Kingston East (Cana Well)
The Kingston East water treatment facility (known as the Cana Well System) serves a community surrounding Cana Boulevard in Kingston East. Annual water-quality
reports for the Cana Well can be downloaded using the links at right. Below is a description of the facility and its treatment processes.
The Cana Well system was established in the early 1950s by a co-operative formed by homeowners living on Marian Crescent, Rochdale Crescent, and Cana Blvd. The
system was operated privately by the co-operative, then by the Ministry of the Environment, until operation was assumed by the former Township of Pittsburgh.
When the township amalgamated with the City of Kingston and Kingston Township in 1998, operation of the system passed into the care of Utilities Kingston. Staff
from the Utilities Kingston Treatment Group operate the treatment system. The distribution system is maintained by the Utilities' Underground Infrastructure
Department.
The water is supplied from a 150mm steel cased drilled well. Sodium hypochlorite is injected into the system after the pressure tank for disinfection.
The water then passes through detention tanks that allow time for the chlorine to be in contact with the water and to be disinfected before it enters the
distribution system. Chlorine residual and particles in the water are remotely monitored, recorded and alarmed, by online analyzers, to ensure water quality.
The distribution system was also originally installed by the co-operative, and was constructed from a variety of materials which were available to the co-operative
at the time of construction. Much of the distribution system was replaced in 2002, with the remaining completed in 2003.
Staff from the Treatment Plant visit the well on a regular basis to check the system, take bacteriological samples and to test chlorine residuals in both the
treated water and in the distribution system. All Operators are certified by the Ministry of Environment.
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