(Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

By Nicole Reis

Boil Water Advisory

Dorintosh boil-water advisory could be lifted as early as Thursday

Feb 12, 2020 | 12:07 PM

Town officials with the Village of Dorintosh say the boil-water advisory issued for parts of town could be lifted as early as Thursday.

Deputy Mayor Brad Osborne told meadowlakeNOW, part of the village’s water supply may have been affected by a deteriorating curb-stop at a property in town and the advisory is a precautionary measure.

“A curb-stop had to be replaced as part of normal maintenance and because waterlines are depressurized for 10 minutes or more during repairs. We have to issue a boil water advisory for that part of town,” Osborne said. “After repairs are made, it typically takes two to three days to get two back-to-back clean samples to lift the advisory.”

The boil-water advisory is in effect for the following residents and users of the Village of Dorintosh treated water distribution system servicing Second Street East, First Street (Highway 4), First to Third Avenue West, all South of Main Street and is in effect until further notice.

“A curb stop is a service valve to a property and every house has one. That’s how you shut off and isolate one property from the main line to service the property itself. This was probably a 45-year-old curb stop and it just developed a leak. It’s a maintenance item that happens from time to time,” Osborne said.

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According to Osborne, repairs to the property were made late on Feb. 6 when the advisory was issued, though the village delayed sending water samples until Monday, as water testing labs do not test on weekends.

“Sending water samples on Friday wouldn’t have been any use because water needs to be tested within 48 hours of the sample being taken,” Osborne said. ”The first sample went out Monday, a second sample went out Tuesday and we’re hoping to have results back by Thursday.”

The town’s water system is isolated into three different cells. Only one of the cells had to be turned off to make the repair.

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