Cedar Heights residents on boil water advisory.
The Columbia Shuswap Regional District has issued a boil-water advisory for the Cedar Heights water system.
High turbidity levels have been detected in the system’s drinking water supply.
High turbidity (cloudiness) levels may occur in surface water sources due to seasonal weather changes causing excessive surface runoff, flooding or lake turnover.
A high turbidity level may impair the effectiveness of the disinfection treatment system.
The CSRD and Interior Health recommend that children, the elderly, people with weakened immune systems and anyone seeking additional protection to drink boiled water or a safe alternative.
For these at-risk populations, water intended for drinking, washing fruits and vegetables, making beverages or ice, or brushing teeth should be boiled for one minute.
Boiled water should then be refrigerated in a clean covered container.
Users could also choose to use bottled or distilled water, or water than has been filtered through a well-maintained treatment device.
The regional district will inform users once the boil water advisory has been removed.

Boil water notice issued in Lower Nicola.
Residents using the Lower Nicola Waterworks Improvement District Water System have been issued a boil water advisory.
Residents should bring the water to a rolling boil for at least a minute before drinking it, making ice cubes, cooking, washing food, washing hands or brushing teeth.
This advisory also recommends using hand sanitizer after washing your hands.
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You’ll never guess who he is Lower Nicola Waterworks administrator Carla Beacon said the advisory, which was issued by the Interior Health Authority earlier today, is due to a bacteriological contamination caused by the recent flooding of Guichon Creek.
Leroy Wagner, chairman of the water board for the system, said he shut off a pump house and a tank from the system due to the rushing water breaking a waterline under Marshall Road.
Wagner said he’s not sure exactly where the contamination is coming from, believing he might have been able to shutdown flow to the pump house just before the line broke.
He said more testing will be done in the coming weeks.
“Most of the people on Corkle [Street] and Aberdeen [Road] and all the little side streets are on our water system.” The Lower Nicola Band issued a precautionary boil water notice for residents of the Rocky Pines subdivision in Lower Nicola a few days ago, which remains in place, as does an evacuation alert for the area.

Ketchum residents, businesses advised to boil water, part of Warm Springs Road evacuated.
A treated water sample, tested at the same time from the same well, showed no signs of bacteria, a city statement said.
The positive sample is the result of a clerical mistake made by city staff in the process of sending in the sample for testing, the city said.
"On the form sent with the sample, staff should have checked a box indicating that the sample was a ‘special sample’ and that non-treated, raw water was not entering the drinking water system," the city said.
“But I also want to be clear that no untreated water entered the city’s drinking water system.
Boil advisories mean water delivered by the city’s system that will be used for drinking, food preparation, brushing teeth and cleaning dish and glassware should be boiled for at least one minute.
The well has been taken out of service and other wells have been put into service, the city said.
"City staff intends to continue enhanced monitoring of its municipal drinking water system throughout the flood event," KETCHUM — The Blaine County Sheriff’s Office has ordered a mandatory evacuation and hard road closure on Warm Springs Road.
Because of flooding, the road cannot be maintained.
"If you are physically unable to evacuate call 911.

Boil water advisory issued in West Lampeter Township.
LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) – A boil water advisory has been issued for some residents in Lancaster County.
The City of Lancaster Water Department issued the boil water advisory in West Lampeter Township at 3 p.m. Wednesday because of a main break that is the result of a contractor drilling through a water main.
The impacted area is south of Millport Road to Pioneer Road and from Gypsy Hill Road to Strasburg Pike.
Those in the affected area should boil all water or use bottled water until further notice.
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Read more below: On 05/10/17 at 3:00pm, the City of Lancaster Water Department has issued a boil water advisory for customers because of a main break due to a contractor drilling through our water main on 05/10/17.
This notice is for customers in the area: South of Millport Road to Pioneer Road, from Gypsy Hill Road to Strasburg Pike.
The City of Lancaster Water System may be at an increased risk from microbial contamination due to a drop/loss of water pressure within a part of the distribution system.
Typically, a drop/loss of water pressure is the result of a pipeline break or a pump failure.
Although there is no direct evidence that the water is unsafe, there is a pronounced increased chance that disease-causing organisms could enter the water distribution system.
DO NOT DRINK THE WATER WITHOUT BOILING IT FIRST.
These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers.
These symptoms, however, are not caused only by organisms in drinking water, but also by other factors.
What happened?
We will inform you when the situation is corrected and tests confirm the water is safe to drink.

Boil water still on.
“The situation is that we have both water treatment plants back on line,” said Bob Fleming, Electoral Area B director, following a briefing from Greater Vernon Water (GVW) staff on Monday.
“We got the Duteau plant back up today.” Turbidity caused by fast running water from snow melt and vast amounts of rain last Friday caused both the Duteau and Kalamalka Lake sources to go on a boil water advisory.
Areas impacted include the City of Vernon, District of Coldstream, Electoral Areas B and C, some areas of Electoral Area D and Spallumcheen, including Stepping Stones.
Fleming said samples of water from both sources have been sent out for analysis.
The results will be sent to Interior Health.
Meanwhile, the politician was not too worried about vast amounts of mud at the south end of Kalamalka Lake that startled people on Sunday.
Photos showed mud and debris along the lake shore and streams of mud flowing north.
Further south, there is time for things to settle and disperse.” For now, water intended for the following uses should be boiled for one minute: drinking preparing any foods washing fruits and vegetables making beverages or ice brushing teeth Customers will be informed when water quality returns to normal via road signs and a follow up media release.
If you have any questions about the boil notice, contact the RDNO at 250-550-3682 or check online.

Boil water advisory issued for Sorrento.
The Columbia Shuswap Regional District has issued a boil water advisory for the Sorrento water system.
High turbidity levels, which is cloudiness due to suspended sediment, have been detected in the Sorrento Water System’s drinking water supply.
High turbidity levels may occur in surface water sources due to seasonal weather changes causing excessive surface runoff, flooding or lake turnover.
This may impair the effectiveness of the disinfection treatment system.
If disinfection is impaired, disease-causing micro-organisms may escape into the water distribution system, resulting in an increase risk of intestinal illness.
The CSRD and Interior Health recommend that children, the elderly, people with weakened immune systems and anyone seeking additional protection to drink boiled water or a safe alternative.
For these at-risk populations, water intended for drinking, washing fruits and vegetables, making beverages or ice, or brushing teeth should be boiled for one minute.
Boiled water should then be refrigerated in a clean covered container.
The advisory is in effect immediately and until further notice from the CSRD.

More: Flood waters continue to rise As a public health precaution, the city issued a water quality advisory for residents in the east area of Penticton that require additional precautions to boil their drinking water for at least one minute before drinking.
Peter Weeber, Penticton’s chief administrative officer, said the advisory is a precautionary measure.
The pipe runs below Ellis Creek in the area of the break, which occurred around 7 a.m. this morning.
The boundaries of the area affected include: – All of the Naramata Road area – All of the Valleyview Road area – The area East (uphill) of Government Street and West (below) Columbia Street and Evergreen Drive.
More detail is available at www.penticton.ca.
Crews are working to rectify the situation.
Further sampling and testing is currently being conducted in the system.
What is a water quality advisory?
A water quality advisory is used in situations where the general public health threat is modest.
Alternatively, residents may use bottled water.

Lakehead-area residents live on bottled or boiled water.
Residents living in the Sugarloaf County Service Area were told March 17 that they should boil their tap water before drinking it.
That warning is likely to remain in effect for at least two or three more months as Shasta County officials seek funds to repair a well that provides water for the 150 residents in the service area near Lakehead, county Public Works Director Pat Minturn said.
Minturn said the county has applied for a grant from the state to pay for repairing the well that supplies the district with water.
Surface water is getting into the well, tainting it with e. coli bacteria.
A treatment plant kills the bacteria in the water, but the state Regional Water Quality Control Board said the process is unreliable and wants the well repaired, Minturn said.
In the meantime, the state Division of Drinking Water has approved another $25,000 to provide bottled water to low-income residents in the district.
Minturn said the water system was built in the 1970s by a private developer, and the county took eventually took over operating it.
In comparison, in 2016 the Jones Valley County Service Area leaked 14.9 million gallons, or about 26 percent of the total 56.6 million gallons produced, according to the county.
Minturn estimated it would cost about $2.5 million to upgrade the entire Sugarloaf CSA water delivery system.

Lakehead-area residents live on bottled or boiled water.
Residents of a small water district near Lake Shasta face several more months living under a boil water advisory.
Residents living in the Sugarloaf County Service were told March 17 that they should boil their tap water before drinking it.
Minturn said the county has applied for a grant from the state to pay for repairing the well that supplies the district with water.
Surface water is getting into the well, tainting it with e coli.
A treatment plant kills the bacteria in the water, but the state Regional Water Quality Control Board said the process is unreliable and wants the well repaired, Minturn said.
In the meantime, the state Division of Drinking Water has approved another $25,000 to provide bottled water to low income residents in the district.
Minturn said the water system was built in the 1970s by a private developer, and the county took eventually took over operating it.
In comparison, in 2016 the Jones Valley County Service Area leaked 14.9 million gallons, or about 26 percent of the total 56.6 million gallons produced, according to the county.
Minturn estimated it would cost about $2.5 million to upgrade the entire Sugarloaf CSA water delivery system.