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Water Available – Extended Hours – Wednesday, November 24 2021
November 24, 2021 – Iqaluit, Nunavu
The City of Iqaluit would like to advise residents that water is available at the follow locations:
Today, Wednesday November 24, 2021 the depots hours will be extended until 8 pm.
The City has received and is releasing the latest results of the ongoing water quality monitoring. These results cover test results from the weekly sampling program taken between November 7th 2021 and November 15th, 2021.
The City is testing for BTEX/PHC[F1-F4], which tests for Petroleum Hydrocarbons in the water using 11 different parameters.
The City has successfully removed the historic fuel storage tank adjacent to the water treatment
plant, under the direction of Qikiqtaaluk Environment al The City’s Engineering consultant, WSP,
has been providing the technical guidance in this ongoing water emergency.
Government of Nunavut Public Health recommends that residents on piped services (utilidor) clean and flush their residential water system.
This applies to residents and businesses on piped services (utilidor.) These resi-dents are asked to ensure they are flushing their home systems between October 28 and October 30th. Flushing will occur by neighbourhood:
The City of Iqaluit continues to make progress on the investigation into the drinking water quality issue.
For additional clarity, the City would like to advise residents of the following:
The City of Iqaluit continues to make progress on its investigation into the drinking water quality issue. The do not consume order remains in effect until further notice.
The quality and quantity of Iqaluit’s water supply is of the utmost importance to the City. The City of Iqaluit is doing everything in its power to ensure that residents have safe and reliable drinking water.
The City of Iqaluit has made significant progress on its investigation into the drinking water quality issue.
The quality and quantity of Iqaluit’s water supply are of the utmost importance to the City. The City of Iqaluit is doing everything in its power to ensure that residents have safe and reliable drinking water.
The City of Iqaluit continues to make progress on its investigation into the drinking water quality issue. The Do Not Consume order remains in effect until further notice.
The quality and quantity of Iqaluit’s water supply is of the utmost importance to the City. The City of Iqaluit is doing everything in its power to ensure that residents have safe and reliable drinking water.
The City of Iqaluit is urging residents to stay away from the Water Treatment Plant as this is an active work, construction and remediation site and members of the public should not be trying to interfere at this location.
The City would also like to remind residents that Lake Geraldine is a protected water source and residents should not walk their dogs, hike, camp, or use any recreational vehicles in the Lake Geraldine area.
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