Nova Scotia
The 39 hardness figures we’ve verified run from 0.1 to 18 grains per gallon, with a median of 1.4; 10% are hard or very hard.
SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hard
Soft to very hard 0.1–17.5 gpg
How the 39 figures spread across the bands
- Soft 11
- Slightly hard 21
- Moderately hard 3
- Hard 3
- Very hard 1
- Hardness
- 1.4 gpg medianAverage 2.2 gpg (38 ppm), from 0.1 to 18. Each published figure counts once in the average, median and spread; a figure published as a range is shown as its range and isn't averaged.
- Coverage
- 111 places146 listings as published, on 29 named water systems or zones
- Disinfectant
- 1 of 104use chloramine; 103 use chlorine
- Fluoride
- 17 of 53add fluoride to their water
Every place we have
Sources are each city’s water quality report or its utility. Gather the listings up by place or by the water system that serves them, or see every listing as published; open a group to see what’s in it.
111 places
| On the scale | Disinfectant | Fluoride | Sources | Ask Aqua | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inverness2 listings: Inverness County Water Utility 2 notes
|
12–18 gpg200–299 ppm, very hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hard
Very hard 11.7–17.5 gpg |
Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | |
Inverness 2 notes
|
12–18 gpg200–299 ppm, very hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hard
Very hard 11.7–17.5 gpg |
– | – | ||
Inverness (Inverness County Water Utility) |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Bridgetown2 listings: Annapolis County |
8.9 gpg152 ppm, hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardHard 8.9 gpg |
Chlorine | Not fluoridated | HardnessDisinfectant | |
Bridgetown |
8.9 gpg152 ppm, hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardHard 8.9 gpg |
– | Not fluoridated | Hardness | |
Bridgetown (Annapolis County) |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Cow BayOn Silver Sands system |
7.6 gpg130 ppm, hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardHard 7.6 gpg |
– | – | Hardness | |
Pictou |
7.6 gpg130 ppm, hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardHard 7.6 gpg |
Chlorine | – | HardnessDisinfectant | |
Amherst No source linked
|
5.3 gpg91 ppm, moderately hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 5.3 gpg |
Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | |
Kentville |
5.0 gpg85 ppm, moderately hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 5.0 gpg |
Chlorine | Added | Hardness | |
Margaretsville2 listings: Annapolis County |
3.6 gpg62 ppm, moderately hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 3.6 gpg |
Chlorine | Not fluoridated | HardnessDisinfectant | |
Margaretsville |
3.6 gpg62 ppm, moderately hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 3.6 gpg |
– | Not fluoridated | Hardness | |
Margaretsville (Annapolis County) |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Cole Harbour2 listings: Halifax Water - Lake Major |
3.2 gpg55 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 3.2 gpg |
Chlorine | Added | HardnessDisinfectant | |
Cole Harbour |
3.2 gpg55 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 3.2 gpg |
– | – | Hardness | |
Cole Harbour (Halifax Water - Lake Major) |
– | Chlorine | Added | Disinfectant | ||
Dartmouth2 listings: Halifax Water - Lake Major |
3.2 gpg55 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 3.2 gpg |
Chlorine | Added | HardnessDisinfectant | |
Dartmouth |
3.2 gpg55 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 3.2 gpg |
– | – | Hardness | |
Dartmouth (Halifax Water - Lake Major) |
– | Chlorine | Added | Disinfectant | ||
Eastern Passage2 listings: Halifax Water - Lake Major |
3.2 gpg55 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 3.2 gpg |
Chlorine | Added | HardnessDisinfectant | |
Eastern Passage |
3.2 gpg55 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 3.2 gpg |
– | – | Hardness | |
Eastern Passage (Halifax Water - Lake Major) |
– | Chlorine | Added | Disinfectant | ||
North Preston2 listings: Halifax Water - Lake Major |
3.2 gpg55 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 3.2 gpg |
Chlorine | Added | HardnessDisinfectant | |
North Preston |
3.2 gpg55 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 3.2 gpg |
– | – | Hardness | |
North Preston (Halifax Water - Lake Major) |
– | Chlorine | Added | Disinfectant | ||
Westphal2 listings: Halifax Water - Lake Major |
3.2 gpg55 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 3.2 gpg |
Chlorine | Added | HardnessDisinfectant | |
Westphal |
3.2 gpg55 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 3.2 gpg |
– | – | Hardness | |
Westphal (Halifax Water - Lake Major) |
– | Chlorine | Added | Disinfectant | ||
Glace Bay2 listings: CBRM - Glace Bay WTP |
2.9 gpg49 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 2.9 gpg |
Chlorine | – | HardnessDisinfectant | |
Glace Bay |
2.9 gpg49 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 2.9 gpg |
– | – | Hardness | |
Glace Bay (CBRM - Glace Bay WTP) |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Westville No source linked
|
2.4 gpg41 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 2.4 gpg |
Chlorine | Not fluoridated | Disinfectant | |
Truro No source linked
|
2.3 gpg39 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 2.3 gpg |
Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | |
New Waterford2 listings: CBRM - New Waterford WTP No source linked
|
2.2 gpg38 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 2.2 gpg |
Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | |
New Waterford No source linked
|
2.2 gpg38 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 2.2 gpg |
– | – | ||
New Waterford (CBRM - New Waterford WTP) |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Hubley2 listings: Five Island Lake system |
1.8 gpg31 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 1.8 gpg |
– | Not fluoridated | Hardness | |
Hubley |
– | – | Not fluoridated | |||
Hubley (Five Island Lake system) |
1.8 gpg31 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 1.8 gpg |
– | – | Hardness | |
Springhill2 listings: Cumberland County No source linked
|
1.8 gpg31 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 1.8 gpg |
Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | |
Springhill No source linked
|
1.8 gpg31 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 1.8 gpg |
– | – | ||
Springhill (Cumberland County) |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Bridgewater No source linked
|
1.5 gpg26 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 1.5 gpg |
Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | |
Middle Musquodoboit |
1.5 gpg26 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 1.5 gpg |
– | Not fluoridated | Hardness | |
Windsor2 listings: West Hants - Windsor WTP No source linked
|
1.3 gpg22 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 1.3 gpg |
Chlorine | Not fluoridated | Disinfectant | |
Windsor No source linked
|
1.3 gpg22 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 1.3 gpg |
– | – | ||
Windsor (West Hants - Windsor WTP) |
– | Chlorine | Not fluoridated | Disinfectant | ||
Beaver Bank |
1.2 gpg20 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 1.2 gpg |
– | – | Hardness | |
Bedford2 listings: Halifax Water - Pockwock/J.D. Kline |
1.2 gpg20 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 1.2 gpg |
Chlorine | Added | HardnessDisinfectant | |
Bedford |
1.2 gpg20 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 1.2 gpg |
– | – | Hardness | |
Bedford (Halifax Water - Pockwock/J.D. Kline) |
– | Chlorine | Added | Disinfectant | ||
Fall River2 listings: Halifax Water - Pockwock/J.D. Kline |
1.2 gpg20 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 1.2 gpg |
Chlorine | Added | HardnessDisinfectant | |
Fall River |
1.2 gpg20 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 1.2 gpg |
– | – | Hardness | |
Fall River (Halifax Water - Pockwock/J.D. Kline) |
– | Chlorine | Added | Disinfectant | ||
Halifax2 listings: Halifax Water - Pockwock/J.D. Kline |
1.2 gpg20 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 1.2 gpg |
Chlorine | Added | HardnessDisinfectant | |
Halifax |
1.2 gpg20 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 1.2 gpg |
– | – | Hardness | |
Halifax (Halifax Water - Pockwock/J.D. Kline) |
– | Chlorine | Added | Disinfectant | ||
Hammonds Plains |
1.2 gpg20 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 1.2 gpg |
– | – | Hardness | |
Sackville2 listings: Halifax Water - Pockwock/J.D. Kline; Lower/Middle |
1.2 gpg20 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 1.2 gpg |
Chlorine | Added | HardnessDisinfectant | |
Sackville (Halifax Water - Pockwock/J.D. Kline) |
– | Chlorine | Added | Disinfectant | ||
Sackville (Lower/Middle) |
1.2 gpg20 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 1.2 gpg |
– | – | Hardness | |
Timberlea2 listings: Halifax Water - Pockwock/J.D. Kline |
1.2 gpg20 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 1.2 gpg |
Chlorine | Added | HardnessDisinfectant | |
Timberlea |
1.2 gpg20 ppm, slightly hard | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 1.2 gpg |
– | – | Hardness | |
Timberlea (Halifax Water - Pockwock/J.D. Kline) |
– | Chlorine | Added | Disinfectant | ||
North Sydney2 listings: CBRM - Pottle Lake WTP |
0.8 gpg14 ppm, soft | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSoft 0.8 gpg |
Chlorine | – | HardnessDisinfectant | |
North Sydney |
0.8 gpg14 ppm, soft | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSoft 0.8 gpg |
– | – | Hardness | |
North Sydney (CBRM - Pottle Lake WTP) |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Sydney Mines2 listings: CBRM - Pottle Lake WTP |
0.8 gpg14 ppm, soft | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSoft 0.8 gpg |
Chlorine | – | HardnessDisinfectant | |
Sydney Mines |
0.8 gpg14 ppm, soft | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSoft 0.8 gpg |
– | – | Hardness | |
Sydney Mines (CBRM - Pottle Lake WTP) |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
New Glasgow No source linked
|
0.7 gpg12 ppm, soft | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSoft 0.7 gpg |
– | Not fluoridated | ||
Liverpool2 listings: Region of Queens - Town Lake |
0.3 gpg5 ppm, soft | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSoft 0.3 gpg |
Chlorine | – | HardnessDisinfectant | |
Liverpool |
0.3 gpg5 ppm, soft | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSoft 0.3 gpg |
– | – | Hardness | |
Liverpool (Region of Queens - Town Lake) |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Lunenburg No source linked
|
0.3 gpg5 ppm, soft | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSoft 0.3 gpg |
– | – | ||
Mahone Bay |
0.3 gpg5 ppm, soft | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSoft 0.3 gpg |
Chlorine | Not fluoridated | Hardness | |
Cornwallis Park2 listings: Annapolis County |
0.2 gpg4 ppm, soft | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSoft 0.2 gpg |
Chlorine | Not fluoridated | HardnessDisinfectant | |
Cornwallis Park |
0.2 gpg4 ppm, soft | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSoft 0.2 gpg |
– | Not fluoridated | Hardness | |
Cornwallis Park (Annapolis County) |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Glooscap First Nation2 listings: West Hants - Hantsport WTP |
0.2 gpg4 ppm, soft | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSoft 0.2 gpg |
Chlorine | Not fluoridated | HardnessDisinfectant | |
Glooscap First Nation |
0.2 gpg4 ppm, soft | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSoft 0.2 gpg |
– | – | Hardness | |
Glooscap First Nation (West Hants - Hantsport WTP) |
– | Chlorine | Not fluoridated | Disinfectant | ||
Hants Border2 listings: West Hants - Hantsport WTP |
0.2 gpg4 ppm, soft | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSoft 0.2 gpg |
Chlorine | Not fluoridated | HardnessDisinfectant | |
Hants Border |
0.2 gpg4 ppm, soft | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSoft 0.2 gpg |
– | – | Hardness | |
Hants Border (West Hants - Hantsport WTP) |
– | Chlorine | Not fluoridated | Disinfectant | ||
Hantsport2 listings: West Hants - Hantsport WTP |
0.2 gpg4 ppm, soft | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSoft 0.2 gpg |
Chlorine | Not fluoridated | HardnessDisinfectant | |
Hantsport |
0.2 gpg4 ppm, soft | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSoft 0.2 gpg |
– | – | Hardness | |
Hantsport (West Hants - Hantsport WTP) |
– | Chlorine | Not fluoridated | Disinfectant | ||
Oxford No source linked
|
0.1 gpg2 ppm, soft | SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSoft 0.1 gpg |
Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | |
AlmaOn Pictou County Water Utility |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Annapolis Royal2 listings: Annapolis County - Granville Ferry system |
– | Chlorine | Not fluoridated | Disinfectant | ||
Annapolis Royal |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Annapolis Royal (Annapolis County - Granville Ferry system) |
– | – | Not fluoridated | |||
Antigonish |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Antigonish Fringe AreaOn Antigonish County |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
ArichatOn Richmond County - Babins Lake |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Baddeck |
– | Chlorine | Not fluoridated | Disinfectant | ||
Birch GroveOn CBRM - Glace Bay WTP |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
BrooklynOn Region of Queens - Town Lake |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
CheticampOn Inverness County Water Utility |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Cow Bay - Silver SandsOn Halifax Water - Lake Major |
– | Chlorine | Added | Disinfectant | ||
CoxheathOn CBRM - Sydney WTP |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Curry's CornerOn West Hants - Windsor WTP |
– | Chlorine | Not fluoridated | Disinfectant | ||
Debert |
– | Chlorine | Not fluoridated | Disinfectant | ||
Dingwall2 listings: Victoria County |
– | Chlorine | Not fluoridated | Disinfectant | ||
Dingwall |
– | – | Not fluoridated | |||
Dingwall (Victoria County) |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
DominionOn CBRM - Glace Bay WTP |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
DonkinOn CBRM - Glace Bay WTP |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
ElmsdaleOn East Hants - Regional/Enfield Water Treatment Facility |
– | Chlorine | Added | Disinfectant | ||
EnfieldOn East Hants - Regional/Enfield Water Treatment Facility |
– | Chlorine | Added | Disinfectant | ||
FalmouthOn West Hants - Falmouth WTP |
– | Chlorine | Not fluoridated | Disinfectant | ||
Garlands CrossingOn West Hants - Windsor WTP |
– | Chlorine | Not fluoridated | Disinfectant | ||
Grand Lake RoadOn CBRM - Sydney WTP |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Granville Ferry2 listings: Annapolis County; Annapolis County - Granville Ferry system |
– | Chlorine | Not fluoridated | Disinfectant | ||
Granville Ferry (Annapolis County - Granville Ferry system) |
– | – | Not fluoridated | |||
Granville Ferry (Annapolis County) |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Greenwood |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
HillsideOn Pictou County, Trenton supply |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Ingonish BeachOn Victoria County - Ingonish |
– | Chlorine | Not fluoridated | Disinfectant | ||
Ingonish HarbourOn Victoria County - Ingonish |
– | Chlorine | Not fluoridated | Disinfectant | ||
Judique2 listings: Inverness County Water Utility |
– | Chlorine | Not fluoridated | Disinfectant | ||
Judique |
– | – | Not fluoridated | |||
Judique (Inverness County Water Utility) |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
LantzOn East Hants - Regional/Enfield Water Treatment Facility |
– | Chlorine | Added | Disinfectant | ||
LequilleOn Annapolis County - Granville Ferry system |
– | Chlorine | Not fluoridated | Disinfectant | ||
LinacyOn Pictou County Water Utility |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
LinganOn CBRM - New Waterford WTP |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Little Narrows2 listings: Victoria County |
– | Chlorine | Not fluoridated | Disinfectant | ||
Little Narrows |
– | – | Not fluoridated | |||
Little Narrows (Victoria County) |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
LouisbourgOn CBRM - Louisbourg WTP |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Mabou2 listings: Inverness County Water Utility |
– | Chlorine | Not fluoridated | Disinfectant | ||
Mabou |
– | – | Not fluoridated | |||
Mabou (Inverness County Water Utility) |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
MaccanOn Amherst Water Utility |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
MembertouOn CBRM - Sydney WTP |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Middleton |
– | Chlorine | Not fluoridated | Disinfectant | ||
Mira RoadOn CBRM - Sydney WTP |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Neil's HarbourOn Victoria County - Neils Harbour/New Haven |
– | Chlorine | Not fluoridated | Disinfectant | ||
New HavenOn Victoria County - Neils Harbour/New Haven |
– | Chlorine | Not fluoridated | Disinfectant | ||
New VictoriaOn CBRM - New Waterford WTP |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Parrsboro2 listings: Cumberland County |
– | Chlorine | Not fluoridated | Disinfectant | ||
Parrsboro |
– | – | Not fluoridated | |||
Parrsboro (Cumberland County) |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Pine Tree ParkOn CBRM - Sydney WTP |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
PlymouthOn Pictou County Water Utility |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Port CaledoniaOn CBRM - Glace Bay WTP |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Port MorienOn CBRM - Glace Bay WTP |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Port Williams |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
PriestvilleOn Pictou County Water Utility |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Prime BrookOn CBRM - Sydney WTP |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
PugwashOn Cumberland County |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Reserve MinesOn CBRM - Glace Bay WTP |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
River RyanOn CBRM - New Waterford WTP |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
RivertonOn Pictou County Water Utility |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
ScotchtownOn CBRM - New Waterford WTP |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Shelburne |
– | Chloramine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Sherbrooke2 listings: St. Mary's |
– | Chlorine | Not fluoridated | Disinfectant | ||
Sherbrooke |
– | – | Not fluoridated | |||
Sherbrooke (St. Mary's) |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Shubenacadie2 listings: East Hants - Shubenacadie Water Treatment Facility |
– | Chlorine | Not fluoridated | Disinfectant | ||
Shubenacadie |
– | – | Not fluoridated | |||
Shubenacadie (East Hants - Shubenacadie Water Treatment Facility) |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
South BarOn CBRM - Sydney WTP |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
SydneyOn CBRM - Sydney WTP |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Sydney RiverOn CBRM - Sydney WTP |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Tatamagouche |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Three Mile PlainsOn West Hants - Windsor WTP |
– | Chlorine | Not fluoridated | Disinfectant | ||
Tower RoadOn CBRM - Glace Bay WTP |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Trenton |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Upper FalmouthOn West Hants - Falmouth WTP |
– | Chlorine | Not fluoridated | Disinfectant | ||
WaverleyOn Halifax Water - Pockwock/J.D. Kline |
– | Chlorine | Added | Disinfectant | ||
Wentworth RoadOn West Hants - Windsor WTP |
– | Chlorine | Not fluoridated | Disinfectant | ||
WestmountOn CBRM - Sydney WTP |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Westville RoadOn Pictou County Water Utility |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Whycocomagh2 listings: Inverness County Water Utility |
– | Chlorine | Not fluoridated | Disinfectant | ||
Whycocomagh |
– | – | Not fluoridated | |||
Whycocomagh (Inverness County Water Utility) |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant | ||
Wolfville |
– | Chlorine | Added | Disinfectant | ||
Yarmouth |
– | Chlorine | – | Disinfectant |
Missing your city? Aquatell researches cities on request from the utility’s own reports, usually within a week. A note on a figure says what we found when we checked it: units that didn’t agree, another page with a different figure, a range.
What to do about it
Hard water
Above about 3.5 grains per gallon, scale builds in water heaters, fixtures and appliances. A softener sized for your hardness and household removes it for the whole house.
Chlorine or chloramine
Standard carbon removes chlorine’s taste and smell. Chloramine lasts longer in the pipes and needs catalytic carbon to remove it.
Fluoride
Reverse osmosis at the kitchen tap removes most fluoride; carbon filters don’t.
