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Drinking Water

Water Bottle Pick-up and Sample Drop-off Locations

NOTICE: 

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit will be closed Friday, April 18, 2025, and Monday, April 21, 2025.

Private water samples will be accepted at health unit offices until Wednesday, April 16, 2025.  Regular services will resume on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. 

Private water samples can also be dropped off directly at the Public Health Ontario Laboratory in Orillia, up to and including Wednesday, April 16, 2025.  Regular services will resume on Monday, April 21, 2025, at the Public Health Ontario Laboratory in Orillia.

PLEASE NOTE:

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit and the Public Health Ontario Lab are separate agencies. Water samples that are not received by the public health lab within 48 hours will not be tested. The health unit’s courier service may take up to 24 hours to deliver water samples to the public health lab. Collect your water sample as close to the time of delivery as possible to avoid delays in testing.

Water samples are NEVER ACCEPTED ON FRIDAYS at any health unit office; however, MAY BE dropped off directly at the Public Health Laboratory (see below for location).

The health units Orillia office and 80 Bradford Street, Barrie office DO NOT accept water bottle drop offs.

The times below may vary for holiday closures, so if in doubt, call Health Connection at 705-721-7520 or 1-877-721-7520.

Public Health Ontario Laboratories do not test for other contaminants such as chemicals or minerals. If you would like to test your water for other environmental contaminants, please contact a private licensed laboratory.

Water Sample Pick-up and Drop-off Locations and Hours:

Location Address Pick-Up Times (to obtain water testing kits / empty water bottles for sampling)
Drop-Off Times (to submit water samples for testing)
SMDHU Barrie Office
15 Sperling Drive, Barrie

Monday to Friday

8:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Monday to Thursday

8:30 AM to 4:00 PM

SMDHU Collingwood Office
280 Pretty River Parkway, Collingwood

Monday to Friday

8:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Monday to Thursday

8:30 AM to 2:30 PM

Closed between 12:30 and 1:30

SMDHU Cookstown Office
25 King Street South, Unit 2, Cookstown

Monday to Friday

8:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Closed between 12:30 and 1:30

Monday to Thursday

8:30 AM to 2:30 PM

Closed between 12:30 and 1:30

 SMDHU Gravenhurst Office

5 Pineridge Gate, Gravenhurst

Monday to Friday

8:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Monday to Thursday

8:30 AM to 2:30 PM

Closed between 12:00 and 1:00

SMDHU Huntsville Office

34 Chaffey Street, Huntsville

Monday to Friday

8:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Closed between 12:30 and 1:30

Monday to Thursday

8:30 AM to 2:30 PM

Closed between 12:30 and 1:30

SMDHU Midland Office
925 Hugel Avenue, Unit A, Midland

Monday to Friday

8:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Monday to Thursday

8:30 AM to 2:30 PM

Orillia Public Health Laboratory
750 Memorial Avenue, Orillia

Monday to Friday

8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Monday to Friday, excluding holidays

8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

The SMDHU Orillia Office DOES NOT accept water samples


 

For those requiring bottles to sample their private well water supply, bottles may be picked up at the following locations:

SMDHU Orillia Office - 120 - 169 Front Street South, Orillia, ON

Due to recent severe weather events, a limited supply of drinking water sample bottles will be available for pick up only at the following locations:

  • Township of Muskoka Lakes: 1 Bailey Street, Port Carling ON P0B 1J0
  • Township of Georgian Bay: 99 Lone Pine Road, Port Severn ON L0K 1S0
  • The District of Muskoka: 70 Pine Street, Bracebridge ON P1L 1N3
  • Bracebridge Firehall: 225 Taylor Road, Bracebridge ON P1L 1K1
  • Township of Lake of Bays: 1012 Dwight Beach Road, Dwight ON P0A 1H0
  • Township of Oro-Medonte: 148 Line 7 South, Oro-Medonte ON L0L 2E0

 

PLEASE NOTE:

The above locations are for bottle PICK-UP ONLY. Water samples CANNOT be dropped off at these locations. For DROP-OFF locations, please refer to information in the Water Sample Pick-Up and Drop-Off Locations and Hours table above.

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