The NWT’s chief environmental health officer is advising residents of Wekweètì to boil their drinking water for at least one minute before consuming it or using it to prepare food.
A boil-water advisory issued on Monday is precautionary and follows a critical mechanical failure of the raw water intake pump supplying the community’s water treatment plant, the territorial government stated.
The failure means the plant is currently unable to properly treat the water.
The advisory states no illnesses associated with drinking water have been reported.
The community is working with the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs to resolve the mechanical failure as soon as possible, the territorial government said.
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The GNWT has posted steps residents can take during the advisory.
The chief environmental health officer and Wekweètì’s community government will continue to monitor the situation and provide formal notice when the advisory is lifted, the GNWT stated.
