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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 28 October 202631 issues · 80 checks
This review found 31 issues worth fixing on ocwa.com, 15 of them high impact, across 80 checks. The most urgent: reduce unused JavaScript. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.
- Homepage
- Phone render
- Links and pages
- Google PageSpeed
Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile
Site score
79CClosest competitors among reviewed websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | 1.0 s |
| May 16, 2026 | 1.0 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.1 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1.2 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 1.2 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | 91 ms |
| May 16, 2026 | 93 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 95 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 92 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 93 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 95 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 94 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 89 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 89 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 86 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 87 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 87 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 88 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 92 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 92 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 92 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 93 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 92 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 94 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 97 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 95 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 100 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 100 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 100 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 103 ms |
Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab): real Chrome visitors over rolling 28-day periods.
One score from every part of this review. How it works
Speed
Reduce unused JavaScript
3.8 s · 842 KiBAbout 842 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 3.8 s faster on a phone.
Render-blocking requests
4.2 s13 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 4.2 s.
Reduce unused CSS
2.3 s · 373 KiBAbout 373 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 2.3 s faster on a phone.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
2.1 s · 385 KiB25 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (385 KiB).
Minify CSS
1.5 s · 213 KiB213 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.
Mobile performance score: 49
49/100Your mobile performance score is 49 (desktop: 67). Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (YouTube, Google Tag Manager and Google Maps and others), adding 1.5 MB and 757 ms of main-thread time.
Minify JavaScript
600 ms · 94 KiB94 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.
YouTube adds 497 ms
497 msYouTube costs a phone 497 ms of main-thread work and 984 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Improve image delivery
150 ms · 122 KiB2 images could be 122 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.
9 long tasks on the main thread
9 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 210 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Font display
50 msWeb fonts hide text while they load. Setting font-display: swap shows text immediately (about 50 ms).
Chained critical requests
Critical files load one after another instead of in parallel (3 chains). Preconnecting to key origins and preloading the hero image shortens the chain.
Forced reflow
Scripts make the browser recalculate the layout repeatedly while the page loads, which wastes processor time on phones.
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Main-thread work: 1.8 s
A phone's processor spends 1.8 s on main-thread work while loading, 861 ms of it running JavaScript. That is comfortably low.
Server response: 2 ms
2 msYour server sent the HTML in 2 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
First Contentful Paint: 10.6 s
10.6 sThe first text or image appears after 10.6 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Largest Contentful Paint: 15.0 s
15.0 sYour largest element takes 15.0 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image “OCWA employee in protective gear standing inside water trea…”.
Time to Interactive: 15.6 s
15.6 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 15.6 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Speed Index: 10.6 s
10.6 sVisually, the page fills in at 10.6 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Total Blocking Time: 307 ms
307 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 307 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
Tap response (INP) got 10% slower for real visitors
+10%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-24, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 91 ms to 103 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest content (LCP) got 16% slower for real visitors
+16%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-24, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.0 s to 1.2 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
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Passes Core Web Vitals for real visitors
Real Chrome users on phones pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)).
Real-user LCP: 1.3 s
1.3 sReal visitors wait 1.3 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 80 ms
80 msReal visitors wait 80 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.00
0.00For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.00 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Real-user FCP: 1.3 s
1.3 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.3 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 335 ms
335 msReal visitors wait 335 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0
0The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 2.2 MB in 50 requests
2.2 MBYour homepage downloads 2.2 MB in 50 requests on a phone: scripts 1.5 MB (16), stylesheets 336 KiB (9) and images 212 KiB (12). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
1 image in older formats
1 image (42 KiB) is JPEG, PNG or GIF. The same pictures as WebP or AVIF are usually much smaller at the same quality, and every current browser shows them.
About 0.6 g of CO₂ per visit
0.62 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 0.62 g of CO₂e: 73.8 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
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Images load when needed
Images below the first screen wait until the visitor scrolls to them.
Images are sized for phones
No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.
Accessibility
Invalid ARIA attributes
1 element use ARIA attributes their role does not allow, which confuses screen readers.
1 image without alt text
1 image has no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (14 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 14 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
No main landmark
The page has no <main> landmark, so screen-reader users cannot jump straight to the content.
7 links without text
7 visible links have no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where they go.
Headings skip levels
Headings skip levels (h1 → h5 and h1 → h4), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.
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38 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 44 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 38 passed and 6 failed. 1 more need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
No meta description
No meta description, so Google writes its own snippet from whatever text it finds.
3 H1 headlines
There are 3 <h1> headlines (“Your trusted water partner for life.”, “What we do” and “Join our team today!”). One clear main headline is easier for people and search engines.
82 internal links, 6 external
The homepage links to 82 pages on ocwa.com and 6 external pages.
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Title: 33 characters
Your title is a healthy 33 characters: “Ontario Clean Water Agency - OCWA”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.ocwa.com/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: BreadcrumbList, ImageObject, WebPage and WebSite.
Open Graph tags complete
Open Graph tags are complete, so shared links show a title, description and image.
robots.txt in place
robots.txt is in place and points crawlers to your sitemap.
XML sitemap found
Your XML sitemap is reachable at https://www.ocwa.com/sitemap_index.xml.
AI search readiness
No Organization structured data
There is no Organization (or LocalBusiness) JSON-LD, so search engines and AI assistants have no machine-readable facts about who runs the site: its name, logo, profiles and contact details.
No llms.txt
There is no https://www.ocwa.com/llms.txt, a short Markdown guide to your key pages for AI tools (llmstxt.org). It is optional and few AI tools read it yet, so treat it as a cheap extra.
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AI answer engines may read the site
Your robots.txt lets the crawlers behind ChatGPT search, Claude and Perplexity read the site and cite it in answers.
Other pages
15 pages without a meta description
https://www.ocwa.com/fr, https://www.ocwa.com/join-ocwa/job-opportunities, https://www.ocwa.com/services-overview, https://www.ocwa.com/join-ocwa/career-path, https://www.ocwa.com/services/training and https://www.ocwa.com/contact-us and 9 others have no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.
1 page slow to respond
https://www.ocwa.com/publications-videos took over 3 s to send its HTML from our server.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 34 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
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Linked pages load
All 15 pages we checked loaded without an error.
Canonical URLs point to themselves
No page we checked hands its ranking to a different URL.
Titles are unique
Every page we checked has its own title.
Every page has an H1
Each page we checked has a main headline.
No linked page is hidden from search
None of the pages we checked carries a noindex tag.
Every page has a title
All 15 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
5 third-party cookies
5 third-party cookies are set on load; browsers are restricting these, so whatever relies on them breaks.
4 small tap targets
4 of 14 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
Browser-reported issues
Chrome logged issues while loading the page (“Cookie”).
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No console errors
No JavaScript errors were logged while the page loaded on a phone.
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
No call to action on the first screen
On a phone, there is no call to action on the first screen: visitors have to scroll to find out what to do next.
No social proof
No testimonials, customer logos, ratings or customer counts on the homepage: nothing tells a new visitor that others already trust you.
No direct contact details
No phone number or email link on the homepage, so ready-to-buy visitors have one fewer way to reach you.
Only about 141 words
The homepage has only about 141 words of visible text; thin pages give Google and first-time buyers little to go on.
No risk reducer
No guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card) is mentioned, which is often what tips a hesitant visitor.
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19 calls to action
The homepage has 19 calls to action, for example “Learn more about OCWA services”, “Apply for a job” and “Learn more about training courses”.
1 short form
A short form (1 field at most) is right on the homepage.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Analytics.
Privacy and tracking
3 trackers load before any consent
3Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager (measured from a US location before any click). No consent tool was detected. Visitors from the EU, UK and several US states must be asked first.
4 cookies set on arrival
4Opening the homepage sets 4 cookies, 1 of them by other companies (measured from a US location before any click).
No consent tool detected
No known cookie consent tool loads with the page. Some sites build their own banner, and some only show one to visitors from the EU.
13 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 13 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
Security, domain, email and software versions
The security, domain and email checks, software and plugin versions, and any app with a known security problem are visible only to people at ocwa.com, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Upkeep, stack and company
Stack
- CMS
- WordPress
- Framework
- jQuery
- Analytics
- Google Analytics
- Hosting
- OVHcloud
Company
- Founded
- 1993
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