RCMP – (867) 979-1111
Fire/Ambulance – (867) 979 - 4422
Blizzard information – (867) 979-5300River water is available inside the Elders Qammaq from 3-8pm daily from January 17 - 21 while flushing is going on.
Please note: There is no Do Not Consume order in place. This is provided as an option for residents.
River water is available inside the Elders Qammaq from 3-8pm daily from January 17 - 21 while flushing is going on.
Please note: There is no Do Not Consume order in place. This is provided as an option for residents.
The City of Iqaluit is advising residents that effective the 10 December, 2021 the Government of Nunavut’s Department of Health has lifted its Do Not Consume Order, issued on October 12, 2021. This means that all piped and trucked water can now be used for all potable water uses. The water that is being produced by the Water Treatment Plant meets or is better than the Canadian Drinking Water Guidelines.
The human sense of smell detects the presence of petroleum hydrocarbons at a much lower concentrations than the human sense of taste and well before any technology capable of testing for petroleum hydrocarbons and well before any significant levels that would cause impacts to health.
Should residents experience any unusual odor and/or taste in the drinking water, such as fuel, the City encourages residents to follow the below steps first, prior to calling the City:
The City does not expect residents to smell fuel in their drinking water. The City has taken a comprehensive approach to addressing this problem and removing the risk of recurrence. The City has enhanced its procedures to ensure that if a complaint is received, City staff respond quickly and effectively.
The City has taken many steps to remove the likelihood of future detection of petroleum hydrocarbons.
The City has implemented improved Consumer Water Quality Inquiry procedures, with a particular focus on the possibility of aesthetic complaints regarding petroleum hydrocarbon smells.
The City’s drinking water meets or is better than all territorial requirements and the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality. Health Canada has established the Guidelines, and the Maximum Acceptable Concentrations or Drinking Water Screening Values established within those Guidelines, so that the consumption of drinking water meeting those limits is protective of human health. Extensive sampling and analysis of the City of Iqaluit’s water continues to return results that meet or are better than these guidelines.