The boil water advisory has been lifted for residents of Hay River, KatlSA¹ú¼ÊÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½™odeeche First Nation (KFN), Enterprise and Kakisa.
The precautionary boil water advisory was put in place on May 16 due to muddy water.
The muddiness is a result of spring break-up and no illness associated with drinking the water has been reported.
The Department of Health and Social Services recommends that residents and businesses flush their water supply by:
Running faucets and drinking fountains for one minute before use;
Flushing and cleaning water-using equipment, such as soda fountains, coffee makers and ice-making machines for at least one minute;
Changing all point-of-use filters such as tap mounted carbon filters and Brita filters;
Draining and flushing all ice-making machines;
Running water softeners through a regeneration cycle;
Draining and refilling hot water heaters; and
Draining and clean water-holding tanks.