North Kawartha and Trent Lakes Well Water Sampling Program Resumes April 7

(March 30, 2026) – The well water sampling program resumes next Tuesday in the Township of North Kawartha and the Municipality of Trent Lakes. 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

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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

For further information, please contact:

Media Relations
media@lakelandsph.ca 

Keely-Anne Johnson
Secretary/Receptionist
Township of North Kawartha
705-656-4445 ext. 232
K.Johnson@northkawartha.ca

Rachel Stark
Economic Development and Communications Officer
Municipality of Trent Lakes
705-738-3800 ex 223
rstark@trentlakes.ca

About Lakelands Public Health 
Lakelands Public Health is the public health agency that is proud to serve Alderville, Curve Lake and Hiawatha First Nations, the Urban Indigenous Community, the Counties of Haliburton, Northumberland, Cities of Kawartha Lakes and Peterborough City and County. It is through our relationships and valued partnerships that Lakelands Public Health strives to protect health, prevent illness, injury, all while promoting overall well-being for all who live, work and learn in the region.  

Established through the voluntary merger of the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit and Peterborough Public Health, Lakelands Public Health combines local knowledge, public health expertise, and a strong community focus to deliver programs and services that respond to local needs. These include infectious disease prevention and control, healthy living initiatives, environmental health, school and family health programs, and emergency preparedness. For more information, visit LakelandsPH.ca.