This article was last updated on April 16, 2022
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The boil-water advisory notice for almost entire Montreal, housing more than 1 million residents, has now entered into the second day as they anxiously wait for an update indicating a green signal for them to use tap water. The water crisis caught public attention on Wednesday morning, when reports confirmed that the water flowing from the taps in the city is observed to have turned brown. The officials disclosed that the problem ignited from the Atwater water filtration plant, i.e. the country’s second-largest filtration plant, which has now entered fourth year of extensive maintenance work.
The cause of the issue has not been identified as yet, although it was revealed that the water levels in a reservoir have decreased to an oddly low level on Tuesday during the renovation work. Consequently, the low water level stirred up sediment, and even though the workers reported to have refilled the reservoir, residents from St. Henri and Verdun complained about brown water from their taps. Henceforth, the city officials released a precautionary notice advising residents in majority area of Montreal to boil their tap water for 60 seconds before drinking or using the water for cooking, washing food or brushing teeth.
The officials from the Montreal fire department reported on Wednesday that the advisory notice is entirely a precautionary measure and the water is not likely to remain contaminated until now. Complete test results are expected to be received around 9 p.m. on Thursday and it will then likely take several more hours to analyze them.
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