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Water results for Nanaimo
Nanaimo’s 2025 annual water quality report keeps quarterly general-chemistry results separate and identifies parameters that were not tested in a quarter.
Understanding your local water
Reading the local results
The report includes hardness results of 15 and 8 mg/L as calcium carbonate in the second half of 2025. Keep the quarter with each result and discuss the concern at your home before choosing whole-home treatment.
Connect the report with your home
Confirm the supplier and sample location before comparing the figures. We use the public record alongside testing at your property, household demand and available plumbing to plan treatment and future care.
LiveSmart water-quality summary
Published water-quality measurements.
This page includes the available dated public measurements below. Hardness is shown in grains per gallon where the source provides enough information to report or convert it. Parameters not present in the published source should not be interpreted as zero.
Water results · sources reviewed September 25, 2026
Additional published water measurements.
South Fork water treatment plant · operational statistics
January–December 2025
Annual operational statistics in the City report. These are minimum, maximum and average figures from plant monitoring, not one household sample.
| Parameter | Reported result | Unit | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free chlorine — minimum | 0.81 | mg/L | |
| Free chlorine — maximum | 1.35 | mg/L | |
| Free chlorine — average | 1.029 | mg/L | |
| Total chlorine — minimum | 0.91 | mg/L | |
| Total chlorine — maximum | 1.48 | mg/L | |
| Total chlorine — average | 1.105 | mg/L | |
| pH — minimum | 6.79 | pH units | |
| pH — maximum | 7.92 | pH units | |
| pH — average | 7.34 | pH units | |
| Turbidity — minimum | 0.02 | NTU | |
| Turbidity — maximum | 0.084 | NTU | |
| Turbidity — average | 0.042 | NTU |
General chemistry · third-quarter results
Q3 2025
Quarterly general-chemistry results as reported. Other quarters marked NT were not tested; ND means not detected and has not been replaced with a zero.
| Parameter | Reported result | Unit | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron | 0.002 | mg/L | |
| Manganese | 0.004 | mg/L | |
| Sodium | 4.9 | mg/L | |
| Sulphate | 0.8 | mg/L | |
| Nitrate | 0.02 | mg/L |
Nitrate · other reported quarterly results
Q2 and Q4 2025
The first quarter is marked ND in the report and is not a numeric zero.
| Parameter | Reported result | Unit | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | 0.03 | mg/L | Q2 2025 |
| Nitrate | 0.01 | mg/L | Q4 2025 |
Results apply to the named supply, date and sample location. A “<” result is below the stated laboratory reporting limit, not zero. Hardness conversions use 1 US GPG = 17.118 mg/L as CaCO₃. Parameters without a reported result remain unverified; a missing value is not a zero reading. Source-water results describe water before treatment. Confirm the water at your home before treatment is selected or programmed.
Hardness in grains per gallon.
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.
View hardness results in GPG
| Sample / source context | Sample date | Hardness (mg/L as CaCO₃) | Hardness (GPG) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 · General chemistry · quarterly results · 2025, quarters 1–4 | See the dated source table below | 15 | 0.9 GPG |
| Q4 · General chemistry · quarterly results · 2025, quarters 1–4 | See the dated source table below | 8 | 0.5 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
Published water results
for Nanaimo.
Nanaimo’s 2025 annual water quality report keeps quarterly general-chemistry results separate and identifies parameters that were not tested in a quarter.
General chemistry · quarterly results
2025, quarters 1–4
General Chemistry and Physical Parameters table. NT is reproduced as “Not tested”; an untested quarter is not a zero result.
| Parameter | Unit | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | mg/L as CaCO3 | Not tested | Not tested | 15 | 8 |
| Total alkalinity | mg/L as CaCO3 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 11 |
| Total dissolved solids | mg/L | Not tested | Not tested | 52 | Not tested |
Selected results are reproduced here. Read the original report for the complete analysis, methods and laboratory qualifiers.
Annual Water Quality Report 2025 ↗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 15, 2026. Follow your supplier’s current notices and advisories.
Start with your water
Understand the water
at your own taps.
Tell us where you are, what you’re noticing and what space you have. We’ll help you understand the next step.
A LiveSmart recommendation for every home
Better drinking water starts with HydroPure RO.
LiveSmart recommends a HydroPure reverse-osmosis drinking-water system in every home for cleaner, better-tasting water used for drinking, coffee, cooking and ice. Municipal treatment protects the public supply; point-of-use RO provides an additional treatment step at the kitchen tap. Reduction claims depend on the verified system configuration, certification and proper maintenance.
Whole-home treatment
When testing confirms hardness, disinfectant taste or odour, iron, manganese, sediment or microbiological concerns, LiveSmart can add the appropriate SoftFlow, CarbonShield, IronShield or UV Guard treatment.
Explore treatment options ↗Built for the home
Community results are a starting point. Household demand, flow, available space and plumbing are checked before equipment is sized and built.
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Personal care, through the years.
Your LiveSmart journey continues with commissioning details, My Water Passport, equipment and water-history records, practical support and agreed customer-care follow-up. We help you plan filter changes and service as your home’s needs change.
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