Serpent River (The North Shore)
Tap water in Serpent River (The North Shore) is medium risk. Usually fine, but a few tests failed this year.
Is it safe?
Serpent River Drinking Water System
Medium risk
Usually fine, but a few tests failed this year
Run by The North Shore.
100% of 60 bacteria tests met Ontario’s standards.
89.74% of 39 chemical tests met the chemical standards.
Provincial inspection score: 100%.
Reported as an adverse result this year: Haloacetic acids (chlorine by-products), Loss of pressure, Boil-water advisory, Water main break.
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 Other provinces do not publish one dataset like this, so only Ontario is listed.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 Serpent River (The North Shore), Ontario?
Tap water in Serpent River (The North Shore) 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.