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width="111">Community</th> <th scope="col" width="98">Date</th> <th scope="col" width="98">Type of Advisory</th> <th scope="col" width="373">Reason for Advisory</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Colville Lake</td> <td style="width: 100px;">Jun. 6, 2004</td> <td style="width: 100px;">Boil Water Advisory</td> <td> <p>Unable to meet maintenance requirements:</p> <p>Due to issues with staffing capacity and infrastructure maintenance the community has an on-going boil water advisory until the regulatory requirements can be met.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table></figure> <div class="toc-filter-back-to-top"><a href="#top">Back to top</a></div><h2 class=" toc-header toc-header-bullet"><a name="types-of-water-advisories" id="types-of-water-advisories" class="toc-bookmark" rel="bookmark" title="Types of Water Advisories"></a>Types of Water Advisories</h2> <p>There are 3 types of drinking water advisories:</p> <ul> <li>boil water advisories</li> <li>do not consume advisories</li> <li>do not use advisories</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Boil Water Advisories</strong></h3> <p>Boil water advisories are issued when the water has a risk of containing pathogens. These advisories warm the public to treat their tap water by bringing it to a rolling boil for at least 1 minute before they:</p> <ul> <li>drink the water</li> <li>use the water for other purposes, such as to: <ul> <li>Cook</li> <li>feed pets</li> <li>brush their teeth</li> <li>make soups or ice cubes</li> <li>wash fruits and vegetables</li> <li>make infant formula or other drinks</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>Precautionary boil water advisories are issued when water may be unsafe but no illnesses or samples have detected presence of bacteria in the water. For example, high turbidity (which is a measure of the cloudiness or haziness) in water can interfere with the disinfection process of the drinking water to a point where it can no longer be assured.</p> <h3><strong>Do Not Consume Water Advisories</strong></h3> <p>Do not consume advisories, also called do not drink advisories, are issued when the water has been contaminated with a harmful chemical or toxin, and when boiling water will not make it safe. These advisories warn the public to not use their tap water to:</p> <ul> <li>Cook</li> <li>Drink</li> <li>Feed pets</li> <li>Brush their teeth</li> <li>Make soups or ice cubes</li> <li>Wash fruits and vegetables</li> <li>Make infant formula or other drinks</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Do Not Use Water Advisories</strong></h3> <p>Do not use advisories warn the public that they should not use their tap water for any reason. A do not use advisory is issued when:</p> <ul> <li>using the water poses a health risk</li> <li>the water system has pollutants that can't be removed through boiling</li> <li>being exposed to the water through bathing could, perhaps due to a chemical spill, irritate the: <ul> <li>skin</li> <li>eyes</li> <li>nose</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <div class="toc-filter-back-to-top"><a href="#top">Back to top</a></div><h2 class=" toc-header toc-header-bullet"><a name="lifted-drinking-water-advisories" id="lifted-drinking-water-advisories" class="toc-bookmark" rel="bookmark" title="Lifted Drinking Water Advisories"></a>Lifted Drinking Water Advisories</h2> <ul> <li><a href="//www.hss.gov.nt.ca/en/services/boil-water-advisories/past-boil-water-advisories">Past Drinking Water Advisories</a></li> </ul> <div class="toc-filter-back-to-top"><a href="#top">Back to top</a></div><h2 class=" toc-header toc-header-bullet"><a name="resources" id="resources" class="toc-bookmark" rel="bookmark" title="Resources"></a>Resources</h2> <ul> <li><a href="//www.hss.gov.nt.ca/en/services/boil-water-advisory/frequently-asked-questions">FAQs During a Boil Water Advisory</a></li> <li><a href="//www.hss.gov.nt.ca/en/services/environmental-health/drinking-water-quality">Drinking Water Quality</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/en/services/drinking-water-nwt">NWT Drinking Water Information</a></li> </ul> <div class="toc-filter-back-to-top last"><a href="#top">Back to top</a></div></div></div></div></div> </div> </main> <aside class="layout-3col__left-sidebar" role="complementary"> <div class="block block-og-menu first last odd" id="block-og-menu-og-single-menu-block--2"> <h2 class="block__title"><a href="/en/services/boil-water-advisories" class="active">Drinking Water Advisories</a></h2> <ul class="menu"><li class="menu__item is-leaf first leaf"><a href="/en/services/boil-water-advisories/past-boil-water-advisories" class="menu__link">Past Drinking Water Advisories</a></li> <li class="menu__item is-leaf leaf"><a href="/en/services/boil-water-advisory/frequently-asked-questions" class="menu__link">FAQs During a Boil Water Advisory</a></li> <li class="menu__item is-leaf last leaf"><a href="/en/services/environmental-health/contacting-environmental-health-officer" title="" class="menu__link">Contacting an Environmental Health Officer</a></li> </ul> </div> </aside> </div> </div> </div> <footer id="footer"> <div class="footer-container layout-center"> <div class="region region-footer"> <div class="block block-menu first last odd" role="navigation" id="block-menu-menu-footer-menu"> <ul class="menu"><li class="menu__item is-leaf first leaf"><a href="http://rdirectory.gov.nt.ca/rDirectory.aspx" title="" class="menu__link">Phone Directory</a></li> <li class="menu__item is-leaf leaf"><a href="http://www.gov.nt.ca/terms" title="" class="menu__link">Terms of Use</a></li> <li class="menu__item is-leaf leaf"><a href="http://www.gov.nt.ca/accessibility" title="" class="menu__link">Accessibility</a></li> <li class="menu__item is-leaf last leaf"><a href="/en/using-listen-feature" title="" class="menu__link">Using the LISTEN Feature</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout-center footer-wordmark" style="text-align:right;"> <img src="/sites/all/themes/gnwt_base_theme/images/gnwt-wordmark-en.png" srcset="/sites/all/themes/gnwt_base_theme/images/gnwt-wordmark-en.png 1x, /sites/all/themes/gnwt_base_theme/images/gnwt-wordmark-en@2x.png 2x, /sites/all/themes/gnwt_base_theme/images/gnwt-wordmark-en@3x.png 3x" alt="Government of Northwest Territories" class="logo"> </div> </footer> </body> </html>