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First Nations Water Symposium
Shaun MackieA/Regional Environmental Health Manager
Addressing Water Quality in First Nations
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What is “Quality” Water?
Clean
Safe
Reliable
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Drinking Water Testing
You cannot tell if water is safe by:
• Looking
• Smelling
• Tasting
The only way to reliably trust water is to test.
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Ongoing Sampling/Testing to Meet Guidelines
Turbidity
Chlorine Residual
Microbiological
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Drinking Water Guidelines
Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality
Ontario Regulation 170/03
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“What is Done if the Drinking Water Results Fail to Meet the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality?”
If the water is not safe, an advisory is recommended
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Drinking Water Advisories
Boil Water Advisory
Boil Water Order – MOH
Do Not Consume
Do Not Use
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Communication of a Drinking Water Advisory
EHO makes immediate contact with community to recommend advisory.
EHO follows up with written report.
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Boil Advisories in Ontario
Currently 31 First Nations have a boil advisory in place.
(As of March 5, 2010)
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Current Ontario Advisory Breakdown
Inadequate Disinfection or Residuals 40.2%
Equipment Malfunction 27.2%
Unacceptable Microbiological Quality 12%
Unacceptable Turbidity 9.8%
Deterioration in Source Water Quality 7.6%
Operation Would Compromise Public Health 3.2%
Epidemiological Evidence of Disease Outbreak 0%
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100%
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WaterTrax
• Online database for water quality data.
• Labs automatically upload results into WaterTrax.
• Communities can also enter Colilert testing results.
• Boil Advisory reports are generated weekly.
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Advisory Effectiveness
100%
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Thank you
Shaun Mackie
A/Regional Environmental Health Manager
Brantford, ON
519-751-6447