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Water Quality

In BC, the protection of water quality is the responsibility of the Ministry of Environment and, for waters crossing provincial or national boundaries, Environment Canada.  The Regional Health Authorities (RHA) regulate municipalities and other agencies which provide drinking water.  Information on testing individual water sources is available through the RHAs.

PHSA Laboratories does specialized reference and investigative water analysis around microbiological threats.  The Environmental Health Services Division at BCCDC supports the RHAs and the Ministries of Environment and Healthy Living and Sport in investigating and controlling water-based threats to health.

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Last Updated: July 16, 2009
 

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PHSA agencies include: BC Cancer Agency, BC Centre for Disease Control, BC Children’s Hospital and Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children, BC Mental Health & Addiction Services, BC Provincial Renal Agency, BC Transplant, BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre, and Cardiac Services BC.