Bulk Water

Strathmore's bulk water station is located at the Public Works building on Westlake Road, (behind the former Town Office building at 680 Westchester Road).

The bulk water station is a card-lock system. First time users must register and purchase a bulk water card which contains a pin number. The cost for a bulk water card is $15.00.  You can register over the phone with a credit card by calling 403-934-3133. Bulk water users will be billed monthly for actual water usage at the current rate.

Visit the Utility Rates page for information on rates.

The bulk water station is open 24 hours a day, unless it is closed for maintenance or repair. 

Vehicle Requirements

Your vehicle and tank must be modified to provide an approved air gap (AAG) to prevent contamination of the public water supply.

Important: Failure to provide and maintain the AAG will result in cancellation of access card privileges.

AAG; The air gap between the end of the pipe and the tank must be at least 2 times the diameter of the pipe (See the diagram below). Rigid piping must also be permanently attached to the vehicle and fitted with a Cam-Lock adaptor (coupler end).

Bulk water station connection; the bulk water station is equipped with two hoses.

  • a small hose with a 50mm (2") Cam-Lock adaptor end(male) and
  • a large hose with 80mm (3") Cam-Lock adaptor end (male)

Vehicle connection; either a 50mm (2") or 80mm (3") coupler end (female) must be equipped on the water truck/tank. The size you choose will depend on the size of the the tank and how fast you want to fill it.

 

 Report Bulk Water operating issues to the Operations department; 403-361-2126 or operations@strathmore.ca

 The Town is not responsible for the quality of the water received by a Customer from a bulk water station operated by the Town.

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