*UPDATE* Boil water advisory for 6 NW Calgary communities

[raceman6135]

Sunday, June 10, 2012 update:

BOIL WATER ADVISORY ISSUED FOR 3 (no longer 6) NW CALGARY COMMUNITIES.

Due to high levels of turbidity in a portion of Calgary’s drinking water distribution system, Alberta Health Services has recommended the City of Calgary issue a boil water advisory to the following NW Calgary communities:

• Kincora
• Nolan Hill
• Sage Hill

The advisory has been lifted for the following 3 communities:

• Hamptons
• Hidden Valley
• Sherwood

All residents and businesses in the above listed communities are advised to bring water to a rolling boil for at least one minute prior to any consumption, including:
• drinking
• brushing teeth
• cleaning raw foods
• preparing infant formula or juices
• making ice, etc.

Water used for bathing or washing clothes does not need to be boiled.

Residents may instead choose to purchase bottled water for consumption, for the duration of this advisory.

This advisory will remain in effect until further notice.

(Edgemont was previously removed)

[Chester]

Fawwwk. I drink mad tap water when I get home from work and I just started feeling like shit half hour ago lol

[bigbadboss101]

Seriously Chester?

[Chester]

Yes. Got home around 4:30 and I've refilled my bottle of water at least 5 times, not counting the water I drank with dinner. Started feeling pretty nauseous about an hour ago

[Kloubek]

Nice know'n ya. I'm pretty sure this is fatal.

[Chester]

Not worried about dying, worried about shitting my pants all night

[speedog]

More details at this link.

[FixedGear]

Originally posted by Chester
Yes. Got home around 4:30 and I've refilled my bottle of water at least 5 times, not counting the water I drank with dinner. Started feeling pretty nauseous about an hour ago

a bit off topic (sorry), but that's weird... I drink a shitload of water every night after work too. and I just sit at a desk most days haha! I thought I was just "weird," but now I wonder how common that is.

I must be on pint 6 by now

[black13]

And I drank two glasses an hour ago. But it went through a water filter.

[90_Shelby]

Why do the news advisories include Edgemont in their lists but the City of Calgary sites do not? Weird.

[J-hop]

Originally posted by black13
And I drank two glasses an hour ago. But it went through a water filter.

I wouldn't be too worried, as far as I know "turbidity" is just a measure of the amount of solids in water. Solids would increase the chance of bacteria and what not making it to your tap but I wouldn't worry, and a charcoal filter should remove the solids.

Thing is I've been drinking untreated well water at our cabin my whole life and never had an issue. I believe there is even communication between the lake and the aquifer we pull our water from (lake is fed from underground), and it is a pretty high use lake in the summer.

[black13]

^^^ Good to hear then. I don't feel sick yet so probably ok.

[bourge73]

Fuck this is the only time I am glad Coventry Hills is in the NE! Nom Nom Yummy NE Water!

[Ven]

The boil water advisory is just a liability precaution, there's nothing there that can hurt you. I'll have to check but I'm pretty sure feeder main tie-ins are being done in the NW, which would explain the mineral turbidity. Don't worry, you won't die from the byproducts of Calgary's hard water.

[bourge73]

Uh oh if it effects the ballers in Arbour Lake, Rage 2 won't be able to brush his teeth!

[hampstor]

Its only part of Kincora and Hamptons:

URGENT: A boil-water advisory is now in effect for 6 NW Calgary communities. We have identified the source of the problem, and it is restricted to one small part of the distribution system. We are actively flushing the system and hope to restore high quality drinking water soon. No other part of the system is impacted.

Neighbourhoods are:

Nolan Hill

· Sage Hill

· Sherwood

· Kincora (Kincora Glen Road west of Kinlea Way only).

· Hamptons (Hamptons Terrace and Hamptons Garden Only)

· Hidden Valley

Please click on Calgary.ca/advisory for more information. Please share this information widely.

[403ep3]

Luckily I live in Evanston

[Unknown303]

Once again the SW wins.

[Sorath]

sweet +1 for evanston haha not that i use water from the tap for consumption

[HiTempguy1]

Originally posted by J-hop


I wouldn't be too worried, as far as I know "turbidity" is just a measure of the amount of solids in water.

Sort of.

Turbidity is literally a measurement of how "dirty" the water is, based on absorbance of light through a sample. I worked in water distribution (and water treatment) for over three years for the City of Red Deer and am an Instrumentation Technologist.

There is "basically" nothing to worry about. As someone else stated, it's covering their asses. As long as the turbidity isn't above a measurement of 1 (forget the units) it is perfectly within federal guidelines IIRC.