering the distribution system. Tests are normally performed on a daily basis by the waterworks operator and are to be recorded in operation records.  This data includes the number of free chlorine residual tests performed, the overall range of free chlorine residual (highest and lowest recorded values) and the number of tests and percentage of results not meeting the minimum requirement of 0.1 mg/L free chlorine residual.

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Turbidity – From Water Treatment Plant Records

                                Limit        Test Level               #Tests Not Meeting               Maximum                #Tests                      #Tests

Parameter                (NTU)     Range                      Requirements                     Turbidity (NTU)       Required             Performed (2X daily)

 

Turbidity                   1.00       0.04 –  0.47 NTU                                                 0                                                             0.47                                 730                                      730

 

The last sample for Chemical Health analysis was submitted on February 9th, 2024.  Sample results indicated that the provincial drinking water quality standards were not exceeded. 

 

The last sample for General Chemical analysis was required in 2024 and submitted on February 9, 2024. Sample results indicated that there were no exceedances of the provincial aesthetic objectives for the General Chemical category.

 

                

More information on water quality and sample submission performance may be obtained from:

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Town of Moosomin

Box 730

                                      Phone:   (306) 435-2988                                     

Fax:        (306) 435-3343

Moosomin, Sask. S0G 3N0