Water Distribution Infrastructure
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Hanna Water TowerBuilt in 1954, the tower stands 41 meters high. The tower provides supplemental fire storage, pressure stabilization and surge suppression. The bowl stores up to 5.7 million litres of water. |
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A.H. Weeks Water Treatment PlantThis state-of-the-art Water Treatment Facility was commissioned in 1994. In 2001, the plant was upgraded to use Ozone as the primary disinfectant. The plant has a maximum capacity of 349 million litres of water per day. It requires 29 employees to operate the plant 24 hours/day, 365 days a year. |
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A.J. Brian Pumping StationLocated across from the A.H. Weeks Treatment Plant, this pumping station was built in 1952. Low lift pumps draw water from the river to the A.H Weeks Treatment Plant and in turn, high lift pumps move the treated water to the distribution system. |
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J.F. Cook Reservoir Pumping StationThis facility was built in 1973 on Howard Ave. in the south end of the city. It was designed to provide supplemental storage and additional pressure to serve the South Windsor and LaSalle distribution systems. The reservoir stores up to 45 million litres of water. |
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Tecumseh Water TowerBuilt in 1992 to serve the Town of Tecumseh. The tower stands 48 meters high. In April of 2006, the Windsor Utilities Commission began supplying water to the residents of Tecumseh. As a result of the amalgamated systems, this tower is now an integral component of a regional distribution system. The tower stores up to 4.5 million litres of water. |
Did You Know?
Here are some interesting facts about our infrastructure.| Total daily supply capacity: | 349 ML |
| Reservoir storage capacity: | 118 ML |
| Number of treatment plants: | 2 |
| Number of pumping stations: | 3 |
| Length of water main: | 1,100 km |





