By paNOW Staff

Birch Hills asking residents to boil drinking water

Aug 12, 2014 | 2:24 PM

The Town of Birch Hills issued a precautionary drinking water advisory on Tuesday and is now asking residents to boil their tap water before consuming it.

Members of the town’s council, administration and public works met with a representative from the Water Security Agency in the morning to discuss the latest water problems in Birch Hills.

In a statement signed by mayor and council, a water advisory was put into immediate effect because of a “spike” in water turbidity – or cloudiness of the water because of particles in it — caused by high algae bloom.

“An immediate short-term process plan, moving forwards with their long-term plan, will enable the town to set up preventative issues such as this in the future.”

Residents are advised to boil all water used for drinking and other activities including brushing teeth or soaking false teeth, washing fruits and vegetables, preparation of food or drink that won’t be heated, and for freezing ice cubes.

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They are also asking residents not to use the water to wash dishes unless the water has been boiled or the dishes sanitized.

This is the second time in a month that the town has dealt with discoloured water.

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