Residents of Meadow Lake can expect to boil their water for the next couple of weeks.
A boil water advisory went into effect on Monday after high turbidity levels occurred in the treated water supply.
Ron Cummins is a project officer with Saskatchewan Environment.
Cummins explains changes in the raw water supply, likely caused by seasonal run-off, upset the ability of the filtration system to properly remove the turbidity from the water.
He stresses the back-up system prevented untreated water from entering the system but the move shut off the plant for a period of time.
Cummins says they are testing the water right now:
“Bacterialogical samples have been sent out Monday and Tuesday. And for crypto and giardia, because of the automatic shut-offs in the plant, there was not any water from the original upset that occurred on Saturday . . . put through to the distribution system.”
The city says boiled water should be used for drinking purposes, brushing teeth, dishwashing by hand and preparing fruits or vegetables.