Riverview Water Hardness & Quality Report (2026)

Riverview's drinking water is managed by the Town of Riverview, drawing from the Petitcodiac River watershed and surface water sources near the Moncton urban area — Riverview is a residential suburb directly across the Petitcodiac River from Moncton, connected via the Riverview Bridge in the Greater Moncton Region. Water undergoes coagulation, sedimentation, filtration, UV disinfection, and chloramination, meeting all Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality (GCDWQ) requirements. Hardness measures 25.5 mg/L (1.5 gpg) — classified as soft by Health Canada, consistent with New Brunswick's characteristically soft Atlantic maritime supply.

Riverview's watershed draws from the Petitcodiac River system in southeastern New Brunswick — draining the Atlantic Appalachian terrain of the Caledonia Highlands volcanic and metasedimentary uplands of Albert County (including the Caledonia area where the Petitcodiac River rises). These Cambrian and Ordovician volcanic and low-grade metamorphic rocks, combined with the Moncton Lowlands Carboniferous sandstone floodplain, produce a very soft 25.5 mg/L supply — characteristic of the Moncton–Sussex watershed that includes the soft-water draining from the crystalline Caledonia Highlands.

With 25.5 mg/L of hardness, Riverview homes are essentially scale-free — occasional kettle cleaning every three months is adequate. Hot water tanks have an excellent operational lifespan. The Town of Riverview provides water quality information at riverviewonline.ca. Health Canada lead precautionary guidance is particularly relevant for Riverview's very soft, slightly corrosive water in older pre-1970 properties near the historic Riverview centre, where lead or galvanised service lines may be present.