Waterford
No. Tap water in Waterford is critical risk. Repeated bacteria failures: follow local boil-water advice.
Is it safe?
Waterford Drinking Water System
Critical risk
Repeated bacteria failures: follow local boil-water advice
Run by Norfolk.
98.76% of 484 bacteria tests met Ontario’s standards.
100% of 76 chemical tests met the chemical standards.
E. coli was found 3 times.
Provincial inspection score: 96%.
Reported as an adverse result this year: Coliform bacteria, E. coli 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 Other provinces do not publish one dataset like this, so only Ontario is listed.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 Waterford, Ontario?
No. Tap water in Waterford is critical risk. Repeated bacteria failures: follow local boil-water advice.
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.