Port Hope
Tap water in Port Hope is medium risk. Usually fine, but a few tests failed this year.
Is it safe?
Port Hope Drinking Water System
Medium risk
Usually fine, but a few tests failed this year
99.78% of 914 bacteria tests met Ontario’s standards.
100% of 214 chemical tests met the chemical standards.
E. coli was found 1 time.
Provincial inspection score: 100%.
Reported as an adverse result this year: E. coli bacteria, Coliform bacteria.
Source
Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, drinking water data 2023–24.
Period covered: April 2023 to March 2024.
Ontario towns are rated from the province’s test results for every municipal drinking-water system: the share of bacteria tests that met the standards, and any E. coli results. Other provinces do not publish one dataset like this, so only Ontario is listed.
Common questions
Can I drink the tap water in Port Hope, Ontario?
Tap water in Port Hope is medium risk. Usually fine, but a few tests failed this year.
Where do these ratings come from?
Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, drinking water data 2023–24. Period covered: April 2023 to March 2024.