Winnipeg, MB - The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority has just advised the City that the precautionary Boil Water Advisory for a localized area in southeast Winnipeg has been rescinded. Residents and businesses within the area no longer need to take special precautions with tap water.
Results received today are negative for bacteria in all the water samples retested yesterday in the localized area of southeast Winnipeg under a precautionary Boil Water Advisory. This confirms that the water meets all health and safety water quality regulations and guidelines.
There was more than an adequate level of chlorine for water safety in all the water samples, including the samples with positive low level results of bacteria. The chlorine levels measured met the level required in the Operating Licence and would have effectively killed any bacteria in the water.
The precautionary Boil Water Advisory was issued for the area south of Bishop Grandin to the Perimeter, and east of the Red River to the Seine River.
More information is on the City’s website at winnipeg.ca/waterandwaste/water/waterAdvisory.stm