Niagara Falls Water Treatment Plant - 2022 Summary Report

This report summarizes the water flows for the Niagara Falls Water Treatment Plant, drinking water system number 220002066, from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2022.

This report satisfies the requirements of Ontario Regulation 170/03 - Drinking Water Systems.

Inspection rating

The Niagara Falls Water Treatment Plant was granted a 100 per cent inspection rating during the 2022 Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks annual drinking water system inspection.

Summary of non-compliance

The Niagara Falls Water Treatment Plant was operated in such a way that at no time did it fail to meet or exceed the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act, associated regulations, the system's approval or any order that may have been issued for this reporting period.

Summary of water treatment plant flows

The flow rates captured below are moments in time, and can be affected by various circumstances, such as pump changes or valve position. It is not unusual to have higher or lower than normal flows for this reason.

Month	Total flow raw (ML)	Total flow treated (ML)	Average day raw (ML)	Average day treated (ML)	Minimum day treated (ML)	Maximum day treated (ML)	Minimum flow rate treated (ML/d)	Maximum flow rate treated (ML/d)	Total waste sludge (ML)
Jan.	1231.35	1135.42	76.958	36.545	42.752	53.648	32.568	53.65	1.38
Feb.	1218.157	1092.686	84.01	39.047	44.194	57.333	35.842	57.33	2.037
March	1315.687	1210.145	82.23	39.073	49.173	67.668	34.585	67.67	1.23
April	1238.086	1169.241	79.876	39.06	42.397	64.509	33.92	64.51	3.91
May	1450.918	1358.341	90.682	43.796	47.278	74.873	38.071	74.87	0
June	1525.318	1418.237	98.407	47.41	51.055	79.754	38.156	79.75	0
July	1754.979	1642.946	109.686	52.904	54.277	82.58	44.464	82.58	0
Aug.	1644.008	1543.677	102.75	49.917	53.739	82.054	43.691	82.05	.8
Sept.	1385.113	1302.119	89.362	43.352	45.287	84.086	37.176	84.09	8.4
Oct.	1318.223	1244.316	82.388	40.135	45.21	58.929	35.3	58.93	0
Nov.	1189.058	1122.666	76.713	37.363	43.125	66.129	43.15	66.13	1.5
Dec.	1229.061	1150.154	76.816	37.185	40.394	57.631	40.39	55.63	1.2

The flow rates are moments in time, and can be affected by various circumstances, such as pump changes or valve position and therefore not unusual to have higher or lower than normal flows.

Flow totals

Total flow raw was 16499.958 ML
Total flow treated was 15389.95 ML
Total waste sludge was 17.147 ML

Minimums

Minimum day treated was 40.394 ML
Minimum flow rate treated was 32.568 ML
Total waste sludge minimum was 0 ML

Maximums

Maximum day treated was 84.086 ML
Maximum flow rate treated was 84.09 ML
Total waste sludge maximum was 8.4 ML

Averages

Total average day raw was 87.489 ML
Total average day treated was 42.164 ML
Total waste sludge average was 1.70475 ML

Comparison of actual to system approved flow

Flow rates are required by Municipal Drinking Water Licence number 007-202.

Maximum daily flow: 145.500 ML
Maximum flow rate: 145.500 ML/day

Month	Average day treated (ML)	Per cent of average day treated rated capacity	Maximum day treated (ML)	Per cent of maximum day treated rated capacity	Maximum flow rate treated (ML/d)	Per cent of maximum flow rate rated capacity
Jan.	36.626	25%	40.337	28%	53.65	37%
Feb.	39.024	27%	43.217	30%	57.33	40%
March	39.036	27%	42.525	29%	67.67	47%
April	38.974	27%	42.532	29%	64.51	44%
May	43.817	30%	51.576	36%	74.87	52%
June	47.274	33%	53.307	37%	79.75	55%
July	52.998	37%	62.542	43%	82.58	57%
Aug.	49.796	34%	58.083	40%	82.05	57%
Sept.	43.403	30%	61.687	43%	84.09	58%
Oct.	40.139	28%	47.77	33%	58.93	41%
Nov.	37.422	26%	41.385	29%	66.13	46%
Dec.	37.101	26%	46.399	32%	55.63	40%