Biennial Drinking Water Plants Survey (DKWP)

Water treatment unit processes of drinking water plant, category

Water treatment unit processes refers to the processes applied to the raw/source water in a drinking water plant to produce potable water for consumption.

Drinking water plant refers to water treatment plants that are licensed and regulated by provincial/territorial agencies (excluding First Nations communities) and that draw and process source/raw water from the environment to produce treated/potable water for consumption, serving 300 or more people.

The data for this variable are reported using the following classifications and/or lists:

• List of water treatment unit processes, total responses
• Main water treatment processes applied