Boil Water Advisory Lifted for parts of lower mainland

The boil water advisory has been lifted for all areas of the lower mainland with the exception of Vancouver, North Shore and Burnaby. Too bad that is most of the lower mainland.

FROM THE GVRD:

Medical Health Authorities have advised that “at the recommendation of the Medical Health Officers, the boil water advisory is lifted for all areas except Vancouver, North Shore and Burnaby. Turbidity levels for all other areas is at acceptable levels, because they are being served by the Coquitlam water source. We will continue to monitor the situation closely.”

GVRD staff advise that turbidity levels in the GVRD’s Capilano and Seymour reservoirs are declining but remain above acceptable levels. The region is currently discharging water from the Capilano and Seymour lakes in an effort to release as much of the turbid water as is possible. Inflow to the reservoirs is, at the moment, experiencing much lower turbidity, although additional impact may be expected from storms forecast for this weekend.

Disinfection of the source water has been increased, as has sampling and testing.

For more information go to: GVRD Website