Alberta Health Services (AHS) has ordered The City of Calgary to issue a Boil Water Advisory for approximately 500 homes and businesses located in the community of Spruce Cliff, and limited areas of Wildwood and Rosscarrock, effective immediately.
On the morning of Friday, March 13, a water service line broke on private property. In the course of shutting off water to the affected property, there was a disruption to the watermain supplying drinking water to the wider area.
While water service should be restored on Friday afternoon, Alberta Health Services is ordering a Boil Water Advisory as a precautionary measure. This issue is not related to the Bearspaw South Feeder Main, nor did it involve a break on a City water main.
All residences and businesses within the affected area are advised to bring all tap water to a rolling boil for one full minute prior to any consumption, including:
DrinkingBrushing teethCleaning raw foodsMaking ice, etc.
Residents and businesses may instead choose to purchase bottled water for consumption for the duration of this advisory. Water wagons are being provided and their location will be available on calgary.ca/wateroutages.
This advisory will remain in effect until further notice.
The City of Calgary is working closely with Alberta Environment and Protected Areas and Alberta Health Services to resolve the water quality concerns. We anticipate this order being in place for a minimum of three days to allow time to flush the watermain and complete the necessary water quality testing.
For health-related questions and further information about boil water procedures, please contact Health Link at 811 or visit myhealth.alberta.ca/Alberta/Pages/Boil-water-advisory-how-to-use-water-safely.aspx
Updates will be available on calgary.ca/wateroutages.
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