Emergency Response Plan
The Safe Drinking Water Regulation of the Health Act requires all purveyors of small water systems to have an emergency response plan they can refer to in case of an emergency which might present a threat to the health of people drawing their water from that system.
The water system in under a Boil Water Advisory as the surface water sources open to fecal contamination from wild and domestic animals. As the system has no treatment equipment to remove contamination, there is a high risk to human health from ingesting such water. Any user of the water system could ingest an infective dose of disease causing micro-organisms, at any instance from such fecal contamination.
A boil water notice is issued becuase of the known health risk. It is recommended to boil water for a minimum of 1 minute when used for drinking, cooking (if not boiled), brushing teeth, washing dishes and washing fruits and vegetables to be eaten raw.
