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.

The South Florida Water Management District, which supplies water from Orlando to the Keys, is awaiting the arrival of the rainy season to refill depleted reservoirs and lakes.
“We know a wet season is coming,” said Eric Swartz, a meteorologist for the water district.
The wet season typically starts in late May.
The water management district, which includes South Florida and other parts of the state, has experienced eight consecutive months of below average rainfall, with only 57 percent of the normal total for the dry season.
Afternoon thunderstorms have traditionally fired up starting about May 21, and officials are hoping for an early start to the wet season this year, Swartz said.
It’s impossible to predict exactly when the wet season will start, how long it will last and how much rain it will bring, he said.
Historically, Florida gets about two to four feet of rain during the wet season, which typically lasts through early November.
It doesn’t appear the rainy season will start in the next seven days, Swartz said.
While coastal South Florida saw average rainfall in April, other parts of the state remained dry, said John Mitnik, chief engineer for the water management district.
About 66 percent of the state is experiencing drought conditions, the highest percentage of any state, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Shares in the Tianmei Beverage Group surged after the Chinese company announced expansion of its bottled water production.
A short time ago, the shares were up 68% to 13.5 cents but still below the listing price of 20 cents.
The company, which listed on the ASX in February after raising $10 million, says it has secured its own water source following completion of the acquisition of the Qianlifeng Water Plant.
“The acquisition not only serves to significantly mitigate water supply risks, but also sets the platform for further development and to meet increasing demand for Tianmei’s product line of bottled drinking water,” Tianmei Beverage said in a statement to the ASX.
The company plans to expand production, investing $3.9 million over the next 12 months.
The existing plant has capacity of 35.47 million litres a year of drinking water.
The expansion will increase this to 98.55 million litres.
The company says the water source at Qianlifeng has a unique composition, with low sodium and mineralisation but is rich in selenium and strontium and other trace elements.
Tianmei is capitalsing on growing demand for clean and green products in China with a range of water products including bottled water, water for infants, water dispensers, water purifiers and a beauty nano spray.
Tianmei Beverage had sales revenue of $66.4 million, up from $10.11 million the year before.

With livestock contamination of drinking water a growing concern in Wisconsin, the Department of Natural Resources has quietly started efforts to provide temporary water supplies to people with tainted wells. The DNR posted an update on its website in April that said it would provide temporary emergency drinking water when tests show that a water supply is contaminated and is likely due to groundwater contaminated by manure, a person on the property contracts a water-borne illness or there is a sudden change in color or odor of well water, Two environmental groups issued statements Tuesday announcing the state initiative. Afterward, the DNR said in a statement the agency used aspects from several programs under existing law to set up the water program. It also notified authorities in Kewaunee County, where well contamination has been most severe. The program’s low-key rollout on a high-profile issue perplexed environmental groups who say the agency has been reluctant to criticize the farm community over manure spreading. “This relief…

Comments (2) There are fears Cornwall could be on course for drought following one of the driest winters on record and with reservoir levels lower than the last year one was declared.
According to figures published by South West Water, the two of the three reservoirs for Cornwall, Colliford and Roadford, are down to 84% and 75% full respectively.
Stithians is fairing better at 95% full, but overall the five main reservoirs for the Westcountry are at around 85% capacity while the same week last year was at 96% capacity.
South West Water said levels were not unusual for the time of year and the company was "well placed" to cope with lower rainfall and higher demand expected in the summer.
However, the Met Office has this week revealed that it was the third driest winter on record and long range forecasts say the mild, dry weather is set to continue.
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A 30-day forecast by the Met Office suggests that there will be mainly dry settled conditions with some warm temperatures developing this month.
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Read more: Why Cornwall Live was banned from filming the Prime Minister’s visit to a Helston factory Stithians is below the level of last year, but above that of the 1995 drought year.
She said: "Current reservoir levels are not unusual for the time of year but reflect the dry weather we have experienced over the last six months.

In October 2011, the Vermont Supreme Court ruled that the City of Montpelier had no authority to prohibit recreational uses on the Pond — a ruling that ended more than 100 years of Montpelier’s control of the pond.
In due course the Montpelier City Council and the City’s representative in the Vermont House went to the Legislature to seek state authority to regulate the pond.
The City shall have the authority to regulate its public water supply and public water sources in order to protect the water supply and sources from corruption.
The city’s water supply sources include Berlin Pond in the Town of Berlin.
According to Rep. Warren Kitzmiller who has consistently advocated for Montpelier’s control of the pond — H.6 — the bill that would grant the City the authority to regulate the Pond is still “on the wall” in the committee room.
Some will argue that it’s wise, that it may be in the best interest of the City of Montpelier to attend the working group meeting, seek common ground, get the best deal we can get with the Town of Berlin, the State of Vermont and the sporting organizations that have pressed to open the pond.
We’ve lost an irreplaceable resource, protected for more than 100 years.
Will the State of Vermont pay?
Or the Town of Berlin.
About Montpelier’s Berlin Pond Drinking Water Supply Vermont lakes/ponds available for fishing & boating: 263,000 acres Vermont towns/cities served by small pond for their drinking water supply: 11 towns with 10 percent of Vermont’s population.

St. Landry Parish Waterworks District No.
2 under boil advisory due to line break, power outage.
ST. LANDRY PARISH (KLFY) – Customers of St. Landry Parish Waterworks District #2 (Rural) are under a water boil advisory until further notice.
A power outage and a break in the waterline has resulted in a loss of water pressure, according to officials.
Personnel are working to locate the leak and make repairs.
Affected customers are urged to bring their water to a rolling boil for one (1) full minute to disinfect it before consumption.
The boil advisory will remain in effect until clean water samples have been approved by DHH.
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Culligan International Supports National Drinking Water Month.
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The demand for water was increased with city population increasing to 5.25 lakh with merger of new villages in TMC and rise in pilgrims visiting the city.
Highlights: 45 MLD is being supplied as against the actual requirement of 63 MLD Corporation to cut down water supply from 90 minutes to 45 Owners of private water tankers jack up prices On an average, 50,000 devotees visit pilgrim city every day.
The TMC is supplying water to domestic use for 90 minutes on alternate days.
According to sources, the supply of water is expected to cut down to 45 minutes with fall in water levels in Kailasagiri reservoir.
Residents are facing acute water shortage with mercury levels touching 44 degree Celsius and fall in groundwater levels.
Residents are forced to purchase water by spending Rs 400 to 500 per tank once in three days.
About 70 slum colonies are worst affected with water shortage.
House owners are illegally drawing water by fixing electric motors for unauthorised taps.
“Civic officials disconnected illegal tap connections two years ago and at present no motors are being used for illegal drawing of water,” he added.Speaking to The Hans India, TMC Commissioner Madhavi Latha said that the corporation is making arrangements to overcome water shortage.
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Groyne proposed across Nagavali river.
To overcome water scarcity in the city Srikakulam: A groyne (a low wall or sturdy timber barrier built out into the sea from a beach to check erosion and drifting) was proposed across the Nagavali River to store sufficient water in infiltration tanks and overcome water scarcity in the city.
In addition to it, there are no separate pipelines, reservoirs to supply water to upper and lower areas.
In and around Srikakulam city there are around 15,000 taps, including public taps.
Residents of upper areas at PN Colony, Dammalaveedhi, Gujarathipeta, Hayathinagaram, Relli Veedhi, ASN Colony, Gontiveedhi and Arasavalli are not getting sufficient water during the summer.
Total population of Srikakulam city is 1.50 lakh and as per Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation (CPEEO) guidelines, each person needs 135 litres of water per day.
On par with the CPEEO guidelines, 2.02 crore litres of water is required every day.
Due to non-availability of water and lack of storage facility, water is not being supplied sufficiently to the residents of all areas across the city.
To overcome this problem, a groyne was proposed across the river with sand and metal bund to store water in infiltration tanks.
“We have proposed the groyne with the help of water resources department engineers at an estimated cost of Rs 5 crore,” municipal engineer G Venkateswara Rao told The Hans India.