A boil water advisory is in effect in Hay River, Enterprise, Kakisa, and the K’atl’Odeeche Reserve.
The advisory is a result of higher than normal turbidity — muddy water, according to a press release issued Wednesday morning.
The Chief Environmental Health Officer is advising all residents in Hay River, Enterprise, Kakisa, and K’atl’odeeche Reserve to boil their drinking water for at least one minute: https://t.co/GhgWQWDqOL
— Kami Kandola (@NWT_CPHO) September 2, 2020
There have been no illnesses associated with drinking water and the advisory is precautionary.
The South Slave was previously under a boil water advisory in June and early July.
Additional information on boil water advisories can be found here.
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