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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Boil Water Order Issued for Entire District of Tofino

The boil water ORDER has now been expanded to the ENTIRE DISTRICT! Here is the prerss release;

BOIL WATER ORDER FOR ENTIRE DISTRICT 12:21PM

Effective Date: JANUARY 4TH, 2012

Please note that WATER for DOMESTIC PURPOSES (drinking, cooking, etc.) should be boiled before consumption. The boiling water should be at a rolling boil for a minimum TWO MINUTES.

District of Tofino staff are continually monitoring the water supply system and will provide updates as they become available.

This order will be in effect until further notice. Information will be available on the district web site www.tofino.ca.

For further information contact the
District of Tofino at:
District office 250-725-3229, Public works yard 250- 725-4212


MORE INFORMATI ON RELEASED ON FRIDAY

2012-January-06

For Immediate Release

DISTRICT OF TOFINO

BOIL WATER ORDER REMAINS IN EFFECT

Over a period of 24 hours from 7:00am, January 03 to 7:00am, January 04 the District of Tofino experienced 180mm of heavy rainfall, which resulted in a boil water order due to increased turbidity in the water system. The January 04 precipitation amount represents the greatest 24 hr rainfall event in Tofino since 1982; the volume of rain on January 04 was 97% greater than the January daily average for precipitation.


This afternoon, VIHA has informed the District that the results of the water samples taken at 11:00 am on January 4th have come back clean and clear. There were no signs of total coliform or e coli in these samples. However, the District-wide Boil Water Order is still in effect due to the relatively high turbidity levels still in the system. District staff will be meeting with VIHA on Monday morning to re-evaluate the situation.


The turbidity levels throughout the District have decreased significantly over the past 48 hours (from a high of 65NTU to between 0.21 NTU and 17 NTU at the south and north ends of town respectively as of 8:00am this morning). The water treatment plant is running 24 hrs a day flushing the low pressure side (south of Industrial Way) of the water distribution system with clear water.


The boil water order will be in effect until further notice. Information will be available on the District website at
www.tofino.ca. For further information please contact the District office at 250-725-3229 or Public Works at 250-725-4212

Link to VIHA:

Press release issued 3:40pm, Friday, January 06, 2012
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