Alberta Health Services (AHS) has\u00a0ordered The City of Calgary to issue\u00a0a Boil Water\u00a0Advisory\u00a0for\u00a0approximately 500\u00a0homes\u00a0and businesses\u00a0located\u00a0in the community\u00a0of\u00a0Spruce Cliff,\u00a0and limited areas of\u00a0Wildwood\u00a0and\u00a0Rosscarrock, effective\u00a0immediately.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
On the\u00a0morning\u00a0of\u00a0Friday,\u00a0March 13, a water\u00a0service line broke on private property.\u00a0In the course of\u00a0shutting off water\u00a0to\u00a0the affected property, there was a disruption to the watermain\u00a0supplying drinking water to\u00a0the wider area.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
While water service should be restored on Friday afternoon, Alberta Health Services is\u00a0ordering\u00a0a Boil Water Advisory as a precautionary measure.\u00a0This\u00a0issue\u00a0is\u00a0not\u00a0related to the Bearspaw South Feeder Main,\u00a0nor\u00a0did\u00a0it\u00a0involve a\u00a0break on a\u00a0City\u00a0water main.\u00a0<\/p>\n
All\u00a0residences\u00a0and businesses\u00a0within\u00a0the affected area\u00a0are\u00a0advised to bring\u00a0all tap water to a rolling boil for one full minute\u00a0prior to any consumption, including:\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
DrinkingBrushing teethCleaning raw foodsMaking ice, etc.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Residents and businesses\u00a0may instead choose to\u00a0purchase\u00a0bottled water for consumption for the duration of this\u00a0advisory.\u00a0Water wagons are being\u00a0provided\u00a0and their location will be available on calgary.ca\/wateroutages.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
This\u00a0advisory\u00a0will remain in effect until further notice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The City of Calgary is working closely with Alberta Environment and Protected Areas\u00a0and Alberta Health Services to resolve the water quality concerns.\u00a0We\u00a0anticipate\u00a0this order being in place for a minimum of three days to allow time to flush the watermain and complete the necessary water quality testing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For\u00a0health-related\u00a0questions and further information about boil water procedures, please contact Health Link at 811 or visit\u00a0myhealth.alberta.ca\/Alberta\/Pages\/Boil-water-advisory-how-to-use-water-safely.aspx<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n