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Water Supply and Distribution

Water Supply:

Water is supplied to the City of Vaughan from the City of Toronto and the Region of Peel. Toronto and Peel use water from Lake Ontario which is treated for domestic consumption. York Region purchases water from Toronto and Peel, the wholesale suppliers to Vaughan. The City of Vaughan is the retail supplier of water to the consumer.

The City of Vaughan Water Services Department is responsible for the uninterrupted supply and distribution of safe, potable drinking water to all residential, industrial, commercial and institutional customers.

Water Distribution:

York Region owns and operates large metering chambers, pumping stations, storage reservoirs and large diameter trunk watermains. The City of Vaughan owns, operates and maintains the pumping stations, watermains, fire hydrants and service connections.

The City of Vaughan’s water distribution system conveys water across the City from an elevation of 143m to 240m and as a result, it is split into 7 pressure districts to reflect these elevation changes.

Pumping stations are required to deliver water at an acceptable pressure range where water is pumped up in stages of about 30 meters per lift. This allows all water customers to be served with water within an acceptable range of pressure. York Region owns two pumping stations within the City of Vaughan to assist with this operation.

York Region also owns 7 reservoirs in the City. These reservoirs are required to provide stored water for three purposes:

· Additional supply required during short term high demand periods

· Fire fighting

· Emergency (watermain breaks, power failure)

· The Environmental Services Department is responsible for maintaining the watermain distribution system in Kleinburg

Contact Information

Environmental Services Department

Phone:
905-832-2281

Fax:
905-303-2005

Email:
accessvaughan@vaughan.ca

Location:
Joint Operations Centre
2800 Rutherford Rd.
Vaughan, ON
L4K 2N9

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