Residents and businesses in the uptown portion of Flin Flon were under a boil water advisory between August 28-31.
The boil water advisory affected the entire uptown area, starting on Highway 10A near Flinty’s Boardwalk and the area moving toward Main Street.
The advisory was preceded by an outage for the affected areas. According to municipal practice, any loss of pressure required the affected areas to go through testing procedures.
“The boil water advisory is just part of that process,” Flin Flon’s chief administrative officer Glenna Daschuk said before the advisory was lifted.
The advisory continued until water samples sent out of town for further testing returned no contaminants.
“The water has to be tested,” Daschuk said.
“We have to have test results back that states that the water is clear again.”
The outage which sparked the advisory was not planned, meaning the boil water advisory was designated as an emergency.
Daschuk said the outage was caused by an issue in water and sewer repairs..
“The disruption in the service was not planned because [city workers] thought they could [repair] it without disrupting the service,” she said
“It turned out that one of the parts didn't fit properly, and they needed to get a second part. That's where the interruption came from... We weren't in front of it. When it happened, it became an emergency because the minute there's an interruption and we have to respond.”
Residents living in the area, starting approximately at the Petro Canada near the entrance to Flinty's Boardwalk, were told to bring their water to a rolling boil for at least a minute before using it. A news release from the City stated the advisory was necessary to "ensure bacteriological safety."
