Biennial Drinking Water Plants Survey (DKWP)

Geographic location of drinking water plant, name

Geographic location refers to the physical place a statistical unit is located and for which statistics are collected and disseminated.

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:

• Standard Drainage Area Classification (SDAC) 2003, Regrouping Variant
• Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) 2016