Get to Know Your H2O Tours!

Tours of the Greater Victoria Water Supply Area & Facilities

Ever wonder how your drinking water is delivered from source to tap?

The Capital Regional District’s Get to Know Your H2O Tours are a great way to discover how your drinking water is delivered from the source to your tap. During the tour you’ll discover the natural landscapes, water supply reservoirs, and the treatment process that provides Greater Victoria with high quality tap water.

General Tours

The 2023 tour season is now finished - see you in June 2024!

General Public Tour Information
Tours leave on a school bus that will be guided to various stops within our protected watersheds to let you discover these special places first hand. All tours require advanced reservations.

Source to Tap Tour (five hours)
Follows the flow of water starting at the north end of Sooke Lake Reservoir. This tour explores the surrounding forests, Rithet Creek (main tributary to Sooke Lake Reservoir), water supply facilities and the treatment process that ensures the water delivered to your tap is optimal. This tour is for ages 12 and up only. Each tour is limited to 42 people.

School Tours (Grade 5)

School Tour Details (Grade 5)

Educators of Grade 5 students and your class are invited to a free half-day tour that offers a first-hand look at how water gets from the source to your tap. The tour explores a drinking water reservoir, the surrounding forest and the water disinfection process that ensures the water delivered to your tap is clean and safe to drink. A school bus will pick you up at the school at 9am and have you back at school by 12:30pm. The bus and driver are part of the program and will be with us for the tour.

Requirements

We require a minimum of 20 students, the responsible teacher and a minimum of three additional adults to chaperone the tour. The school bus has a maximum of 42 seats available.

Booking Information 

School tours for 2023 are now fully booked.

Thank you for your interest in the 2023 school watershed tours. We are fully booked for the season. Please check back next year to book a 2024 school tour.

School Program

Enhance their learning! To get the most out of the tour, we recommend you explore drinking water related topics in the classroom using appropriate information from a complimentary educator’s kit. Our Grade 2 "Every Drop Counts" and our Grade 8–12 "Water in Our Community" educator's kits include lesson plans, videos, maps, classroom water monitoring kits, and much more that could be adapted for Grade 5. Read more >>

Technical/Post-Secondary Tours

The CRD is proud to support advanced learning opportunities. Come discover the many professional, technical and specially trained staff involved in providing drinking water to over 390,000 residents. Please email for more information.

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Contact Us

For more information on the Get to Know Your H2O Tours:
Tel: 250.474.9627
Email