Table 6-1
Operation and maintenance costs of drinking water plants — Province and territory

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Operation and maintenance costs of drinking water plants — Province and territory
  Materials 1 Labour 2 Energy Other 3 Total
  millions of dollars
Canada 213.4 A 338.4 A 200.4 A 129.7 A 881.9 A
Newfoundland and Labrador 4.8 A 6.3 A 4.7 A 1.0 B 16.9 A
Prince Edward Island 0.4 A 0.9 A 0.7 A 1.1 A 3.1 A
Nova Scotia 8.2 A 6.7 A 4.6 B 3.6 C 23.1 A
New Brunswick 3.7 A 5.2 A 2.8 A 1.8 B 13.5 A
Quebec 49.7 A 79.7 A 56.8 A 20.2 A 206.4 A
Ontario 64.9 A 114.1 A 73.0 A 63.6 A 315.7 A
Manitoba 16.6 A 15.0 A 5.9 A 2.9 A 40.4 A
Saskatchewan 14.7 A 22.3 A 8.4 A 6.7 A 52.2 A
Alberta 30.1 A 48.0 A 29.2 A 15.5 A 122.9 A
British Columbia 18.5 A 34.0 A 11.3 A 12.7 B 76.4 A
Yukon 0.3 A 0.9 A 0.8 A 0.1 A 2.1 A
Northwest Territories 1.0 D 3.7 D 1.7 C F 7.0 D
Nunavut 0.4 C 1.5 A 0.5 C 0.0 Es 2.3 B
Includes chemicals and replacement parts.
Includes internal and external staff including laboratory personnel.
Includes costs such as waste disposal and residuals handling, analytical/sampling costs, any associated administration and service costs directly related to operation and maintenance (consultants and contractors) and costs related to waste treatment processes (that is, backwash processing and residuals disposal).
Note(s):
Includes costs related to the acquisition and treatment, but not the distribution, of water. Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division, CANSIM table 153-0108.
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