Public drinking water must be tested regularly to make sure it's always safe to drink. Boil water advisories are issued when sampling and testing detects higher than accepted amounts of coliform bacteria or if there are deficiencies with chlorination or other forms of disinfection.
Below are current advisories in effect for public and municipal water systems.
| Municipal Public Water Supply - Boil Advisories | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facility | Community | County | Boil Advisory Issued | Boil Advisory Removed |
| The Municipality of the County of Inverness - Whycocomagh Facility PW#1 & PW2 | WHYCOCOMAGH | Inverness | ||
| As of | ||||
| Registered Public Water Supply - Boil Advisories | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facility | Community | County | Boil Advisory Issued | Boil Advisory Removed |
| RAVEN HAVEN | WEST SPRINGHILL | Annapolis | ||
| Twin Rivers Park Limited - North Grant | NORTH GRANT | Antigonish | ||
| Onslow Park | CENTRAL ONSLOW | Colchester | ||
| Driftwood Park Retreat | WEST ADVOCATE | Cumberland | ||
| Wellington Pizza and Seafood | WELLINGTON | Halifax | ||
| Hubbards Beach Campground | HUBBARDS | Halifax | ||
| Hubbards Campground | HUBBARDS | Halifax | ||
| Avon River Heritage & Culture Centre | AVONDALE | Hants | ||
| O'Neill Water System Association | ENFIELD | Hants | ||
| Cape Breton Lakes Cottages | WEST LAKE AINSLIE | Inverness | ||
| Cajun Cedar Log Cottages | MARGAREE FORKS | Inverness | ||
| Orangedale water society | IRON MINES | Inverness | ||
| Morden Water Supply | MORDEN | Kings | ||
| Hebbville Academy | HEBBVILLE | Lunenburg | ||
| Sunroom Restaurant and Inn | CHESTER | Lunenburg | ||
| Fo'c'sle Village Pub | CHESTER | Lunenburg | ||
| Riverton Trailer Park | RIVERTON | Pictou | ||
| Braeshore Enterprises Limited | BRAESHORE | Pictou | ||
| Battery Park Park | ST. PETER'S | Richmond | ||
| Phil Scott's Fuels | RIVERHEAD | Shelburne | ||
| Louis Head Beach Campground | LOUIS HEAD | Shelburne | ||
| Chanterelle Inn | NORTH RIVER BRIDGE | Victoria | ||
| Travels Inn Victoria County | BOULARDERIE EAST | Victoria | ||
| Bras d'Or Lakes Campground | INLET BADDECK | Victoria | ||
| As of | ||||
We make every effort to ensure this information is always up to date but we aren't responsible for errors or delays in posting this information.
Related
- Boil Water Fact Sheet
(PDF:50k) - Fiche de renseignements - Directives pour l'utilisation de l'eau pendant une période où l'eau doit être bouillie (PDF:49Ko)
- Users That Must Take Particular Precautions During a Boil Advisory (PDF:33k)
- Well Disinfection Procedure (PDF:20k)
- Preparing an action plan when contamination persists following disinfection (PDF:19k)
- Boil Water Advisory Sign (PDF:137k)