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Water results for Ponoka
Ponoka receives water treated at Red Deer’s water treatment plant through the North Red Deer River regional water line. The supplier’s results below are regional context, not Ponoka tap samples.
Understanding your local water
From Red Deer to Ponoka
The Town of Ponoka identifies the Red Deer River as its source and the Red Deer treatment plant as the treatment point. The North Red Deer River Water Services Commission operates the regional line. Local distribution conditions and your home’s plumbing need separate consideration.
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.
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.
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| Sample / source context | Sample date | Hardness (mg/L as CaCO₃) | Hardness (GPG) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reported value · August 4, 2026 measurements | See the dated source table below | 185 | 10.8 GPG |
| Entering distribution · Selected annual averages by sampling location | See the dated source table below | 215.2 | 12.6 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 Ponoka.
Ponoka receives water treated at Red Deer’s water treatment plant through the North Red Deer River regional water line. The supplier’s results below are regional context, not Ponoka tap samples.
Treatment-plant discharge · August 2026
Sample date August 4, 2026 · Report 26R464780
The City’s August report combines external laboratory analysis with marked in-house measurements. The sample is treated discharge from the plant. Regional context for Ponoka: these are Red Deer supplier results, not samples from the Ponoka distribution system.
| Parameter | Unit | Reported value |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness | mg/L as CaCO₃ | 185 |
| Total dissolved solids | mg/L | 280 |
| pH | pH units | 8.14 |
| Turbidity | NTU | 0.069 |
| Total alkalinity | mg/L | 134.36 |
| Total chlorine | mg/L | 2.20 |
| Sulphate | mg/L | 81.8 |
| Chloride | mg/L | 3.9 |
| Fluoride | mg/L | 0.55 |
| Total calcium | mg/L | 48.4 |
| Total magnesium | mg/L | 15.5 |
| Total sodium | mg/L | 19.9 |
| Total potassium | mg/L | 1.16 |
| Total iron | mg/L | <0.01 |
| Nitrite | mg/L | <0.5 |
| Nitrate | mg/L | <0.05 |
| Total ammonia as N | mg/L | 0.38 |
| Sulphide | mg/L | <0.0019 |
| Total trihalomethanes | mg/L | 0.027 |
| Total aluminum | mg/L | 0.036 |
| Total arsenic | mg/L | <0.001 |
| Total barium | mg/L | 0.08 |
| Total boron | mg/L | 0.01 |
| Total cadmium | mg/L | <0.000012 |
| Total chromium | mg/L | 0.0006 |
| Total copper | mg/L | <0.0008 |
| Total cyanide | mg/L | <0.002 |
| Total lead | mg/L | <0.0001 |
| Total manganese | mg/L | 0.0006 |
| Total mercury | mg/L | <0.00001 |
| Total phosphorus | mg/L | <0.05 |
| Total selenium | mg/L | <0.0005 |
| Total uranium | mg/L | <0.001 |
| Total zinc | mg/L | <0.004 |
pH, turbidity, alkalinity and total chlorine are marked as in-house tests. The source lists pH with an incorrect mg/L unit; pH is shown here in pH units. Nitrate and nitrite values are retained exactly as the report labels them.
Read the City’s August 2026 water-quality report ↗Annual results · Plant and distribution locations
January–December 2025 · Reported annual averages
The report separates water entering the distribution network from samples taken within it. These annual averages are not individual August 2026 readings. Regional context for Ponoka: these are Red Deer supplier results, not samples from the Ponoka distribution system.
| Parameter | Unit | Entering distribution | Within distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardness | mg/L as CaCO₃ | 215.2 | Not reported |
| TDS | mg/L | 280.3 | Not reported |
| pH | pH units | 8.07 | Not reported |
| Iron | mg/L | 0.017 | Not reported |
| Manganese | mg/L | 0.0021 | Not reported |
| Sodium | mg/L | 17.2 | Not reported |
| Turbidity | NTU | 0.053 | 1.02 |
| Chlorine residual | mg/L | 2.17 | 1.84 |
| Total trihalomethanes | mg/L | 0.022 | 0.021 |
| Total five haloacetic acids | mg/L | 0.027 | 0.026 |
The distribution trihalomethane and haloacetic-acid figures are for the longest-detention sampling locations. Other distribution figures cover various network locations.
Read the 2025 annual water-quality 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 15, 2026. Follow your supplier’s current notices and advisories.
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