The Chief Environmental Health Officer has lifted the precautionary boil advisory for the Wrigley and is asking the community to flush water faucets and equipment prior to using the system water.
“The Community Government of Wrigley, with support from the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, have been able to resolve the issues,” read the updated advisory.
Earlier this month, Dr. Chirag Rohit advised those drinking or consuming Wrigley system water to boil it for one minute or use alternative water sources. The Chief Environmental Health Officer issued the warning after the water treatment system was found to have “serious mechanical issues.”
Dr. Rohit said the boil water advisory was issued as a precautionary measure until the system could be restored.
Today, an updated message issued on behalf of the Chief Environmental Health Officer gave the clear, but advised the public to take steps before using system water for drinking. These include running facets and fountains and flushing any equipment that uses water.
The following recommendations were issued to flush the water supply in Wrigley:
• Run all cold water faucets and drinking fountains for 1 minute before use;
• Flush and clean all water-using equipment, such as soda fountains, coffee makers and
ice-making machines, for at least 1 minute;
• Change all point of use filters (tap mounted carbon filters, Brita filters, etc.);
• Flush and clean all coffee machines;
• Drain and flush all ice-making machines;
• Run water softeners through a regeneration cycle;
• Drain and refill hot water heaters; and
• Drain and clean water-holding tanks.
Anyone who would like more information can head to https://www.hss.gov.nt.ca/en/services/drinking-water-quality where a video on how to drain and clean water-holding tanks is available
