Pace Solutions has been serving Calgary and Southern Alberta since 2014 building on over 40 years of water treatment expertise developed across Canada. Our Southern Alberta team brings that experience directly to your facility, providing preventative maintenance, Legionella risk management, and measurable energy savings for commercial, institutional, and industrial water systems across the region.
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Southern Alberta Water Treatment Services
The Pace Solutions Southern Alberta team understands the specific water chemistry and climate conditions that make industrial water treatment in this region uniquely demanding. Calgary’s municipal water is among the hardest in Canada, with high concentrations of calcium and magnesium that accelerate scale buildup in boilers, cooling towers, and closed-loop systems, reducing heat transfer efficiency and driving up energy costs faster than in softer-water regions. Alberta’s temperature swings, from -30°C winters to summer peaks, place additional stress on HVAC systems year round and require treatment programs that perform reliably across extremes.
Our Southern Alberta technicians are supported by Pace’s national network, which holds the largest team of Certified Water Technologists (CWT) in Canada. This designation represents the highest level of professional accreditation in the water treatment industry, and that knowledge directly informs every service visit our team delivers.
Industries we serve in Southern Alberta are:
New Construction Development
Commercial & Residential Buildings
Healthcare Facilities
Educational Buildings & Facilities
Government Facilities
Production Plants
Manufacturing Facilities
Food Processing Facilities
Stadiums & Public Facilities
Greenhouses & Growing Operations
In Southern Alberta, greenhouses and food processing operations face a specific operational hurdle: Calgary’s exceptionally hard water. Because these facilities typically operate complex steam and hydronic systems as well as cooling, they are highly susceptible to rapid scale buildup and aggressive corrosion in cooling towers and steam boilers. Pace technicians prioritize specialized scale and corrosion control to prevent reduced heat transfer and increased energy costs, ensuring systems remain efficient and compliant.
For buildings looking to reduce their reliance on traditional water softeners, Pace Solutions offers Parafos as an alternative approach to domestic water treatment. Instead of removing minerals through salt-based softening, Parafos helps control scale and corrosion by forming a protective film inside the plumbing system. This can help reduce scale buildup, protect domestic water piping, lower maintenance demands, and support more reliable performance in multi-unit residential, commercial, and institutional buildings.
HVAC Water Treatment for Cooling Towers & Closed-Loop Heating in Alberta
Clean and efficient industrial water systems require more than periodic maintenance. They require a treatment partner who understands your systems, your compliance obligations, and your energy targets. Our technicians live and work in Southern Alberta and have been managing water systems in these buildings for years.
Our solutions fall into at least one of our four Service Divisions. Look for these symbols throughout our website and on our products to help you find the solution that fits.
Frequently Asked Questions
Pace Solutions provides cooling tower treatment, closed-loop heating and chilled system programs, steam boiler treatment, potable water management, Legionella risk management, pre-treatment, plant shutdown services, and cleaning and disinfection for commercial, institutional, and industrial facilities across Calgary and Southern Alberta.
Calgary’s water has a high mineral hardness from its Rocky Mountain source. In industrial systems, this hardness deposits as scale on heat exchangers, boiler tubes, and cooling tower components, reducing efficiency and shortening equipment life. Calgary facilities accumulate scale faster than softer-water regions, making ongoing treatment essential.
Yes. Pace Solutions provides risk assessments, biological monitoring, chemical treatment, and documented reporting to help facilities meet Alberta’s Legionella control requirements. This is mandatory for operators of cooling towers, large hot water systems, and healthcare or long-term care facilities.
Cooling towers require ongoing treatment throughout the operating season, with more intensive cleaning and inspection at spring startup and fall shutdown. Pace develops a customized schedule for each facility based on system size, operating hours, and water quality.
Currently Pace offers a variety of commercial water treatment & energy conservation services in Calgary, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Red Deer, Okotoks, Airdrie, Strathmore, and Brooks. Contact the Calgary Pace Solutions office directly if your facility is in a nearby community.
Pace Solutions stands apart by combining elite technical authority with our VERITAS ethos of accountability. We host the largest team of Certified Water Technologists in Canada and have been a dedicated AWT member since 1985, contributing to a 95.6% annual customer retention rate. Our difference lies in our proprietary treatment programs, such as the Eco Program, which is proven to reduce energy consumption by up to 15%, ensuring that every solution we provide reflects our commitment to excellence and long-term system integrity.
Yes. Scale buildup on heat exchangers forces systems to consume more energy to achieve the same output. Pace Solutions treatment programs prevent scale accumulation to reduce heating and cooling energy consumption by 5% to 25% in case studies across North America.
Yes. Pace technicians receive ongoing training through both Pace Academy, our internal professional development program, and industry recognized programs offered through the Association of Water Technologies (AWT). Pace Solutions is supported by the largest team of Certified Water Technologists (CWTs) in Canada, ensuring our field technicians have direct access to some of the highest levels of technical expertise and industry accreditation available in commercial and industrial water treatment.
While Calgary is known for high mineral content, hard water is not a primary concern for closed-loop systems; however, it is a major concern for open systems and steam boilers. Because closed-loop systems reuse the same water, the amount of scale that can form is limited to the initial fill. Therefore, water treatment for Calgary’s closed loops focuses primarily on corrosion and freeze protection, system cleanliness, and maintaining long-term operational efficiency. In contrast, open systems and steam boilers constantly take in “new” hard water, leading to rapid, damaging scale buildup if left untreated.
Yes. AHS requires healthcare and long-term care facilities to maintain active, documented Legionella risk management programs. Pace manages the full compliance process including risk assessments, biological monitoring, and reporting using only PMRA-registered chemistry.
Legionella Management
Pace provides effective treatment programs and services to help you meet the requirements associated with a Legionella risk management plan.
Pace’s e-Service Reporting and Management Plan is a secure browser-based data aggregation platform that offers easy-to-read detailed analysis and customizable KPIs (key performance indicators) and alerts.
Pace’s e-Service Reporting and Management Plan is a secure browser-based data aggregation platform that offers easy-to-read detailed analysis and customizable KPIs (key performance indicators) and alerts.
Pace water treatment programs are designed with a diverse range of innovative proprietary solutions addressing corrosion, scaling, fouling, energy efficiency, and water consumption.
Pace water treatment programs are designed with a diverse range of innovative proprietary solutions addressing corrosion, scaling, fouling, energy efficiency, and water consumption.
Pre-Treatment is important because municipally treated potable water can contain impurities that damage closed-loop, open-loop, and steam boiler systems.
Pre-Treatment is important because municipally treated potable water can contain impurities that damage closed-loop, open-loop, and steam boiler systems.
The Plant Shutdown action list includes schedules and a final report with photos and video of boilers, deaerators, heat exchangers, and process equipment.
The Plant Shutdown action list includes schedules and a final report with photos and video of boilers, deaerators, heat exchangers, and process equipment.
