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Electricity

Woodstock Hydro Services Inc.
16 Graham Street, Woodstock, Ontario
website: http://www.woodstockhydro.com/

Statistics:
Supply Voltage to Municipality: 230KV/115KV transmission - 4IKV/27.6KV distribution
SecondaryVoltages Available: 120/208 volts, 120/240 volts, 347600 volts
Industrial Voltages: Up to 27,600 volts
Systems Capacity: 200 MVA
Peak Demand: 80 MVA
Frequency of Interruption: Rare

Natural Gas

Union Gas Limited
350 Beard's Lane, Woodstock, Ontario
website: http://www.uniongas.com/

Statistics:
Availability: Most streets are piped.
BTU Rating: 1,000 BTU/ft3

Sewage

The City of Woodstock Works Department is responsible for the maintenance of the sanitary and storm sewer collection system.

Storm Sewers

The storm sewer system consists of approximately 100 km of storm sewers ranging in size from 6" diameter to 96" diameter and approximately 2,900 catch basins.

Sanitary Sewer

The sanitary sewer system consists of approximately 165 km of sanitary sewers ranging in size from 6" diameter to 42" diameter with approximately 13,000 units connected to the system.

Maintenance

Maintenance activities include visual inspection, camera inspection, power flushing, mainline repairs and catch basin and manhole repairs.

Water Pollution Control Plant (W.P.C.P.)

Woodstock has a single sewage treatment plant to service its residents. The current plant capacity is 7.3 million gallons and existing inflows average 5.27 million gallons per day. The plant provides both primary and secondary sewage treatment with efficient affluent discharges to the Thames River. All affluent discharges must meet M.O.E.E. guidelines for water quality.

Water Statistics

Pumping Capacity: 53,050 m3 /day
Average Consumption: 15,227 m3 /day
Peak Consumption: 24,017m3/day
Pressure Details of Range: 40-85 P.S.I.
Reliability: Excellent
 Source:  County of Oxford 2012 Annual Drinking Water Summary Report