The Department of Government Services and the Department of Health and Community Services are jointly responsible for monitoring the bacteriological quality of public water supplies in the province. This sampling activity is carried out on a regular basis by Environmental Health Officers located throughout the province.

Boil water advisories are issued when water sampling and testing detects higher than accepted amounts of coliforms (bacteria) or if there are deficiencies with regard to chlorination or other forms of disinfection. In such cases, the results are immediately communicated to affected communities for appropriate action. The information is also passed along to regional Medical Officers of Health to advise that action has been taken with the community, and for any follow up that may be necessary by the public health system.

The document below lists the boil water advisories that are currently in effect as of the date shown in the upper left corner of the table.

This document is in Adobe PDF format and, if you have an older browser, may require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view and print the list. Click on the hyperlink below to download the document for viewing and printing.

• Boil Water Advisories for the Province - sorted by Community (PDF)

• Boil Water Advisories for the Province - sorted by Date (PDF)

• Boil Water Advisory Fact Sheet

Download Adobe Acrobat Reader

For additional information on the microbiological quality of drinking water and Boil Water Advisories please contact the regional offices of the Department of Government Services in your area. 

For additional information on drinking water quality or any other water resources related topics please  contact us:

  Back to Water Resources Management Page

All material copyright of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. No unauthorized copying or redeployment permitted. The Government assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of any material deployed on an unauthorized server.
Disclaimer/Copyright/Privacy Statement