Harbour Landing Water Hardness & Quality Report (2026)
Water Hardness
Source
mixed
pH Level
8.5
neutral = 7.0
Lead
0.005 mg/L
✓ Below action level
TDS
1182 mg/L
Est. Daily Cost
$1.00
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 Harbour Landing, your appliances are currently losing 45% efficiency due to mineral buildup.
| Appliance | In Harbour Landing | Soft Water City | Efficiency Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kettle | 1.5 yrs | 8.5 yrs | -82% |
| Washing Machine | 3 yrs | 12 yrs | -75% |
| Water Heater | 5 yrs | 15 yrs | -67% |
Regional Water Comparison
How Harbour Landing compares to its nearest neighbours
| City | Hardness | Mineralization | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ Harbour Landing, Saskatchewan | 418 mg/L | Very High | 🔴 Very Hard |
| Albert Park, Saskatchewan | 224 mg/L | Very High | 🔴 Very Hard |
| Regina, Saskatchewan | 290 mg/L | Very High | 🔴 Very Hard |
| Walsh Acres-Lakeridge-Garden Ridge, Saskatchewan | 418.5 mg/L | Very High | 🔴 Very Hard |
| Dewdney East, Saskatchewan | 416.5 mg/L | Very High | 🔴 Very Hard |
National Benchmark
How Harbour Landing compares to the Canada average
| Benchmark | Hardness | Appliance Risk |
|---|---|---|
| ▶ Harbour Landing | 418 mg/L | 🔴 High |
| Canada National Avg | 141 mg/L | 🟠 Moderate |
| Vancouver Top Rated | 3 mg/L | 🟢 None |
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What Makes Harbour Landing's Water Unique?
Local geology and source profile
Harbour Landing's drinking water is managed by the City of Regina, drawing from Buffalo Pound Lake via the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant — Harbour Landing is one of Regina's newest and fastest-growing master-planned suburban communities in the southwest, a large-scale residential development of single-family homes, townhouses, and commercial services in the Lewvan Drive–Ring Road southwest corridor, established in the 2000s as a premium family suburb and one of the most rapidly expanding new communities in the province. Water undergoes coagulation, sedimentation, filtration, UV disinfection, and chloramination, fully meeting the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality (GCDWQ). Hardness in Harbour Landing is 418 mg/L (24.4 gpg) — classified as very hard by Health Canada, with TDS of 1182 mg/L — among the hardest municipal supplies in Canada, consistent with the Regina Buffalo Pound supply.
Regina's Buffalo Pound Lake supply is derived from the Qu'Appelle River system in south-central Saskatchewan — the Qu'Appelle River drains the Missouri Coteau and the Great Plains through Cretaceous Cretaceous marine shale, bentonite, and evaporite formations (the Pierre/Bearpaw and Judith River Formations) loaded with dissolved sulphate, calcium, magnesium, and carbonate from the ancient Western Interior Seaway mineral deposits. The 418 mg/L is consistent with the Buffalo Pound system hardness reference (~416 mg/L from reference data) and Harbour Landing's new construction confirms that the entire Regina distribution receives this uniformly extremely hard supply.
At 418 mg/L, Harbour Landing residents face severe and continuous scale challenges — weekly kettle cleaning, frequent showerhead descaling, and rapid appliance degradation are expected. Whole-home water softeners are near-essential in all Harbour Landing residences. The City of Regina provides water quality information at regina.ca. Harbour Landing's entirely post-2005 new construction features modern plumbing and the community has strong adoption of whole-home water treatment systems given the extreme supply hardness.
Geology & Source: Supplied by the City of Regina from Buffalo Pound Lake via the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant — the Harbour Landing southwest Regina distribution zone receives an extremely hard Prairie lake supply at 418 mg/L (24.4 gpg), with TDS of 1182 mg/L, consistent with the Regina Buffalo Pound supply.