The Chatham-Kent Public Utilities Commission's Water & Wastewater department currently employees approximately 50 employees.  All staff is certified with the appropriate certification for each facility which may include water treatment, water distribution, wastewater treatment and wastewater collection.  They also receive over 40 hours of training per year in their field as mandated by the Ministry of the Environment.

Our source of water is both groundwater as well as lake water.

Below is a summary of Water Treatment Plants in Chatham-Kent:


• Bothwell Distribution System – West Lorne WTP (Lake Erie)
• Chatham WTP – Lake Erie
• South Kent WTP – Lake Erie
• Ridgetown WTP – Well System
• Wallaceburg WTP – Chenal Ecarte (St. Clair River)
• Wheatley WTP – Lake Erie

Highgate Water System - Well System

Wastewater Plants in Chatham-Kent are as follows:

• Blenheim Hamburg System & Lagoons
• Chatham Sewage Treatment Plant
• Dresden Sewage Treatment Plant
• Merlin Lagoon System
• Mitchell’s Bay Lagoon System
• Ridgetown New Hamburg System & Lagoons
• Thamesville Sewage Treatment Plant
• Tilbury Sewage Treatment Plant (formerly lagoons)
• Wallaceburg Sewage Treatment Plant
• Wheatley  Sewage Treatment Plant

All of our systems are in compliance with the regulations mandated by the Ministry of the Environment.Employees conduct over 22,000 tests a year for sewage and over 10,000 samples a year in water to ensure that Chatham-Kent meets or exceeds all provincial standards and to ensure quality.

Contact Information
Chatham-Kent Public Utilities Commission
Water and Wastewater Services (P.U.C.)
325 Grand Avenue East,

P.O. Box 1191
Chatham, Ontario, N7M 5L8
Phone:  519.436.0119
Fax:  519.352.3432
E-mail:  CKpuc@chatham-kent.ca