Drinking Water Quality

Safe Drinking Water Act

The provincial government, through the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP), regulates municipal drinking water systems to ensure water safety and quality.

This includes:

• Registering all municipal drinking water systems
• Licensing system owners/operators
• Authorizing operators to run and maintain drinking water systems
• Issuing drinking water works permits to modify, repair or extend drinking water systems

Kingsville is a part of the Union Water Supply System (UWSS), which provides drinking water to approximately 65,000 residents within Essex, Kingsville, Lakeshore and Leamington. When you turn on your tap in Kingsville, you can be confident that your drinking water is among the best protected in the world. Read more about municipal drinking water systems in Ontario. 

Kingsville's Annual Water Reports

Each year, the MECP inspects our water supply system. Annual Water Reports summarize Kingsville's test results and operating conditions for municipal drinking water systems. See MECP Inspection Reports and Annual Reports for the UWSS. 

• Annual Report - 2023 Kingsville Distribution System
• Annual Report - 2022 Kingsville Distribution System
• Annual Report - 2021 Kingsville Distribution System
• Annual Report - 2020 Kingsville Distribution System
• Annual Report - 2019 Kingsville Distribution System

Operational Plan

Kingsville is committed to providing safe drinking water to its drinking water system customers. Environmental Services:

• Operates and maintains the drinking water supply system following all applicable legislation and regulation
• Ensures that all staff are well trained, competent to undertake the duties assigned them and certified appropriately
• Provides customers with safe drinking water
• Maintains and continually improves the Quality Management System

Read the Town of Kingsville Operational Plan

Union Water Meetings

The UWSS Board generally meets on the third Wednesday of each month to review and discuss issues that have transpired during the previous month, update the Board members on capital projects, review budgets and solve problems that may have occurred. These meetings are public.

Agendas and Minutes

Source Water Protection

Source water protection plans contain a series of locally developed policies to protect existing and future sources of municipal drinking water. Watch the video below to learn more.