Revelstoke boil water advisory lifted
The Revelstoke boil water advisory was lifted on the evening of Sunday, June 7, and the City of Revelstoke said any actual risk was “low” during the incident because chlorine levels dropped only “slightly” during the incident.
The City of Revelstoke lifted its boil water advisory in an announcement that came at dinnertime on Sunday, June 7.
The statement said that despite the boil water advisory issued on Friday morning, any risk to the public was low because chlorine levels only dropped “slightly” during the incident.
At about 4 a.m. on Friday, June 5, a pipe connection broke at the Greely Water Treatment Plant, flooding the plant. This led city crews to divert untreated water into the system to maintain pressure in the system, and to allow for firefighting water pressure.
In a June 7 statement, the City of Revelstoke said that public notifications started at 7 a.m. on Friday and that there was no actual risk until 11 a.m. when chlorine levels in the water dropped “slightly.”
“The risk to the public was low however all protocols had to be followed as directed by Interior Health,” the city said in a statement. “Testing for water quality … has determined that the water is now safe for drinking.”
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