Queenswood Heights Water Hardness & Quality Report (2026)
Water Hardness
Source
lake
pH Level
7.5
neutral = 7.0
Lead
0.002 mg/L
✓ Below action level
TDS
224.1 mg/L
Est. Daily Cost
$0.28
energy & soap waste
Source: Health Canada Water Quality · Updated 2026
0–60
mg/L
Soft
61–120
mg/L
Moderately Hard
121–180
mg/L
Hard
180+
mg/L
Very Hard
Appliance Damage Report
In Queenswood Heights, your appliances are currently losing 14% efficiency due to mineral buildup.
| Appliance | In Queenswood Heights | Soft Water City | Efficiency Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kettle | 6.2 yrs | 8.5 yrs | -27% |
| Washing Machine | 9.7 yrs | 12 yrs | -19% |
| Water Heater | 11.4 yrs | 15 yrs | -24% |
Regional Water Comparison
How Queenswood Heights compares to its nearest neighbours
| City | Hardness | Mineralization | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ Queenswood Heights, Ontario | 104.5 mg/L | Medium | 🟡 Moderately Hard |
| Orléans, Ontario | 114 mg/L | High | 🟡 Moderately Hard |
| Fallingbrook, Ontario | 117.5 mg/L | High | 🟡 Moderately Hard |
| Templeton-Est, Quebec | 104 mg/L | Medium | 🟡 Moderately Hard |
| Buckingham, Quebec | 119 mg/L | High | 🟡 Moderately Hard |
National Benchmark
How Queenswood Heights compares to the Canada average
| Benchmark | Hardness | Appliance Risk |
|---|---|---|
| ▶ Queenswood Heights | 104.5 mg/L | 🟡 Low |
| Canada National Avg | 141 mg/L | 🟠 Moderate |
| Vancouver Top Rated | 3 mg/L | 🟢 None |
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What Makes Queenswood Heights's Water Unique?
Local geology and source profile
Queenswood Heights's drinking water is managed by the City of Ottawa, drawing from the Ottawa River — Queenswood Heights is a residential community in the eastern Orleans suburb of Ottawa, the French-speaking Ottawa suburb east of the Greenbelt in the east end of the National Capital Region, a community of single-family homes and townhouses in the Queenswood Drive–Forest Valley Drive area at the eastern fringe of the Ottawa urban area, adjacent to the Queenswood Heights Community Recreation Centre and the green corridors of east Orleans. Water undergoes coagulation, sedimentation, filtration, UV disinfection, and chloramination, meeting all Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality (GCDWQ) requirements. Hardness measures 104.5 mg/L (6.1 gpg) — classified as moderately hard by Health Canada, at the softer end of the Ottawa municipal supply range.
Queenswood Heights's 104.5 mg/L is softer than the standard Ottawa River supply average (116–120 mg/L from reference data) and softer than the Lowertown sub-zone (135.5 mg/L from batch 30), reflecting the specific east Orleans distribution routing at the extremity of the Ottawa municipal supply network. The Ottawa River at the Britannia or Lemieux Island intake carries dissolved Ordovician carbonate from the Ottawa Valley, and at the eastern distribution extremity to Queenswood Heights-Orleans, the specific sub-zone shows a somewhat softer reading than the average Ottawa supply.
At 104.5 mg/L, Queenswood Heights homes experience light to moderate scale deposits — cleaning every two months is adequate. The City of Ottawa provides multilingual water quality information at ottawa.ca/water, including French-language resources for the francophone Orleans community. Health Canada lead precautionary guidance applies to pre-1975 properties in the established Queenswood Heights residential streets.
Geology & Source: Supplied by City of Ottawa from the Ottawa River via the Lemieux Island or Britannia water purification plants — the Queenswood Heights east Orleans distribution sub-zone records moderately hard supply at 104.5 mg/L (6.1 gpg), at the softer end of the Ottawa municipal supply range.