Residents can now review the Town of Gull Lake’s 2025 Waterworks Information and annual Drinking Water Quality & Compliance Report, which provides a clear look at system performance, financial health, and long‑term planning for the community’s water supply. The reports confirm that Gull Lake’s water system met all provincial safety requirements in 2025 while also highlighting the continued need for major infrastructure upgrades identified in earlier studies.

Water Rates and Policy

Water rates remain unchanged under Bylaw 3‑2019, which sets the water rate at $14.00 per 1,000 gallons with a minimum monthly charge of $42.00. This policy ensures the water system remains self‑financing and able to build reserves for future capital expenditures.

The Town notes that:

Financial Overview

The 2025 financial picture shows a stable, well‑managed utility:

• Revenues: $483,788

• Expenditures: $324,149

• Debt payments: $0

• Revenue‑to‑expenditure ratio: 1.50

• Utility reserves: $474,643.18

These reserves support long‑term infrastructure replacement, including future water system upgrades.

Drinking Water Quality Summary

The 2025 Drinking Water Quality & Compliance Report confirms that Gull Lake’s drinking water remained safe throughout the year, with all required testing completed and no signs of contamination. Daily checks showed the water stayed properly disinfected and clear, and all health‑related chemical tests met provincial standards. The only ongoing concern is trihalomethanes (THMs), a byproduct created when chlorine reacts with natural organic matter, which remain above the provincial guideline due to the limitations of the aging water treatment plant. While not an immediate health risk, this continues to reinforce the need for a long‑term treatment upgrade.

Closing

The findings in this year’s report continue to underline the long‑term challenges facing Gull Lake’s aging water treatment plant, an issue first identified in the 2020 Water Treatment Plant Upgrade Feasibility Study. The Town notes that Council is exploring grant funding options for a future plant upgrade, and an additional water well has already been drilled as a backup to the existing source. That well is expected to be tied into a new pumphouse this year. As long-term planning continues, the Town will share further updates with residents.

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Sources:

• Town of Gull Lake — 2025 Waterworks Information (official municipal release)

• Town of Gull Lake — 2025 Drinking Water Quality & Compliance Report (official annual report)

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