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Transcript of Shaun Mackie A/Regional Environmental Health Manager
First Nations Water Symposium
Shaun MackieA/Regional Environmental Health Manager
Addressing Water Quality in First Nations
What is “Quality” Water?
Clean
Safe
Reliable
Drinking Water Testing
You cannot tell if water is safe by:
• Looking
• Smelling
• Tasting
The only way to reliably trust water is to test.
Ongoing Sampling/Testing to Meet Guidelines
Turbidity
Chlorine Residual
Microbiological
Drinking Water Guidelines
Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality
Ontario Regulation 170/03
“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
Drinking Water Advisories
Boil Water Advisory
Boil Water Order – MOH
Do Not Consume
Do Not Use
Communication of a Drinking Water Advisory
EHO makes immediate contact with community to recommend advisory.
EHO follows up with written report.
Boil Advisories in Ontario
Currently 31 First Nations have a boil advisory in place.
(As of March 5, 2010)
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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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.
Advisory Effectiveness
100%
Thank you
Shaun Mackie
A/Regional Environmental Health Manager
Brantford, ON
519-751-6447