Water Treatment in Truro & Central Nova Scotia
Well water specialists for Truro, Elmsdale, Windsor, and the corridor between.From iron stains and rotten-egg smell to the arsenic hiding in bedrock wells, central Nova Scotia’s water keeps us busy. We’ve tested, installed, and serviced water treatment systems across the region from our Waverley shop since 2000.
One water test tells us exactly what’s coming out of your tap, so you only ever treat what’s really there.
We cover central Nova Scotia
Truro, Elmsdale, Windsor, and the corridor between them sit at the heart of our service area. Our shop is in Waverley, right where Highway 102 heads north, and our technicians are in central Nova Scotia regularly for water tests, installations, and service calls.
It has been that way since 2000. EcoWater Nova Scotia is the only authorized EcoWater dealer in Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, owner Gary Slater holds Nova Scotia Environment Water Treatment Class I certification, and the same team that looks after Halifax-area homes handles the corridor.
Whether it’s a farmhouse outside Stewiacke or a new build in Elmsdale, the approach never changes: test the water first, recommend only what the results call for, and service what we install.
Where you’ll find us working
- Truro, Bible Hill & Valley
- Elmsdale, Enfield & Lantz
- Shubenacadie & Stewiacke
- Milford & Brookfield
- Windsor & Mount Uniacke
Somewhere else in central Nova Scotia? We cover the whole province, so just ask.
Well country
Step outside the towns and most of central Nova Scotia runs on private wells: drilled wells punched deep into bedrock, and older dug wells fed by shallower groundwater. Both can give you excellent water, and both can pick up problems on the way to your tap.
Some announce themselves. Iron and manganese leave orange, brown, and black staining in sinks, tubs, and laundry. Hardness coats kettles, fixtures, and water heaters in scale. Sulphur greets you with a rotten-egg smell the moment the tap runs. All of them are fixable: our air-oxidation filters clear iron, manganese, and sulphur with no salt or chemicals.
Others hide. Arsenic and uranium occur naturally in Nova Scotia bedrock and dissolve into well water with no taste, smell, or colour, so a lab test is the only way to find them. Treatment is well proven; we have successfully treated arsenic levels as high as 1390 µg/L.
See all water problems we solveWhat we test wells for
- Iron & manganese
- Hardness & scale
- Sulphur / rotten-egg smell
- pH, TDS & tannins
- Arsenic, uranium & bacteria (lab-referred)
Perform your water test with us, buy a system, and we credit your standard testing fee back toward it.
What we do
Every job in the corridor starts the same way: a test that shows us what your water actually needs. From there, we handle the rest ourselves.
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Water testing
In-house testing for iron, pH, manganese, TDS, and tannins, with samples referred to a certified lab for arsenic, uranium, and bacteria.
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Residential systems
Softeners for hard water, salt-free iron and sulphur filters, reverse osmosis drinking water, and UV protection, sized to your well and household.
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Commercial systems
Large-scale softeners and commercial reverse osmosis for restaurants, hotels, nursing homes, schools, and other businesses across the region.
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Service & maintenance
We service, clean, and repair almost every softener and filter on the market, including Kenmore, Whirlpool, GE, and other EcoWater-built brands.
Serving All of Nova Scotia from Waverley
- EcoWater Nova Scotia, 2156 Rocky Lake Dr, Waverley, NS B2R 1R3
- 902-832-7873
- ecowaterns@gmail.com
- Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. In-store by appointment only.
Evenings and weekends by appointment. Call or leave a message and we’ll confirm a time.
We test, install, and service water systems across all of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, from the Halifax metro and the South Shore to the Annapolis Valley and Cape Breton Island.
Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford, Lower Sackville, Waverley, Fall River, Hammonds Plains, Tantallon, Windsor, Truro, Elmsdale, Chester, Bridgewater, Lunenburg, Kentville, New Glasgow, Antigonish, Sydney.
Don’t see your town? We travel across the whole province. Get in touch and we’ll come to you.
Common questions from central Nova Scotia
Do you really cover Truro and Windsor from Waverley?
Yes. We serve all of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton from our Waverley shop, and the Truro-Elmsdale-Windsor corridor is ground we cover regularly. Water tests, installations, and service calls all run through the same team.
How often should I test my well?
Nova Scotia Environment recommends testing wells for bacteria about twice a year and checking water chemistry every couple of years. If you can’t remember your last lab test, that’s a good sign it’s time to book one.
My water looks and tastes fine. Is a test still worth it?
That’s exactly when testing matters most. Arsenic and uranium occur naturally in Nova Scotia bedrock and carry no taste, smell, or colour, so clear water tells you nothing about them. A lab test settles it either way, and if treatment is needed, it’s something we handle routinely.
What Our Customers Say
Book a water test in central Nova Scotia
Tell us where you are and what you’re seeing at the tap. We’ll test your water, walk you through the results, and recommend only what it needs.