The Waterworks section provides high quality drinking water to homes and businesses, as well as water supply for fire suppression.
What Can We Help You With Today?
The Waterworks section installs and maintains hundreds of kilometres of watermains and connections throughout Maple Ridge as well as oversees water purchases from the Greater Vancouver Water District. The Waterworks section is also responsible for:
Monitoring of the water supply system to ensure safe drinking water
Servicing fire hydrants
Collecting weekly water samples
Water meter installation, maintenance reading
Installing service connections to residents and businesses
Flushing of water mains
Repairing broken or damaged water mains and services
Repairing broken or damaged water mains and services
Did You Know?
The lifespan of your tap water only lasts as long as it takes to flow from your tap to the drain!
Need your water turned on/off? You can call Public Works and put in a request for your service and we will radio out your request as soon as possible
Experiencing dirty or turbulent water? This can sometimes be caused by flushing in your area. Watermain flushing/cleaning typically occurs in October for approximately 11 weeks. This maintenance work will improve water quality, however, during this cleaning process some residents could experience water pressure drops and milky or dirty water. Please try running your outside taps for approximately 20 minutes to clear out any murkiness. If the problem persists, please call Public Works
Please take the following steps to correct the problem: Milky Water: Open tap slightly to bleed air from the water lines Dirty Water: Turn an outside tap on until the water becomes clear
Can't locate your shut off valve? Please call Public Works, and we will send water crews out to mark the location of your valve
Did You Know?
Water Services for the Following Uses Will be Metered:
All non-residential uses
All services, water and service connection 25 mm in diameter and larger
All properties with in-ground pools or in-ground sprinkler systems
All properties greater than 0.4 ha in area
Request for a Water Meter
Any consumer may take an application to the Waterworks section requesting a water meter be installed
The cost of installing any meter on a new water service shall be borne by the consumer
Meters on private property are to be supplied and installed by the consumer and will be subject to inspection prior to the water service being turned on
The cost of installing any meter on an existing water service shall be borne by the City of Maple Ridge. All meters placed on existing water services will be installed by the Waterworks section
Reading Concerns
When any consumer whose water service is metered makes a complaint that the water service account is excessive, the Waterworks section will have the meter re-read upon written request.