Iqaluit lifts precautionary boil-water advisory, bypass system still being used

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut’s Well being Division has lifted a precautionary boil-water advisory for town of Iqaluit.

The capital’s 8,000 folks had been below the advisory since Jan. 19 when town began utilizing a bypass system to pump water to residents.

The town shut down its therapy plant the identical day after consuming water coming from faucets was discovered to include traces of gasoline.

The water was additionally contaminated with gasoline late final yr and residents have been below a do-not-consume order for 2 months.

The Well being Division says in a press release that the boil-water advisory was non permanent to make sure the water was protected to drink whereas town was switching over to the bypass.

The division says such advisories are customary every time there's a important change to how the water is handled.

This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Jan, 28, 2022.