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Water filtration in Esquimalt
Better-tasting drinking water. Less disinfectant taste and odour throughout your home. Let’s build the right system for your water.
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Our recommended combination
Start with CarbonShield for whole-home filtration. Add HydroPure RO for drinking water you’ll look forward to pouring.
CarbonShield · Whole-home carbon
Esquimalt’s municipal supply uses chloramine. We select a catalytic-carbon configuration and size it for your household’s water flow.
HydroPure · Reverse osmosis
HydroPure adds a dedicated drinking-water tap and reduces dissolved substances that whole-home carbon alone doesn’t address.
Do you have well water?
Well water can have hardness, iron, sediment or a sulphur smell. Every well is different.
Let’s test your water, talk about what’s bothering you and recommend a system based on your results.
Have a lab report? We can review it with you. Bacteria and other health-related concerns need laboratory testing; we’ll explain what to arrange.
We’ll measure hardness and see whether a softener fits.
We’ll check for iron, manganese and sediment.
We’ll investigate the source before choosing odour treatment.
We’ll review the testing needed and your filtration options.
Make the next step easy
We’ll start with your water source and what you want to improve.
We’ll assess the water, review available results and size the equipment for your home.
We’ll explain the installation, price and maintenance before you decide.
Our Friends for Life journey includes equipment records, My Water Passport and help planning filter changes and service.
A few useful answers
They do different jobs. Whole-home carbon targets disinfectant taste and odour throughout the house. RO adds finer treatment for the water you drink and cook with. We can quote each option separately or as a combined plan.
The regional municipal supply is very soft, at about 1 grain per gallon. Carbon filtration and drinking-water RO are our starting recommendations here. If your own test shows hard water, we’ll assess a softener—whether your water comes from a municipality or a well.
Yes. Ask us to include a suitable remineralization stage in your drinking-water setup. We’ll explain the minerals it adds and how it affects taste and pH.
No. Esquimalt receives treated, monitored municipal water. These recommendations focus on your preferences for taste, odour and drinking-water filtration. A specific water concern calls for appropriate testing and a system chosen for that result.
These are regional municipal results, not a test of a private well or your individual tap. Hardness is shown in both mg/L and grains per gallon (GPG).
Conversions of the published hardness results retained on this page. Each row keeps its sample or supply context; these are not additional tests or a single current community average.
| Sample / source context | Sample date | Hardness (mg/L as CaCO₃) | Hardness (GPG) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 median · CRD Goldstream treated-water results · 2025 | See the dated source table below | 18.1 | 1.1 GPG |
| 2025 minimum · CRD Goldstream treated-water results · 2025 | See the dated source table below | 16 | 0.9 GPG |
| 2025 maximum · CRD Goldstream treated-water results · 2025 | See the dated source table below | 18.5 | 1.1 GPG |
| 2015–2024 median · CRD Goldstream treated-water results · 2025 | See the dated source table below | 16.9 | 1.0 GPG |
| 2015–2024 range · CRD Goldstream treated-water results · 2025 | See the dated source table below | 12-22.1 | 0.7-1.3 GPG |
1 grain per US gallon = 17.118 mg/L as CaCO₃. Original laboratory units, dates, and source links remain with the water results below.
Local water information
Esquimalt’s distribution results are reported together with Victoria.
2025
Victoria / Esquimalt distribution-system results. Shared-system figures apply to the named network, not every property in Esquimalt.
| Parameter | Unit | 2025 median |
|---|---|---|
| Chlorine residual | mg/L as Cl₂ | 1.67 |
| pH | pH units | 7.8 |
| Alkalinity | mg/L | 18.20 |
| Turbidity | NTU | 0.25 |
| Conductivity (25ºC) | µS/cm | 57.510 |
| Colour | TCU | 5.0 |
Annual and monthly medians are summaries of sampled values, not a guarantee at an individual tap.
CRD · 2025 annual report ↗2025
Victoria / Esquimalt distribution-system results. Shared-system figures apply to the named network, not every property in Esquimalt.
| Month | Bacteria samples | Total coliform >0 | Percent >0 | Positive resamples | Total coliform >10 | E. coli >0 | Turbidity samples | Turbidity >1 NTU | Chlorine median (mg/L as Cl₂) | Temperature median (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1.76 | 7.7 |
| FEB | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1.73 | 6.3 |
| MAR | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.2 |
| APR | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1.67 | 11.2 |
| MAY | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1.62 | 13.8 |
| JUN | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1.67 | 16.9 |
| JUL | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1.72 | 19.2 |
| AUG | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.71 | 21 |
| SEP | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1.63 | 20.2 |
| OCT | 101 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.62 | 15.9 |
| NOV | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.57 | 11.9 |
| DEC | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.64 | 10.1 |
| Total: | 1219 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 1.67 | 13 |
Bacterial concentrations use CFU/100 mL; counts in the table are numbers of samples. Total is the source’s annual summary row. See the report for follow-up investigations and corrective actions.
CRD · 2025 annual report ↗2025 analytical results; historical comparison covers 2015–2024
CRD treated-water results after the Goldstream Water Treatment Plant. These are plant-outlet statistics for the regional supply, not samples from every neighbourhood or home. The 2025 results and the historical 2015–2024 statistics are labelled separately.
| Parameter | Unit | 2025 median | 2025 samples | 2025 minimum | 2025 maximum | 2015–2024 median | 2015–2024 samples | 2015–2024 range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alkalinity, Total | mg/L | 17.9 | 11 | 16.7 | 18.9 | 14.7 | 146 | 7.16-23 |
| Carbon, Dissolved Organic | mg/L | 1.9 | 11 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 110 | < 0.5-370 |
| Carbon, Total Organic | mg/L | 1.9 | 11 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.80 | 113 | 0.93 - 4.99 |
| Colour, True | TCU | 5 | 53 | 2 | 8 | 3.8 | 509 | < 1.4-17 |
| Conductivity @ 25 C | µS/cm | 56.2 | 53 | 28.7 | 63.7 | 47.7 | 508 | 31.1-98.6 |
| Hardness as CaCO3 | mg/L | 18.1 | 12 | 16 | 18.5 | 16.9 | 140 | 12-22.1 |
| Odour | Odour Profile | 1 | 244 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2,320 | 1-1 |
| pH | pH units | 7.6 | 51 | 7.08 | 8.41 | 7.22 | 537 | 6.54-8.33 |
| Taste | Flavour Profile | 1 | 221 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2,308 | 1-1 |
| Total Dissolved Solids | mg/L | 36 | 11 | <10 | 60 | 30 | 113 | <10-78 |
| Total Suspended Solids | mg/L | < 1 | 11 | < 1 | 1.6 | < 1 | 112 | < 1-6 |
| Total Solids | mg/L | 44 | 11 | 30 | 70 | 34 | 109 | < 1-110 |
| Turbidity, Grab Samples | NTU | 0.25 | 245 | 0.15 | 0.9 | 0.28 | 2,395 | 0.1-6.3 |
| Water Temp., Grab Samples | degrees C | 10.3 | 245 | 3.5 | 20.2 | 10.2 | 2,408 | 2.5-21.1 |
| Bromate | mg/L as BrO3 | < 0.0095 | 11 | < 0.0095 | < 0.0095 | < 0.0095 | 41 | < 0.0095-0.011 |
| Bromide | µg/L as Br | 0.056 | 4 | 0.025 | 0.178 | < 0.01 | 37 | 1.8e-005-0.046 |
| Chloride | mg/L as Cl | 4.1 | 3 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 31 | 1-< 10 |
| Chlorate, dissolved | mg/L as ClO2 | < 0.1 | 11 | < 0.1 | 0.18 | < 0.1 | 49 | < 0.1-0.38 |
| Chlorite, dissolved | mg/L as ClO3 | <0.1 | 9.00 | <0.1 | <0.1 | < 0.1 | 10 | < 0.1-< 0.1 |
| Cyanide | mg/L as Cn | < 0.0005 | 4 | < 0.0005 | 0.00052 | < 0.0005 | 32 | < 0.0005-0.00554 |
| Fluoride | mg/L as F | < 0.05 | 4 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | 34 | < 0.02-< 0.05 |
| Nitrate, Dissolved | µg/L as N | < 20 | 11 | < 20 | 28 | < 20 | 118 | < 0.02-46 |
| Nitrite, Dissolved | µg/L as N | < 5 | 11 | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 | 118 | < 5-5 |
| Nitrate + Nitrite | µg/L as N | < 20 | 11 | < 20 | 28 | < 20 | 118 | < 20-46 |
| Nitrogen, Ammonia | µg/L as N | 270 | 11 | 220 | 310 | 230 | 113 | 0.11-760 |
| Nitrogen, Total Kjeldahl | µg/L as N | 423 | 11 | 337 | 884 | 381 | 111 | 74-950 |
| Nitrogen, Total | µg/L as N | 429 | 11 | 337 | 884 | 389 | 113 | 104-976 |
| Phosphate, Ortho, Dissolved | µg/L as P | < 1 | 11 | < 1 | 4 | < 3 | 112 | < 1-6.2 |
| Phosphate, Total, Dissolved | µg/L as P | 2 | 11 | < 1 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 113 | < 1-< 30 |
| Phosphate, Total | µg/L as P | 2.8 | 11 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 2.70 | 113 | <1 - 14 |
| Silica | mg/L as SiO2 | 4.6 | 11 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 109 | 2.91-5.5 |
| Silicon | µg/L as Si | 2,030 | 12 | 1,750 | 2,200 | 1,990 | 115 | 1400-2740 |
| Sulphate | mg/L as SO4 | 1.1 | 11 | < 1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 111 | 0.8-< 10 |
| Sulphide | mg/L as H2S | < 0.0018 | 11 | < 0.0018 | < 0.0018 | < 0.0018 | 46 | < 0.0018-0.027 |
| Sulphur | mg/L as S | < 3 | 12 | < 3 | < 3 | < 3 | 115 | < 3-< 3 |
| Aluminum | µg/L as Al | 12.65 | 12 | 4.3 | 50.6 | 15.7 | 115 | 3.6-67.7 |
| Antimony | µg/L as Sb | < 0.5 | 12 | < 0.5 | < 0.5 | < 0.5 | 115 | < 0.02-< 0.5 |
| Arsenic | µg/L as As | < 0.1 | 12 | < 0.1 | 0.12 | < 0.1 | 115 | 0.04-0.17 |
| Barium | µg/L as Ba | 3.7 | 12 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.71 | 115 | 3.3-4.8 |
| Beryllium | µg/L as Be | < 0.1 | 12 | < 0.1 | < 0.1 | < 0.1 | 114 | < 0.01-< 0.1 |
| Bismuth | µg/L as Bi | < 1 | 12 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 115 | < 0.005-< 1 |
| Boron | µg/L as B | < 50 | 12 | < 50 | < 50 | < 50 | 115 | < 10-50 |
| Cadmium | µg/L as Cd | < 0.01 | 12 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | 115 | < 0.005-< 0.1 |
| Calcium | mg/L as Ca | 5.105 | 12 | 3.68 | 5.43 | 4.85 | 115 | 4.18-6.82 |
| Chromium | µg/L as Cr | < 1 | 12 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 115 | < 0.1-1.2 |
| Cobalt | µg/L as Co | < 0.2 | 12 | < 0.2 | 0.21 | < 0.2 | 115 | 0.023-< 0.5 |
| Copper | µg/L as Cu | 1.445 | 12 | 1.1 | 3.72 | 6.28 | 115 | 1.03-202 |
| Iron | µg/L as Fe | 27.45 | 12 | 10.7 | 321 | 22 | 115 | 10.4-198 |
| Lead | µg/L as Pb | < 0.2 | 12 | < 0.2 | 0.24 | < 0.2 | 115 | 0.017-1.94 |
| Lithium | µg/L as Li | < 2 | 12 | < 2 | < 2 | < 2 | 77 | < 0.5-13.5 |
| Magnesium | mg/L as Mg | 1.165 | 12 | 1.05 | 2.16 | 1.13 | 115 | 0.146-1.34 |
| Manganese | µg/L as Mn | 7.85 | 12 | 1.8 | 64.2 | 4.5 | 115 | 1.3-51.1 |
| Mercury, Total | µg/L as Hg | < 0.0019 | 11 | < 0.0019 | 0.0021 | < 0.002 | 113 | < 0.0019-< 10 |
| Molybdenum | µg/L as Mo | < 1 | 12 | < 1 | < 1 | < 1 | 115 | < 0.05-< 1 |
| Nickel | mg/L as Ni | < 1 | 12 | < 1 | 3.5 | < 1 | 115 | 0.206-2 |
| Potassium | mg/L as K | 0.1265 | 12 | 0.116 | 0.375 | 0.132 | 115 | 0.111-0.216 |
| Selenium | µg/L as Se | < 0.1 | 12 | < 0.1 | 0.13 | < 0.1 | 115 | < 0.04-0.21 |
| Silver | µg/L as Ag | < 0.02 | 12 | < 0.02 | < 0.02 | < 0.02 | 115 | < 0.005-0.058 |
| Sodium | mg/L as Na | 3.69 | 12 | 3.37 | 7.78 | 1.78 | 115 | 1.39-4.49 |
| Strontium | µg/L as Sr | 15.8 | 12 | 13.6 | 16.9 | 14.7 | 115 | 13-19.7 |
| Thallium | µg/L as Tl | < 0.01 | 12 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | 115 | < 0.002-< 0.05 |
| Tin | µg/L as Sn | < 5 | 12 | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 | 115 | < 0.2-< 5 |
| Titanium | µg/L as Ti | < 5 | 12 | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 | 115 | < 0.05-< 5 |
| Uranium | µg/L as U | < 0.1 | 12 | < 0.1 | < 0.1 | < 0.1 | 115 | 0.00 |
| Vanadium | µg/L as V | < 5 | 12 | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 | 115 | <0.2-<5 |
| Zinc | µg/L as Zn | < 5 | 12 | < 5 | < 5 | < 5 | 115 | 0.37-54.1 |
| Zirconium | µg/L as Zr | < 0.1 | 12 | < 0.1 | < 0.1 | < 0.1 | 115 | <0.1-<0.5 |
| Coliforms, Total | CFU/100 mL | < 1 | 307 | < 1 | 2 | <1 | 2,471 | <1 - 200 |
| E. coli | CFU/100 mL | < 1 | 307 | < 1 | < 1 | <1 | 2,472 | <1 - <1 |
| Hetero. Plate Count, 28C (7 day) | CFU/1 mL | < 1 | 242 | < 0.01 | 580 | < 10 | 2,253 | <1 - 770 |
| Total Residual Chlorine | mg/L as Cl2 | 1.98 | 245 | 1.4 | 2.27 | 1.91 | 1,396 | 0.8 - 2.33 |
| Monochloramine | mg/L as Cl2 | 1.88 | 244 | 1.17 | 2.23 | 1.76 | 1,381 | 0-3.09 |
Median is the middle of the measured values. The older comparison is a ten-year summary, not an additional 2025 sample. All result rows in the identified treated-water table are included. Raw-source water and distribution-system tables remain in the full linked report.
Capital Regional District · 2025 annual report ↗These are dated public results for the locations shown, not a current test of your home. “<” means below the stated reporting limit, not zero. The linked reports contain the full results and laboratory notes. Sources checked September 13, 2026. Follow your supplier’s current notices and advisories.
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