Digital Government and Service NL 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.
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- Boil Water Advisories for the Province – sorted by Community (170 KB)
- Boil Water Advisories for the Province – sorted by Date (170 KB)
- Boil Water Advisories Lifted in the Last 30 Days – sorted by Date (25 KB)
- Boil Water Advisory Instructions
- Boil Water Advisory Fact Sheet
- Drinking Water Manual: Bacteriological Water Quality – Public and Private Water Supplies (2 MB)
- Standard Operating Procedures for Removing Boil Water Advisories
For additional information on the microbiological quality of drinking water and Boil Water Advisories please contact the regional offices of the Department of Digital Government and Service NL in your area.
For additional information on drinking water quality or any other water resources related topics please contact us.
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