Biennial Drinking Water Plants Survey - 2019

Biennial Drinking Water Plants Survey - 2019
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GENERAL INFORMATION

Purpose

The Biennial Drinking Water Plants Survey is conducted to provide Canadians with national and regional information related to the production of drinking water.

Additional information

This survey collects information on the quantity of water processed by plants that draw raw water from the environment to produce potable water. The plants in the survey range in size from ones that use complex treatment processes for surface water to ones that use minimal treatment for groundwater. This data will be used to track the state of water supply and demand on a regional basis in Canada and to develop environmental accounts.

NOTE: This document was created for information only. To see the actual questionnaire, please refer to the PDF version.

Authority

This survey is conducted under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S-19.
COMPLETION OF THIS QUESTIONNAIRE IS A LEGAL REQUIREMENT UNDER THIS ACT.

Confidentiality

Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any information it collects which could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Statistics Canada will use the information from this survey for statistical purposes.

Data-sharing agreements

To reduce respondent burden, Statistics Canada has entered into data-sharing agreements with provincial and territorial
statistical agencies and other government organizations, which have agreed to keep the data confidential and use
them only for statistical purposes. Statistics Canada will only share data from this survey with those organizations that have demonstrated a requirement to use the data.

Section 11 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with provincial and territorial statistical agencies that meet certain conditions. These agencies must have the legislative authority to collect the same information, on a mandatory basis, and the legislation must provide substantially the same provisions for confidentiality and penalties for disclosure of confidential information as the Statistics Act. Because these agencies have the legal authority to compel businesses to provide the same information, consent is not requested and businesses may not object to the sharing of the data.

For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial and territorial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, and the Yukon. The shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.

Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal, provincial or territorial government organizations. Under Section 12, you may refuse to share your information with any of these organizations by writing a letter of objection to the Chief Statistician and returning it with the completed questionnaire. Please specify the organizations with which you do not want to share your data.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut as well as with Health Canada, Environment Canada and Infrastructure Canada.

For agreements with provincial and territorial government organizations, the shared data will be limited to information pertaining to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.

Record linkage

To enhance the data from this survey and to minimize the reporting burden, Statistics Canada may combine it with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.

Security of emails and faxes

Statistics Canada advises you that there could be a risk of disclosure during the transmission of information by facsimile or e-mail. However, upon receipt, Statistics Canada will provide the guaranteed level of protection afforded all information collected under the authority of the Statistics Act.

Return procedures

Please return the completed questionnaire within 60 days of receipt using the enclosed envelope, or fax it to 1-888-883-7999. If you have any questions, or need to make alternate arrangements, please call 1-866-445-4323.

Instructions

The people in the best position to complete this questionnaire are those who are familiar with plant processes, capital expenditures and operating costs. Consultation with various departments within your organization maybe necessary to report the combined total for all water facilities/sources listed in this questionnaire.

The following information for all drinking water production facilities-sources: monthly drinking water production volumes and units of measure, source water types, the proportion of water used by residential and non-residential sectors, methods of water treatment, capital expenditures and operation and maintenance costs.

Drinking Water Plant Information

Drinking Water Plant Information - Question identifier:1

In 20XX , did your organization own and/or operate drinking water facilities that withdraw water from the environment, in order to treat and/or convey potable water to a permanent community of 300 or more people?

  • 01: Yes
  • 02: No

Drinking Water Plant Information - Question identifier:2

Indicate which drinking water facilities and/or sources were operational in 2019 (facilities that withdraw water from the environment, in order to treat and/or convey potable water to a permanent community of 300 or more people). In some cases, such as groundwater supplies, there can be multiple water facilities and/or sources associated with its name as opposed to listing each well.

Drinking Water Plant Information - Question identifier:3

Are there other drinking water facilities and/or sources to be added?

  • 01: Yes
  • 02: No

Drinking Water Plant Information - Question identifier:4

Please provide the following information for the drinking water facilities and/or sources that need to be added to the list. If there are multiple water facilities and/or sources being reported for the facility and/or source name being added, enter the location and coordinates for the facility that produced the largest volume of potable water in 20XX.

What is the facility name?

Civic address for this water facility and/or source

  • 01: Address number
  • 02: Street or road name
  • 03: Street type (Rd, Ave, etc.)
  • 04: Name of city
  • 05: Postal code Example: A1A 1A1
  • 06: There is no civic address

Facility Coordinates (decimal degrees)

  • 01: Latitude
  • 02: Longitude

Facility Coordinates (degrees, minutes, seconds)

  • 01: Latitude
  • 02: Longitude

Facility Coordinates (Universal Transverse Mercator - UTM zone, eastings and northings)

  • 01: Zone
  • 02: Eastings
  • 03: Northings

Drinking Water Plant Information - Question identifier:5

Why are any facilities and/or sources, not selected in question 2, no longer operational?

Drinking Water Plant Information - Question identifier:6

Please provide a reason for the new water facilities/sources you added to your list.

Potable Water Volumes

Potable Water Volumes - Question identifier:7

Which unit of measure will be used to report volumes of potable water for all facilities and/or sources listed previously in the questionnaire?

  • 01: Cubic metres
  • 02: Litres
  • 03: Mega Litres (1 million litres)
  • 04: Imperial gallons (1 imperial gallon = 4.5 litres)
  • 05: U.S. gallons (1 U.S. gallon = 3.8 litres)

Potable Water Volumes - Question identifier:8

What were the monthly volumes of potable water produced in 20XX for all water facilities and/or sources listed previously in this questionnaire?

  • a: January
  • b: February
  • c: March
  • d: April
  • e: May
  • f: June
  • g: July
  • h: August
  • i: September
  • j: October
  • k: November
  • l: December
  • m: Total

Potable Water Volumes - Question identifier:9

Are the potable water volumes reported metered or estimated?

  • 01: Metered
  • 02: Estimated

Source Water Types

Source Water Types - Question identifier:10

Of the total volume of potable water produced in 20XX, what is the breakdown of the volume of potable water produced by source water type and the number of production facilities where raw water is withdrawn from the environment and treated and/or conveyed as potable water?

  • a: Surface water
  • b: Groundwater
  • c: Groundwater under direct influence (GUDI) of surface water
    • GUDI refers to groundwater supply sources under conditions where microbial pathogens are able to travel from surface water to the groundwater source.
  • d: Total

Sector Use and Population Served

Sector Use and Population Served - Question identifier:11

Of the total volume of potable water produced in 20XX, what is the breakdown of the volume of potable water consumed by
the following sectors for all facilities and/or sources listed previously in this questionnaire?

  • a: Residential
  • b: Industrial, commercial, institutional, agricultural, municipal services and other non-residential
  • c: Losses from the distribution system (leaks, system maintenance and flushing)
  • d: Wholesale water provided to other jurisdictions
  • e: Total potable water consumed

Sector Use and Population Served - Question identifier:12

What sources of information were used to report the potable water consumption?
Select all that apply.

  • 01: Specific study/analysis for this facility
  • 02: Water billing accounts
  • 03: Other (specify)

Sector Use and Population Served - Question identifier:13

In 20XX, what was the number of people served by all the water facilities and/or sources listed previously
in this questionnaire?

Sector Use and Population Served - Question identifier:14

Does the number of people provided in question 13 include those served by wholesale water sent to other jurisdictions?

  • 01: Yes
  • 02: No

Sector Use and Population Served - Question identifier:15

What sources of information were used to report the size of the population served?
Select all that apply.

  • 01: Specific study/analysis for this facility
  • 02: Water billing accounts
  • 03: Census data
  • 04: Other (specify)

Water Treatment Processes

Water Treatment Processes - Question identifier:16

Of the total volume of potable water produced 20XX, what is the breakdown, by type of source, of the volume of potable water for the following treatment categories for all water facilities and/or sources listed previously in this questionnaire?

  • a: Conventional treatment
    • Includes the unit processes (granular media filtration: single, dual or triple media), coagulation-flocculation, clarification-sedimentation, at least one disinfection system. Report integrated and sand ballasted systems that combine processes of coagulation-flocculation-sedimentation with granular media filtration in this category.
    • Excludes the unit processes (all membrane filtration systems).
  • b: Direct filtration
    • Includes the unit processes (granular media filtration: single, dual or triple media), coagulation-flocculation, at least one disinfection system.
    • Excludes the unit processes (all membrane filtration systems, all clarification-sedimentation processes).
  • c: Granular media filtration (single, dual or triple media) - without coagulation
    • Includes the unit processes (granular media filtration: single, dual or triple media), at least one disinfection system.
    • Excludes the unit processes (all other filtration processes, coagulation).
  • d: Membrane filtration
    • Includes the unit processes (any membrane system, i.e., ultra, micro, nano, reverse osmosis), at least one disinfection system.
    • Excludes the unit processes (all other filtration processes).
  • e: Membrane filtration with other filtration
    • Includes the unit processes (any membrane system i.e., ultra, micro, nano, reverse osmosis applied with any other filtration processes), at least one disinfection system.
  • f: Other filtration systems
    • Includes the unit processes (cartridge filter, bag filter, slow sand filtration used on their own or any combination together, or in combination with granular media filtration: single, dual or triple media), at least one disinfection system.
    • Excludes the unit processes (all membrane filtration systems).
  • g: Disinfection only
    • Includes the unit processes (at least one disinfection system).
    • Excludes the unit processes (all other chemical addition and treatment processes).
  • h: Disinfection with other chemical addition-treatment (unfiltered systems)
    • Includes the unit processes (at least one disinfection system) with any other chemical addition-treatment or non-filtration processes (e.g., greensand which is an ion-exchange process).
    • Excludes the unit processes (all membrane or non-membrane filtration processes).
  • i: No treatment
    • Excludes the unit processes (all treatment processes and all disinfection systems).
  • j: No disinfection with other treatment
    • Includes the unit processes (any non-disinfection treatment processes).
    • Excludes the unit processes (all disinfection systems).
  • k: Total of potable water by Surface Water
  • l: Total of potable water by groundwater and/or GUDI
  • m: Grand Total of potable water

Capital Expenditures

Capital Expenditures - Question identifier:17

For the current reference period and the previous calendar year (January to December), what were the capital expenditures related to the acquisition and treatment of raw source water for all water facilities and/or sources listed previously in this questionnaire?

  • 01: 20XX capital expenditures (previous year)
  • 02: 20XX capital expenditures (current reporting period)

Operation and Maintenance Costs

Operation and Maintenance Costs - Question identifier:18

For the current reporting period (calendar year, January to December), what were the operation and maintenance costs related to the acquisition and treatment of raw source water for all water facilities and/or sources listed previously in this questionnaire?

  • 01: Materials (chemicals and replacement parts)
  • 02: Labour (internal and external staff)
  • 03: Energy (e.g., electricity, natural gas, diesel, other)
  • 04: Other (specify)
  • 05: Total

Comments

Comments - Question identifier:19

Approximately how long did it take to collect the data and complete this survey?

  • 01: Hour(s)
  • 02: Minute(s)

Comments - Question identifier:20

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