There is no single reporting site for drinking water quality reports. While drinking water suppliers must make their annual reports available to the public, there is inconsistent publishing of these materials online.
In a 2008 report titled Fit to Drink: Challenges in Providing Safe Drinking Water in British Columbia, the BC Ombudsman made 39 recommendations on how to improve the state of drinking water supply in British Columbia
One of the key recommendations, besides reducing the number of boil water advisories and simplifying the investigation request process, was for the regional health authorities to provide better access (via website) to drinking water quality reports. While a number of the recommendations are being implemented, online reporting of water quality testing remains incomplete, and timely information is extremely rare.
Certain municipalities provide information on their drinking water systems online:
Public Health Authorities maintain up-to-date lists of the results of their inspections of drinking water supplies in their regions. The following links do not present information for all systems:
Interior Health Authority (updated quarterly, not a live representation)
For sources not listed above, and for smaller drinking water systems, contact the drinking water operator directly. Alternately, you can contact the drinking water contact at your regional health authority, or testing results for your water supply.
Documents reporting on the inherent threats and conditions of various watersheds can be found at the Environmental Protection Division.
