**** Alert Issued in Cape Breton
Drinking Water
Description
Water main break affecting Glace Bay and surrounding areas.
Glace Bay, Dominion, Reserve Mines, Birch Grove, Port Morien, Donkin and Tower Road.
There is a significant water service disruption in areas serviced by the Glace Bay water treatment plant.
Instructions
Public Works has found the leak and are working to repair.
Water customers are asked to conserve water today while the repairs are conducted.
More information to follow as it becomes available.
When Are Drinking Water Alerts Issued?
Health Canada
The primary intent of a boil water advisory is to protect consumers from potential health risks related to drinking water of an unacceptable microbiological quality. Emergency boil water advisories should be issued in response to the confirmed detection of Escherichia coli (E. coli) in drinking water.
There are a number of situations which may prompt the issuance of a precautionary boil water advisory. These situations need to be assessed on a case-by-case basis, and require the incident response team to conduct an investigation and site-specific risk assessment.
