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Jan 21, 2025 Updated 6 hrs ago
Lyndsay Armstrong The Canadian Press
HALIFAX - A boil water advisory affecting more than 200,000 people has been issued for parts of the Halifax region — for the second time in less than seven months — after a power interruption at a major water treatment facility.
Brittany Smith, a spokesperson with Halifax Water, said the Pockwock Lake treatment facility systems were running on generators during a planned power outage Monday night, but as power was restored a fuse blew within the facility. The resulting power interruption meant that for about 30 minutes, water was treated but lacked chlorine disinfection. ...
It's unclear when the advisory will be over, Smith said, and Halifax Water is working with the Nova Scotia health authority and testing water samples to make that determination. ...
Lyndsay Armstrong The Canadian Press
HALIFAX - A boil water advisory affecting more than 200,000 people has been issued for parts of the Halifax region — for the second time in less than seven months — after a power interruption at a major water treatment facility.
Brittany Smith, a spokesperson with Halifax Water, said the Pockwock Lake treatment facility systems were running on generators during a planned power outage Monday night, but as power was restored a fuse blew within the facility. The resulting power interruption meant that for about 30 minutes, water was treated but lacked chlorine disinfection. ...
It's unclear when the advisory will be over, Smith said, and Halifax Water is working with the Nova Scotia health authority and testing water samples to make that determination. ...