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Executive overview
Key findings
About 99%: share of FY 2023/24 water production drawn from two lakes, Pockwock (72.9%) and Lake Major (26.2%) (calculated)
49,454,503 cubic meters: total water production in FY 2024/25, 22.7% above FY 2019/20 (actual; growth calculated)
93%: wastewater treatment facilities complying with approval permits in FY 2025/26, against a 95% target (actual)
C$1.36 billion: proposed five-year capital plan for 2025/26 to 2029/30 (plan)
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Buyer relevance
Who the report is for
Water resource and climate planners
Use the water output series by source and the 2025 drought measures at Lake Major to judge supply concentration and headroom.
Municipal and provincial officials
See how HRM, the NSRAB, the provincial environment department and the Auditor General each oversee Halifax Water after April 2025.
Engineering and construction firms
Find the major initiatives in the 2026/27 plan, from the Burnside Operations Centre to the Mill Cove expansion, with their budgets and status.
Investors and lenders in Atlantic Canadian infrastructure
Read how the integrated model, the HRM debt guarantee and the rate process set the pace of renewal.
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Decision scope
Questions answered
How dependent is Halifax Water on Pockwock Lake?
Pockwock supplied 72.9% of the water produced in FY 2023/24 and Lake Major 26.2%, together about 99%.
How much water does Halifax Water produce?
Halifax Water produced 49,454,503 cubic meters in FY 2024/25, 22.7% above FY 2019/20, and 48,274,430 cubic meters in FY 2025/26.
How large is the network?
The utility reported 1,614.93 km of water mains and 2,384 km of wastewater and stormwater collection system in FY 2025/26.
Is wastewater treatment meeting its targets?
93% of wastewater treatment facilities complied with approval permits in FY 2025/26, against a 95% target.
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Inside the report
Inside the complete report
Executive Overview
1. Water Resource Profile
2. Governance and Institutional Framework
3. Infrastructure and Service Delivery
Strategic Outlook and Opportunities
Source Register
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Public preview
What to watch next
1. Water Resource Profile
Safe yield and adaptive planning results; Lake Major levels in the 2026 and 2027 dry seasons; whether the reduction in real losses continues in FY 2026/27.
2. Governance and Institutional Framework
The NSRAB's decision on the rate application filed on September 29, 2026; the regional development charge hearing from December 7, 2026; the Carollo operations audit report; the Auditor General's governance and strategy audit.
3. Infrastructure and Service Delivery
Completion of the medium-term corrective actions (due by Q4 2026/27); wastewater compliance against the 95% target; the next annual figures for leakage and customer satisfaction.
Strategic Outlook and Opportunities
The delivery and procurement model chosen for the Water Supply Enhancement Program and Mill Cove; the decision on the September 2026 rate application; completion of the IRP update in 2027/28; whether actual capital spending keeps pace with the C$164.6 million 2026/27 spending plan.
Executive Overview and Section 1: key figures and water output by source from FY 2015/16 to FY 2025/26.
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Included
What you receive
The complete PDF report: 12 pages, 6 sections, 15 tables and a register of 27 sources.
This edition
October 2026, First edition.
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Evidence & method
Evidence and method
The report draws on Halifax Water's annual and accountability reports from FY 2015/16 to FY 2025/26, its asset management statistics, the 2019 Integrated Resource Plan and the 2026/27 Annual Business Plan. It also uses NSRAB decisions and hearing notices, after-incident reviews, HRM Auditor General audits and the utility's source water protection newsletter.
Sources
27 sources, listed in the report's source register. Evidence current to 31 October 2026. Principal data periods: FY 2015/16 to FY 2025/26 operating statistics (fiscal years end March 31); 2023/24 asset management statistics; 2026/27 Annual Business Plan; rates effective April 1, 2026. All currency is Canadian dollars (C$)..
Evidence boundaries
This report uses authoritative source material available at the stated research cutoff. It distinguishes published facts, calculated values and analytical interpretation. No independent modelling is performed. Forward-looking analysis reflects published plans, documented trends and stated uncertainties. It does not constitute legal, financial, investment or engineering advice.
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Lead analyst
Robert C. Brears
Founder, Our Future Water Intelligence
Robert C. Brears is a water-security specialist and author whose work examines utility governance, infrastructure investment, climate resilience and long-term water-system change for executive and policy audiences.
- Decision-focused utility intelligence
- Published water-policy author
- Evidence-grounded system analysis
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Buyer FAQs
Before you purchase
Who can use the report?
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How is the report delivered?
The PDF is available to download immediately after confirmed payment, through our secure delivery system.
Can my organization buy wider access?
Institutional purchasing: For invoice enquiries, multi-organization licensing or broader access requirements, contact Our Future Water Intelligence.
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Water Systems Overview: Halifax Water
- Format
- Length
- 12 pages
- Edition
- October 2026, First edition
- Price
- USD 499
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Report details
Publication details
- Publisher
- Our Future Water Intelligence
- Report family
- Water Utility Intelligence Report
- Edition
- October 2026, First edition
- Format
- Length
- 12 pages
- Reference
- OFW_EXT_WATER_SYSTEMS_OVERVIEW_HALIFAX_WATER_04e85afd55a8
- Evidence current to
- 31 October 2026
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