BOIL WATER ADVISORY

Effective 8:00 p.m November 29, the Smoky River Regional Water Works System including Falher, Donnelly, Girouxville, Guy, Jean Cote, and the Smoky River Water Co-op (unless supplied by McLennan) is under a BOIL WATER ORDER (BWO) as issued by Alberta Health Services. The Water Treatment Plant is experiencing treatment and mechanical issues that have caused a turbidity exceedance in the filtered water. Our clearwell levels are very low and we will be forced to send water that is above the turbidity limits into the distribution system. The Smoky River Water Commission is working with Alberta Environment and chemical experts, who are doing tests on our water to try and correct this problem as soon as possible.  After many tests that have already taken place there is a theory that it might be mechanical failure of the clarifier that is disrupting the mixing and contact time of the chemical with the water in the mixing chamber. We will be connecting to a portable clarifier on December 3rd, and 4th, and hopefully this will be a turning point to getting everyone off of the BWO as soon as possible.

The Smoky River Water Commission has tried everything we can to avoid this and we will be working diligently with external sources to rectify this situation as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience and resilience during this period. 

Best Regards,

Rick Gervais, Manager

Smoky River Water Commission