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A malfunction at the Hawkesbury water treatment plant has the town and the Eastern Ontario Health Unit warning residents to boil drinking water until further notice.
The warning was issued late Sunday night after an incident of decreased pressure at the plant. Officials in the town about 90 kilometres east of Ottawa say they’re working with the health unit to find the source of the problem and fix it.
Student Transportation of Eastern Ontario reports that Pleasants Corners, VanKleek Hill Collegiate Institute and St. Judes schools are closed Monday.
To avoid the risk of getting sick, town residents are to bring any water for drinking to a rolling boil for at least one minute or use bottled water. That includes water for making ice cubes or juice, baby food or formula, preparing food and brushing teeth.
Wash hands with bottled or boiled and cooled tap water. If using untreated tap water, use a hand sanitizer with at least 70 per cent alcohol or a solution of 1 tsp of bleach in 4.5 L of water allowed to stand for 15 minutes.
Toddlers and young children shouldn’t be bathed or showered in case they drink potentially-tainted water so give them sponge baths instead, the health unit warns.
Dishes, cutting boards and countertops should be washed with soap and water then disinfected with a stronger bleach solution of 1 tsp of bleach in 3 cups of water allowed to stand for 15 minutes.
Boil Water Advisory (BWA) currently in effect for the Town of Hawkesbury. Click here to learn what to do in the event of a BWA: https://t.co/r19mfJtVHp
— EOHU Public Health (@EOHU_tweet) December 11, 2017
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The warning was issued late Sunday night after an incident of decreased pressure at the plant. Officials in the town about 90 kilometres east of Ottawa say they’re working with the health unit to find the source of the problem and fix it.
Student Transportation of Eastern Ontario reports that Pleasants Corners, VanKleek Hill Collegiate Institute and St. Judes schools are closed Monday.
To avoid the risk of getting sick, town residents are to bring any water for drinking to a rolling boil for at least one minute or use bottled water. That includes water for making ice cubes or juice, baby food or formula, preparing food and brushing teeth.
Wash hands with bottled or boiled and cooled tap water. If using untreated tap water, use a hand sanitizer with at least 70 per cent alcohol or a solution of 1 tsp of bleach in 4.5 L of water allowed to stand for 15 minutes.
Toddlers and young children shouldn’t be bathed or showered in case they drink potentially-tainted water so give them sponge baths instead, the health unit warns.
Dishes, cutting boards and countertops should be washed with soap and water then disinfected with a stronger bleach solution of 1 tsp of bleach in 3 cups of water allowed to stand for 15 minutes.
Boil Water Advisory (BWA) currently in effect for the Town of Hawkesbury. Click here to learn what to do in the event of a BWA: https://t.co/r19mfJtVHp
— EOHU Public Health (@EOHU_tweet) December 11, 2017
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