Winnipeg Drinking Water Quality Test Results by Year and Parameter

Winnipeg's drinking water quality test results, managed by data.winnipeg.ca, are published to ensure compliance with the city's Operating Licence and Health Canada's Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality. The dataset includes columns for Parameter, Year, Area, Category, Units, and statistical measures like Average, Minimum, and Maximum. It was last updated on April 7, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in contaminant levels over time using the Year and Average columns.
• Compare water quality across different city Areas using the Area, Parameter, and Average columns.
• Assess compliance with regulatory Guidelines by comparing the Maximum and Minimum values against the Guidelines column.
• Categorize and filter test results for specific types of contaminants using the Category and Parameter columns.

Strengths

• Data is structured with 10 distinct columns, including Parameter, Year, and statistical aggregates.
• Published by an official municipal source (data.winnipeg.ca) for regulatory transparency.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count and total dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

City of Winnipeg (data.winnipeg.ca)

Collection Method

Municipal water quality testing program.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-07 22:05:27; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Winnipeg, Canada