Public drinking water must be tested regularly to make sure it's always safe to drink. Boil water advisories are issued when sampling and testing detects higher than accepted amounts of coliform bacteria or if there are deficiencies with chlorination or other forms of disinfection.
Below are current advisories in effect for public and municipal water systems.
| Municipal Public Water Supply - Boil Advisories | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facility | Community | County | Boil Advisory Issued | Boil Advisory Removed |
| The Municipality of the County of Inverness - Whycocomagh Facility | WHYCOCOMAGH | Inverness | ||
| Knotty Pine Cottages | INGONISH FERRY | Victoria | ||
| As of | ||||
| Registered Public Water Supply - Boil Advisories | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facility | Community | County | Boil Advisory Issued | Boil Advisory Removed |
| RAVEN HAVEN | WEST SPRINGHILL | Annapolis | ||
| The Lakes Golf Club and Resort | BEN EOIN | Cape Breton | ||
| St. Margarets Centre | UPPER TANTALLON | Halifax | ||
| Wellington Pizza and Seafood | WELLINGTON | Halifax | ||
| Hubbards Campground | HUBBARDS | Halifax | ||
| Hubbards Beach Campground | HUBBARDS | Halifax | ||
| O'Neill Water System Association | ENFIELD | Hants | ||
| Cajun Cedar Log Cottages | MARGAREE FORKS | Inverness | ||
| Orangedale water society | IRON MINES | Inverness | ||
| Morden Water Supply | MORDEN | Kings | ||
| Sunroom Restaurant and Inn | CHESTER | Lunenburg | ||
| Fo'c'sle Village Pub | CHESTER | Lunenburg | ||
| Phil Scott's Fuels | RIVERHEAD | Shelburne | ||
| Baymen Outport Holdings - Lockport | EAST GREEN HARBOUR | Shelburne | ||
| Louis Head Beach Campground | LOUIS HEAD | Shelburne | ||
| Travels Inn Victoria County | BOULARDERIE EAST | Victoria | ||
| Bras d'Or Lakes Campground | INLET BADDECK | Victoria | ||
| As of | ||||
We make every effort to ensure this information is always up to date but we aren't responsible for errors or delays in posting this information.
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- Boil Water Fact Sheet
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