Thursday January 2, 2020 ~ EAST SOOKE
~ West Shore Voice News
The Capital Regional District (CRD) in consultation with Island Health has issued a Boil Water Advisory for the Wilderness Mountain Water Service Area.
The Wilderness Mountain Water System provides drinking water to 71 residential lots located near the top of Mount Matheson in East Sooke (refer to attached map).
There has been heavy rainfall on New Year’s Eve and again today January 2.
The treated water turbidity is elevated as a result of high turbidity water originating from the surface water source, Wilfred Reservoir. Residents in the impacted area should BOIL their drinking water until further notice.
The Boil Water Advisory will be removed when Island Health is satisfied that the drinking water does not pose a health concern and issues an ‘ALL CLEAR’ notice, at which time the customers of the Wilderness Mountain Water Service Area will be notified as soon as possible. During the Boil Water Advisory, household tap water may be disinfected by boiling it vigorously for 1 minute.
For updates regarding this advisory, please visit www.crd.bc.ca/alerts and follow us on Twitter @crd_bc.
For more information on boil water advisories, please visit www.islandhealth.ca/boilwater.