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Water system Stratford Drinking Water System

Municipal drinking-water system

Worth a closer look

Recent public records include a few items that deserve attention.

123 Over-limit tests

Fluoride, Total coliform · over the last 4 years

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15 Incident records

over the last 4 years

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▸ How to read these numbers

Over-limit tests. That is a regulatory flag in the public record. A count alone does not say how long a result lasted, whether it was retested, or that every tap in the building was affected. Open the detailed records for timing and context.
Incident records. Ontario systems must file these reports for many operational signals (sampling flags, instrument notices, follow-ups, and similar). A report is not the same as an “accident,” and a high count does not by itself mean people at this building had a water emergency. Open the detailed records for what was filed.

Worth knowing day to day

Plant averages from the provincial monitoring program (not this year’s report and not your kitchen tap). When enough samples exist from 2019 onward, we prefer that recent window and compare it to the longer record.

Hardness · 552 mg/L as CaCO3 Very hard water · soft <60 · hard 60–180 · very hard >180 mg/L

Longer-term only (too few samples from 2019 onward) · 1998–2015 · 38 samples

More scale on kettles, faucets, and appliances. Soap often lathers poorly.

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Sodium level · 19.6 mg/L Typical levels · diet notice 20 · taste ≤200 mg/L

Longer-term only (too few samples from 2019 onward) · 2011–2015 · 11 samples

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Chloride · 7 mg/L Typical levels · taste ≤250 mg/L (Ontario)

Longer-term only (too few samples from 2019 onward) · 1998–2018 · 49 samples

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Nitrate + Nitrite · 0.02 mg/L as N Typical levels · standard 10 mg/L as N (Ontario)

Longer-term only (too few samples from 2019 onward) · 2003–2022 · 17 samples

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Fluoride · 1.46 mg/L Typical levels · target 0.5–0.8 · max 1.5 mg/L

Longer-term only (too few samples from 2019 onward) · 1998–2018 · 51 samples

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pH balance · 7.9 In the usual range · usual 6.5–8.5 (Ontario)

Longer-term only (too few samples from 2019 onward) · 2003–2018 · 24 samples

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Next steps

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What's behind these numbers

Years covered: 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, 2021-22.

What the numbers refer to

Over-limit tests

Regulatory flags when a monitored result was above an Ontario standard. A count alone does not say how long a result lasted or that every tap was affected.

123 over-limit tests in recent records.

8,827 recent test results processed.
Parameters involved: Fluoride, Total coliform.

Incident records

Incident records are required system filings — not a count of taps affected, and not automatically a drinking-water emergency.

15 incident records in public records — not a count of taps affected.

Other public-record context

Inspection history

Provincial inspection scores have varied between years — see the percentages below.

MRS inspection ratings in recent years: 91.3%, 96.9%, 100.0%, 96.1%.
Inspection ratings come from the MRS Inspection Rating Water Quality table.
Other recent records include: 123 over-limit tests and 15 incident records.

Inspection ratings summarize provincial inspections, not every individual test.

Source and operator context

Owner: Stratford, The Corporation Of The City Of

Source-water context has not yet been linked from local intake-station data.

Evidence

Owner on record: STRATFORD, THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF (Owner Legal Name, Test Results).

Operating authority was not present in the local records we processed.
Source-water context has not yet been linked from local intake-station data.
Contact details (phone, website, email) are not available in the local provincial open-data files we processed.

Nearby reports

Other public records related to Stratford.

HILLSIDE MANOR WELL SUPPLY (system)

Confidence: high

Why shown: Direct DWS number and system-name match.

Limitation: This is a related public-record result, not a confirmed household service-boundary match.
R243 STRATFORD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (system)

Confidence: high

Why shown: Direct DWS number and system-name match.

Limitation: This is a related public-record result, not a confirmed household service-boundary match.
R243 STRATFORD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (school)

Confidence: high

Why shown: System category is 'Public School': building water record.

Limitation: School/child-care records reflect building plumbing tests, not operation of a municipal treatment plant.
R243 HAMLET PS (1006) (system)

Confidence: high

Why shown: Direct DWS number and system-name match.

Limitation: This is a related public-record result, not a confirmed household service-boundary match.
R243 HAMLET PS (1006) (school)

Confidence: high

Why shown: System category is 'Public School': building water record.

Limitation: School/child-care records reflect building plumbing tests, not operation of a municipal treatment plant.
R243 ST MICHAEL CATHOLIC SS (4298) (system)

Confidence: high

Why shown: Direct DWS number and system-name match.

Limitation: This is a related public-record result, not a confirmed household service-boundary match.

Reports related to this area, grouped by municipality field. Not a confirmed household service-boundary match.

About this record set

Data coverage

Based on public records for 4 recent fiscal years: 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, 2021-22.

Covers recent fiscal years only; older years are not summarized here.

Record identifiers

System number:: 220000530
System category:: LMRS (Municipal drinking-water system)
Owner on record:: STRATFORD, THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF
Public health unit:: HURON PERTH PUBLIC HEALTH
Regulation:: Reg 170/03