Rexdale-Kipling Water Hardness & Quality Report (2026)
Water Hardness
Source
lake
pH Level
8.2
neutral = 7.0
Lead
0.004 mg/L
✓ Below action level
TDS
595.7 mg/L
Est. Daily Cost
$0.63
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 Rexdale-Kipling, your appliances are currently losing 31% efficiency due to mineral buildup.
| Appliance | In Rexdale-Kipling | Soft Water City | Efficiency Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kettle | 1.8 yrs | 8.5 yrs | -79% |
| Washing Machine | 4.9 yrs | 12 yrs | -59% |
| Water Heater | 6.2 yrs | 15 yrs | -59% |
Regional Water Comparison
How Rexdale-Kipling compares to its nearest neighbours
| City | Hardness | Mineralization | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ Rexdale-Kipling, Ontario | 236 mg/L | Very High | 🔴 Very Hard |
| Thistletown-Beaumond Heights, Ontario | 236.5 mg/L | Very High | 🔴 Very Hard |
| Kingsview Village-The Westway, Ontario | 240 mg/L | Very High | 🔴 Very Hard |
| West Humber-Clairville, Ontario | 235 mg/L | Very High | 🔴 Very Hard |
| Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown, Ontario | 235 mg/L | Very High | 🔴 Very Hard |
National Benchmark
How Rexdale-Kipling compares to the Canada average
| Benchmark | Hardness | Appliance Risk |
|---|---|---|
| ▶ Rexdale-Kipling | 236 mg/L | 🔴 High |
| Canada National Avg | 141 mg/L | 🟠 Moderate |
| Vancouver Top Rated | 3 mg/L | 🟢 None |
Bring Vancouver-quality water to your Rexdale-Kipling home
Shop water softeners on Amazon.com →
What Makes Rexdale-Kipling's Water Unique?
Local geology and source profile
Rexdale-Kipling (a northwest Etobicoke neighbourhood at the Kipling Avenue and Rexdale Boulevard corridor — the Rexdale-Kipling area of northwest Etobicoke adjacent to the Humber College North campus, the Woodbine Racetrack, and the Rexdale industrial corridor, a diverse community of Caribbean-Canadian, South Asian, and West African families in the northwest Etobicoke social housing and residential belt, one of Toronto's historically underserved communities with significant community investment through the Rexdale Community Hub, the Rexdale ACCES Employment Centre, and the Kipling-Rexdale neighbourhood planning revitalisation initiative) receives its drinking water from the City of Toronto, drawing from Lake Ontario via the F.J. Horgan Water Treatment Plant. Water is treated using ozonation, biofiltration, UV disinfection, and chloramination, meeting all Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality (GCDWQ) standards. Hardness is 236 mg/L (13.8 gpg) — classified as very hard by Health Canada, consistent with the standard northwest Etobicoke supply corridor.
Rexdale-Kipling receives F.J. Horgan plant Lake Ontario supply through the northwest Etobicoke distribution — the same characteristically very hard Lake Ontario source (dissolved Silurian and Devonian carbonate from the Great Lakes basin) as all Toronto boroughs. The 236 mg/L is consistent with Thistletown-Beaumond Heights (236.5 mg/L from this batch) and Pelmo Park-Humberlea (237 mg/L from batch 35) in the same northwest Etobicoke supply corridor.
At 236 mg/L, Rexdale-Kipling residents face persistent scale challenges — monthly to bimonthly kettle and showerhead descaling is typical. The City of Toronto provides multilingual water quality information at toronto.ca/water. Health Canada lead service line precautionary guidance applies to the neighbourhood's social housing towers and post-war bungalow stock for pre-1975 properties in the established Rexdale-Kipling area.
Geology & Source: Supplied by City of Toronto from Lake Ontario via the F.J. Horgan Water Treatment Plant — the Rexdale-Kipling northwest Etobicoke distribution zone carries very hard water at 236 mg/L (13.8 gpg), consistent with the standard northwest Etobicoke supply corridor.