Tap water hardness in Manitoba
We have published hardness data for 4 cities in Manitoba. The median is 116 mg/L; the hardest water is in Portage la Prairie (172 mg/L), the softest in Flin Flon (50 mg/L).
50 % of these cities have hard or very hard water (over 120 mg/L).
Health Canada: hardness above 200 mg/L is considered poor but tolerable; above 500 mg/L unacceptable.
Cities in Manitoba, hardest first
| mg/L | mg/L | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Portage la Prairie | 172 | 172 | hard |
| Brandon | 150 | 150 | hard |
| Winnipeg | 82 | 82 | moderately hard |
| Flin Flon | 50 | 50 | soft |