Boil Water Order Remains In Effect

January 10, 2025

The Boil Water Order remains in effect.

The Smoky River Regional Water Management Commission is currently undergoing a clarifier replacement in the water treatment plant located in Falher. This project is currently on schedule to be commissioned on January 18th, 2025.

It is apparent that the temporary clarifier is not able to treat the water to the standards required. Once we can show a steady trend of being in compliance, we will be required to provide two sets of bacteriological samples (28 samples from the region) within a 24 hour period to the provincial lab in Edmonton. When all samples are proven negative of E Coli and Total Coliform and the system is back in compliance with our turbidity exceedance, only then will AHS lift the BWO. 

Since the BWO started on November 29, 2024, eighty four (84) bacteriological samples have been taken in the region and all samples have proven to be negative of E Coli and Total Coliform. Although we have all these passed tests the BWO will remain in effect until the new clarifier is commissioned and we have met the required steps as issued by AHS. 

Thank you again for your continued patience. 

Sincerely,

Smoky River Water Commission