page_title: Halifax Water
section_title: Water supply system
hierarchical_section_title: Halifax Water / Water supply system
caption_attribution_description: This photo taken on September 9, 2018 shows the Robie Street Reservoir of the Halifax Regional Water Commission (HRWC) in the North End of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Built in 1913, the reservoir was one of the few structures of the area to survive the 1917 Halifax Explosion. It was designated a landmark by the American Water Works Association in 1983 and a national historic civil engineering site by the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering in 2014. &lt;a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/fredisonfire/albums/72157701159557525"&gt;Photo album: Buildings in Halifax, Nova Scotia&lt;/a&gt;
context_page_description: The Halifax Regional Water Commission, publicly known as Halifax Water, is the municipal water, wastewater and stormwater utility serving the residents of the Halifax Regional Municipality, pursuant to the Public Utilities Act. An autonomous, self-financed utility, Halifax Water is a fully metered water utility providing water, fire protection, wastewater and stormwater services as regulated by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board.
context_section_description: 3 water supply plants
  J. Douglas Kline Water Supply Plant (Pockwock) was commissioned in 1977 and uses a direct dual media filtration process.  Plant capacity is 227,000,000 litres/day (50 Million igpd) and serves the communities of Halifax, Bedford, Lower Sackville, Fall River, Waverley and Timberlea.
  Lake Major Water Supply Plant was commissioned in  1999 and uses a sedimentation with multi-media filtration process.  Plant capacity is 94,000,000 litres/day (20 Million igpd) and serves the communities of  Dartmouth, Eastern Passage,  Cole Harbour and Westphal.
  Bennery Lake Water Supply Plant was commissioned in 1987 and uses a direct filtration process.  Plant capacity is 7,950,000 litres/day (1.75 Million igpd) and serves the Halifax Stanfield International Airport and Aerotech Business Park.
  5 isolated systems
  Five Island Lake was commissioned in 1994 and serves Five Island Lake
  Collins Park was commissioned in 2010 and serves Wellington
  Middle Musquodoboit was commissioned in 2010 and serves Middle Musquodoboit.
  Silver Sands was acquired in 1999 and serves Cow Bay.
  Miller Lake was acquired in 2002 and serves Fall River.
  18 storage reservoirs
  over 1,500 km of distribution mains
  21 pump stations
  over 8,400 fire hydrants
  over 84,000 customers
caption: The Robie Street Reservoir was built in 1913.
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