The Walkerton Clean Water Centre (WCWC) is committed to supporting the owners and operators of Ontario’s small systems. These technical resources were collected for small water system owners/operators.
For further support, the following contacts will assist you:
- WCWC can assist with your training needs.
- OWWCO (Ontario Water Wastewater Certification Office) will accept inquiries regarding licensing and renewals.
- Your local Public Health Unit or Public Health Inspector for more information on operation requirements, inspections and compliance for your small drinking water system.
Guides
- A Guide for Operators and Owners of Drinking Water Systems that Serve Designated Facilities
- A Guide for Owners and Operators of Non-Municipal Year-Round Residential Drinking Water Systems
- An Introduction to Operating a Small Drinking Water System
- Arsenic Treatment Technology Evaluation Handbook for Small Systems
- Asset Management: A Handbook for Small Water Systems
- Control and Mitigation of Drinking Water Losses in Distribution Systems
- Cross-Connection Control: A Best Practices Guide
- Cross-Connection Control Manual
- Distribution Systems: A Best Practices Guide
- Drinking Water Security for Small Systems Serving 3,300 or Fewer Persons
- Drought Planning for Small Community Water Systems
- Guidance For Safe Drinking Water In Canada: From Intake To Tap
- Improving Security through Capacity Development: Capacity Self-Assessments
- New Small Drinking Water Systems Program in Ontario Backgrounder
- Point-of-Use or Point-of-Entry Treatment Options for Small Drinking Water Systems
- Preventive Maintenance Tasks for Small Public Water Systems Using Ground Water
- Providing Safe Drinking Water to Cisterns at Non-Residential Drinking Water Systems Serving Designated Facilities
- Removing Multiple Contaminants from Drinking Water: Issues to Consider
- Setting Small Drinking Water System Rates For A Sustainable Future
- Small Drinking Water Systems: Operator’s Guide
- Small Drinking Water Systems Risk Assessment Guideline
- Small Drinking Water Systems: Who Does What in Ontario?
- Strategic Planning: A Handbook for Small Water Systems
- Strategies for Saving Energy at Public Water Systems
- Taking Stock of your Water System: A Simple Asset Inventory for Very Small Drinking Water Systems
- Talking to Your Customers About Chronic Contaminants in Drinking Water: A Best Practices Guide
- Talking to Your Decision Makers: A Best Practices Guide
- Water Audits and Water Loss Control For Public Water Systems
- Water Availability and Variability Strategies For Public Water Systems
- Water System Owner Roles and Responsibilities: A Best Practices Guide
Regulations
- O. Reg. 169/03: Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standards
- O. Reg. 170/03: Drinking Water Systems
- O. Reg. 319/08: SMALL DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS
- Practices for Collection and Handling of Drinking Water Samples
- Procedure for Disinfection of Drinking Water in Ontario
- Required qualifications to operate, test or sample drinking water systems
- Technical support document for Ontario drinking water standards, objectives and guidelines
Sampling and Analysis
- Advice for the Operation of Potable Water Field Test Equipment
- How to analyze turbidity
- How to analyze free chlorine residual
- How to analyze total chlorine residual
- How to analyze iron in a drinking water sample
- How to analyze pH and temperature of a drinking water sample
- How to analyze UV absorbance and transmittance
- List of Licensed Laboratories
- Testing Your Water
Operator Tools
- Chlorine Dilution Calculator
- Cost Evaluation of Point-of-Use and Point-of-Entry Treatment Units for Small Systems: Cost Estimating Tool and Users Guide Users Guide
- Drinking Water Treatability Database
- Electronic Preventive Maintenance Logs
- Energy Use Assessment Tool
- Knowledge Retention Tool Spreadsheet for Small Water Systems
- Preventive Maintenance Card File for Small Public Water Systems Using Ground Water
- Rural Water Quality Information Tool
- The Check Up Program for Small Systems (CUPSS)
- Well Disinfection Tool
Training
- How to Maintain Your Trained Person Designation
- Steps to Become a Limited System Operator
- Steps to Become a Trained Person: Operators of Small Drinking Water Systems Serving Designated Facilities
- Water Quality Challenges in Small Drinking Water Systems in Southern Ontario
- Water Quality Training Learning Modules for Micro-Systems
Webinars
- British Columbia Small Water Systems webinar series
- USEPA Small Drinking Water Systems webinar series
Videos
- Diaphragm Pump Maintenance
- Disinfection for Micro-Systems
- Drinking Water Storage Tanks
- Peristaltic Pump Tubing Change
- UV Bulb Replacement
- Small On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems
- Ultraviolet and Reverse Osmosis for Micro-Systems
- Water Filtration and Ion Exchange for Micro-Systems
- Water Wells for Micro-Systems
- WCWC How-To Videos
Fact Sheets
- Caring for a Cistern
- How to Ensure Your Water is Safe
- POU / POE Systems
- Product Certifications – How do I know if a product is certified?
- Small Drinking Water Systems under the Health Protection and Promotion Act – Get to Know the Law
- Small Drinking Water Systems under the Health Protection and Promotion Act – Source Water
- Small Drinking Water Systems under the Health Protection and Promotion Act – Operator Training
- Small Drinking Water Systems under the Health Protection and Promotion Act – Responding to Adverse Events
- Small Drinking Water Systems under the Health Protection and Promotion Act – Sampling and Testing
- Small Drinking Water Systems under the Health Protection and Promotion Act – Treatment Options
- Treatment Technologies for Small Drinking Water Systems
- Ultraviolet disinfection technical bulletin
- Understanding microbial indicators for drinking water assessment: Interpretation of test results and public health significance
- Understanding Your Well Water Test Results
- Water Treatment
Forms
- Laboratory Services Notification (LSN) – Small Drinking Water Systems
- Notice of Adverse Test Results and Issue Resolution – Small Drinking Water Systems (MOHLTC)
- Notice to Operate or Reopen a Small Drinking Water System
View these similar posts for more information.
Small Systems Zone – Walkerton Clean Water Centre
Public Health Inspector Resources