Trent Lakes Well Water Sampling Program Resumes April 7

(March 30, 2026) – The well water sampling program resumes next Tuesday in the Municipality of Trent Lakes and the Township of North Kawartha. The program offers free sample collection kit pick-up and sample drop-off through these municipal offices.

Beginning Tuesday April 7, 2026, water samples can be dropped off at:

• North Kawartha Municipal Office located at 280 Burleigh Street, Apsley, ON, Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. and,
• Trent Lakes Municipal Office located at 760 County Road 36, Trent Lakes, ON, Tuesday and Thursdays between 8:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. 

Samples are then couriered to the Public Health Ontario Lab in Peterborough for testing. Empty sample bottles can be picked up at any time during regular business hours.

Well water testing is recommended at least twice per year, Spring and Fall. The samples are tested for two types of bacterial contamination: total coliforms and E. coli. Anyone can become ill if they consume contaminated water, but young people, older adults, and immuno-compromised individuals are at higher risk.

Samples must be dropped off at the municipal office within 24 hours of collection to ensure they reach the lab and are processed in a timely manner. Residents are encouraged to carefully read the sampling and collection instructions included with each kit. Filled sample bottles should be delivered to the front desk at the municipal office. Staff will then place it in a fridge until it is collected by the courier.

Water samples can also be dropped off at the following locations:

• Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township Office, 1 Ottawa Street, Havelock, from Monday through Thursday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.  
• Lakelands Public Health, 185 King Street, Peterborough, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon on Fridays.
• Public Health Ontario Laboratory, 99 Hospital Drive weekdays between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

For a complete list of drop-off locations throughout Lakelands Public Health’s area, please visit our website www.lakelandsph.ca

Residents can receive their water test results through Public Health Ontario’s Online Water Testing Portal at www.publichealthontario.ca or by calling their Interactive Voice Response line at 1-877-723-3426 or by mail.

If you have questions about your test results, please call Lakelands Public Health at 1-844-575-4567 or email inspections@lakelandsph.ca