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The City of Dryden's water and sewer distribution network provides a drinking water supply to approximately 2,500 residences and businesses in the community. The system includes a Water Treatment Plant and a Wastewater Treatment Plant that is ratepayer funded.
Constructed and opened in January 2014, the Wastewater Treatment Plant is a certified Silver Level LEED's building.
Water mains are underground pipes that move water from the water treatment plant to homes and businesses in Dryden. With many kilometres of water mains, our city is routinely fixing and maintaining them.
Water main breaks happen because:
Before water main cleaning or maintenance begins in your neighbourhood, we encourage residents to prepare for the disruption.
Water/Wastewater/Storm Plan & Reports
Explore below to learn about our Water Quality Plan, Waterworks Financial Plan, and annual reports for Water & Wastewater Treatment Plants, Wastewater Collection & Storm Collection.
2025 Drinking Water System Report 2025 Wastewater Treatment Plant Annual Report
In accordance with the Drinking Water Quality Management Standard (DWQMS), the City of Dryden Drinking Water Quality Management System Operational Plan recommends the use of quality management for municipal drinking water systems.
The DWQMS is mandated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
The Long-Range Financial Plan for Water Operations provides information about operating and capital budgets needed to maintain our water treatment systems.
This plan outlines how the City of Dryden will:
Current and Previous Long-Range Financial Plans for Water Operations:
Drinking Water Systems Reports
Every year, the City of Dryden publishes a Water Treatment Plant Annual Report. You can find the reports below. These reports include:
The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change ensures that these reports are published each year and are made available to the public.
Past Drinking Water Systems Reports:
Wastewater Treatment Plant Annual Reports
Every year, the City of Dryden publishes a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Annual Report. These reports include:
• A summary and interpretation of all monitoring data with a comparison to the
effluent objective, effluent limits including an overview of the success and
adequacy of the treatment facility
• A description of any operating problems encountered, and corrective actions taken
• A summary of all maintenance carried out on any major structure and equipment
• A summary of any effluent quality assurance or control measures undertaken in the
reporting period
• A summary of the calibration and maintenance of all effluent monitoring equipment
• Biosolids production for the operating year, disposal location and subsequent
projection amounts for the following year
• A summary of complaints received a with related actions,
• A summary of any by-pass, spill or abnormal discharge events
Past Wastewater Treatment Plant Annual Reports:
Wastewater Treatment Plant Annual Report - 2024
Wastewater Treatment Plant Annual Report - 2023
Wastewater Collection System Annual Reports
Every year, the City of Dryden publishes a Municipal Wastewater Collection System Annual Report. These reports include:
• Any collection system overflow or spill of sewage, include dates, volume, duration
and sample results, disinfection (if applicable), adverse impacts and corrective
actions
• A summary of any available monitoring data
• Complaints received
• Any operating problems and associated corrective actions
• A summary of any all calibration, maintenance, and repairs conducted to any major
structures associated with the Sewage Collection System (SCS)
• A summary of alterations to the SCS
• A summary of efforts made to reduce SCS overflows, spills, wastewater treatment
plant overflows including projects undertaken and competed that results in overall
overflow reduction (or elimination), including expenditures and or proposed projects
with estimated budget for the following year
Past Wastewater Collection System Annual Reports:
Wastewater Collection System Annual Report - 2024
Wastewater Collection System Annual Report – 2023
Contact Us
City of Dryden
30 Van Horne Avenue, Dryden, Ontario P8N 2A7
Phone: (807) 223-2225
Email: generalinquiries@dryden.ca
