Alma, Quebec

Barium: 0 of 12 · Fluoride: 1 of 10 · Manganese: 4 of 13 sampled wells above the Quebec standard. Updated 2026-10-17. Source : PACES – Projets d'acquisition de connaissances sur les eaux souterraines (MELCCFP), compiled database.

What wells in this municipality measured in the provincial PACES groundwater surveys. A local picture only: test your own well to know your water.

Barium

0 of 12 sampled wells (0%) had a latest result above the Quebec standard of 1 mg/L.

Median (latest per well): 0.0345 mg/L
90th percentile: 0.06 mg/L
Highest: 0.18 mg/L
Samples: 13, 2010-07-06 to 2011-08-09
Source: PACES – Projets d'acquisition de connaissances sur les eaux souterraines (MELCCFP), compiled database (CC-BY 4.0), downloaded 2026-10-17
Standard: Règlement sur la qualité de l’eau potable, annexe 1

Fluoride

1 of 10 sampled wells (10%) had a latest result above the Quebec standard of 1.5 mg/L.

Median (latest per well): 0.6 mg/L
90th percentile: 1.5 mg/L
Highest: 2.4 mg/L
Samples: 11, 2010-07-06 to 2011-08-09
Source: PACES – Projets d'acquisition de connaissances sur les eaux souterraines (MELCCFP), compiled database (CC-BY 4.0), downloaded 2026-10-17
Standard: Règlement sur la qualité de l’eau potable, annexe 1

Manganese

4 of 13 sampled wells (31%) had a latest result above the Quebec standard of 0.12 mg/L.

Median (latest per well): 0.021 mg/L
90th percentile: 0.85 mg/L
Highest: 1.1 mg/L
Samples: 14, 2010-07-06 to 2011-08-09
Source: PACES – Projets d'acquisition de connaissances sur les eaux souterraines (MELCCFP), compiled database (CC-BY 4.0), downloaded 2026-10-17
Standard: Règlement sur la qualité de l’eau potable, annexe 1

Includes domestic, municipal and monitoring wells. Total and dissolved results both count. Non-detects count only when the lab's detection limit is at or below the standard. Method: data rules.

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