Environment and Waste Management

Kawartha Lakes – The Medical Officer of Health has directed the City of Kawartha Lakes to issue a Drinking Water Advisory on Tuesday April 1, 2025, due to a loss of pressure in the drinking water system.

Kawartha Lakes – The Medical Officer of Health has directed the City of Kawartha Lakes to issue a Drinking Water Advisory on Monday March 31, 2025, due to a loss of pressure in the drinking water system.

Kawartha Lakes - The Medical Officer of Health has directed the City of Kawartha Lakes to issue a Drinking Water Advisory on March 31, 2025 due to a loss of pressure in the distribution system due to a short generator failure at the Water Treatment facility. Notices have been hand delivered to residents.

This tap water can make you ill. The elderly, the very young and people with weakened immune systems are most at risk.

Kawartha Lakes – The Medical Officer of Health has directed the City of Kawartha Lakes to issue a Drinking Water Advisory on March 29, 2025 due to a power loss at the Water Treatment facility. Notices have been hand delivered to residents.

Kawartha Lakes – The Medical Officer of Health has directed the City of Kawartha Lakes to issue a Drinking Water Advisory on Saturday March 29, 2025, due to a loss of pressure in the drinking water system.

This tap water can make you ill. The elderly, the very young and people with weakened immune systems are most at risk.

Kawartha Lakes – With the fluctuations in temperature and warmer weather on its way, the Water and Wastewater Division would like to advise residents that although the water in municipal systems can become cloudy or greyish-coloured due to unseasonably warm temperatures during the day and colder temperatures at night, the water remains safe to drink.

Kawartha Lakes – Users of the municipal drinking water system in Oakwood may experience periods of pressure fluctuations and/or low pressure on Tuesday March 25, 2025 due to system upgrades and the required temporary shutdown of the Oakwood Reservoir.

Kawartha Lakes - Staff are conducting pressure tests today in the Oakwood Drinking Water System. Some residents may experience pressure fluctuations. These are temporary and pressure will resume when the testing is complete.