The Port Hope Waterworks Commission was established in 1896. Raw water is pre-chlorinated to disinfect it as it enters our treatment system.
Aluminum sulfate is added as a coagulant to help make suspended solids larger to help filtration.
Because of the Town's hilly terrain we have other pumping stations located on the west side of the municipality to help maintain adequate pressure in the system. This consists of a reservoir that can hold up to 500,000 gallons, a booster pumping station, and a standpipe that can hold up to 243,000 gallons. We comply with Ministry of the Environment minimum treatment guidelines for waterworks using a surface water source. All of our Plant and Distribution Operators are licensed and are members of the Ontario Waterworks Association, a section of the American Waterworks Association. Our treatment plant is capable of treating and pumping 4,400,000 imperial gallons per day to our 12,500 consumers.