Protect Your Water Systems with Certified Legionella Testing
Ensure compliance, mitigate risks, and safeguard health with professional Legionella water testing.
Ensure compliance, mitigate risks, and safeguard health with professional Legionella water testing.
Legionella is a waterborne bacterium that thrives in warm, stagnant water and can cause Legionnaires’ disease, a severe form of pneumonia. High-risk environments include cooling towers, hot water tanks, plumbing systems, and decorative fountains.
Ontario’s CSA Z317.1-16 and MD 15161 – 2013 provide guidance on Legionella prevention, requiring regular water testing and risk assessments in healthcare, long-term care, and commercial facilities.
Why Test for Legionella?
Health Risks: Inhalation of contaminated water droplets can cause severe respiratory infections.
Regulatory Compliance: Ontario’s Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and Public Health Ontario Guidelines require risk management.
Liability Protection: Failure to monitor Legionella can lead to legal consequences, fines, and reputational damage.
High-risk facilities (hospitals, long-term care, cooling towers): Monthly to quarterly testing.
Commercial buildings & hotels: Annual testing or more frequently if risk factors are present.
Recommended practices: Maintain water temperatures, use biocides, and follow ASHRAE 188 water management plans.
Certified Sampling: Our trained technicians collect water samples per industry standards.
Accredited Lab Analysis: Water is tested for Legionella species and concentration levels.
Detailed Reporting: We provide clear, actionable results with compliance recommendations.
Property owners, facility managers, and healthcare administrators must comply with Legionella risk management regulations to protect building occupants.
High-risk facilities include:
- Hospitals and healthcare facilities
- Long-term care homes
- Hotels and resorts
- Apartment buildings with centralized hot water systems
- Industrial facilities with cooling towers
Ontario mandates water management plans and Legionella risk assessment for public and private facilities.
Key regulations and standards include:
Ontario Regulation 170/03 (Drinking Water Systems) – Specifies water quality monitoring requirements.
CSA Z317.1-16 – Requires Legionella control measures in healthcare settings.
Public Health Ontario Guidelines – Outline best practices for Legionella prevention and testing.
MD 15161 – 2013 – Provides a comprehensive framework for managing Legionella risks in potable and non-potable building water systems.
Canadian Water Compliance ensures your facility remains compliant with Public Health Ontario standards.
Our testing services provide:
- Certified laboratory analysis for accurate detection
- Actionable reports with clear next steps
- Flexible scheduling to meet regulatory deadlines
- Support for regulatory compliance audits
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