Boil water advisory lifted in Gjoa Haven after 8 months

Gjoa Haven boil water advisory lifted; filtration plant back online

Gjoa Haven’s seven month-long boil water advisory came to an end on Aug. 4.

Boil water advisory lifted in Gjoa Haven after 8 months

Nunavut’s Department of Health has lifted the boil water advisory in Gjoa Haven after eight months. The advisory was first put in place in January after a leak was found. The hamlet’s mayor says he’s happy things are back to normal now.

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The precautionary boil order that was put in place for Barnsdall residents has been lifted. The town first went under the precautionary boil order in early July when upgrades were made to the water plant leaving sludge in the lines.    On Wednesday morning, the City of Barnsdall received word from the Department of Environmental Quality that all tests have came back within range needed to lift the order.

Gjoa Haven boil water advisory lifted after months-long disruption

Gjoa Haven residents can now drink tap water without boiling it first, after the Department of Health lifted the community’s boil water advisory, which was in place for nearly seven months. Last Friday, the Government of Nunavut received two consecutive bacteriological samples for Gjoa Haven, said health department spokesperson Charmaine Deogracias in an interview. Both tested negative for fecal coliform and total coliform — bacteria that can in…