Advisory for Edgewood, British Columbia
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Edgewood
Type:
Boil Water
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Inactive
Issued: 5/31/2017
Details:
The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) has issued a BOIL WATER NOTICE
for users on the EDGEWOOD
Water System.
Recent elevated turbidity levels exceed the 1 NTU (turbidity unit) standard recommended in the
Federal Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality.
Turbidity can interfere with disinfection, limiting
chlorine's ability to remove or inactivate viruses,
bacteria such as E-Coli, and parasites such as Giardia and
Cryptosporidium.
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