By Mark S. Elliott at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4590387
FORT CHIPEWYAN, Alta. — Residents of Fort Chipewyan can resume normal water use after the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo lifted a Water Conservation Advisory that had been in place for customers served by the community’s municipal water treatment plant.
The municipality announced Wednesday that regular use of tap water may resume following improvements in water production at the plant.
Officials thanked residents for reducing their water consumption during the advisory, saying those efforts helped restore regular service.
The municipal truck fill station has also reopened and is operating during regular business hours. The municipality thanked the Mikisew Cree First Nation for providing access to its truck fill station while restrictions were in place.
The municipality said recent testing confirms the Fort Chipewyan Water Treatment Plant continues to produce potable water meeting the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality.
Enhanced monitoring and testing will remain in place, with results continuing to be shared with community leadership and posted online.
According to the municipality, treatment operations have stabilized and the plant is now producing enough treated water to meet community demand.
However, officials say changing conditions on Lake Athabasca could continue to affect the treatment process.
To help maintain service, raw water is being diverted from the lake into storage ponds where it can settle before entering the treatment plant. The municipality says the process resumed Tuesday and is necessary to maintain water production.
Crews continue to monitor the facility around the clock and make operational adjustments as needed. The municipality is also working with third-party experts to optimize treatment processes while lake conditions continue to fluctuate.
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