ADVISORIES PUBLISHED ON AUGUST 25 - UPDATED 10:30 PM

Weekend Update: There are 23 advisories to report since Friday: 8 in AB, 3 in BC, 1 in NL, 4 in NS, 6 in ON, 1 in SK

ALBERTA

BONNIE LAKE (Smoky Lake County) - Cyanobacteria identified Aug 23.

CALGARY – SHORTAGE Aug 26 due to critical water main repairs to the Bearspaw South Feeder Main; 21 pipe segments are in need of repair. BWA is possible if underground storage reservoirs are depleted. The underground storage reservoirs have the capacity to hold about one day's worth of water supply. If a BWA occurs, it could last several months.

EAGLE LAKE (Wheatland County) - Cyanobacteria identified Aug 21.

GARNER LAKE (Smoky Lake County) - Cyanobacteria identified Aug 23.

LESSARD LAKE (Lac Ste. Anne County) - Cyanobacteria identified Aug 22.

MOOSE LAKE (M.D. Bonnyville No. 87) - Cyanobacteria identified Aug 21.

SEVERN DAM RESERVOIR (Wheatland County) - Cyanobacteria identified Aug 22.

STURGEON LAKE (M.D. of Greenview No. 16) – Cyanobacteria identified Aug 23.

BRITISH COLUMBIA

ALICE LAKE (Squamish) – Cyanobacteria suspected Aug 22.

CLEARWATER Community WS – BWN issued Aug 22 due to loss of pressure affecting Sunshine Valley and Raft River areas.

FILLONGLEY PROVINCIAL PARK – BWN issued Aug 23.

LIFTED

KELOWNA Municipal WS – DNC LIFTED for users of the Grainger Road Reservoir.

NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR

ISLE aux MORTS Community WS – BWA issued Aug 22 due to the presence of E. Coli in recent samples.

NOVA SCOTIA

HUBLEY MILL LAKE (Tantallon) - Cyanobacteria bloom reported August.

RUSSELL LAKE (Dartmouth) - Cyanobacteria bloom reported August.

SHUBENACADIE CANAL (Dartmouth) - Cyanobacteria bloom reported August.

THE ISLANDS PROVINCIAL PARK - DNC issued Aug 21 due to manganese level.

LIFTED

SALSMAN PROVINCIAL PARK – BWA LIFTED

ONTARIO

BELWOOD LAKE Reservoir (Fergus) – Cyanobacteria observed near the boat launch Aug 23.

DEPARTURE LAKE (Fauquier-Strickland) – Cyanobacteria confirmed Aug 22.

LAKE EUGENIA (Grey Highlands) – Cyanobacteria confirmed in samples taken Aug 15 along the southern portion of the lake.

LAKE SUPERIOR (Thunder Bay) – Cyanobacteria confirmed in a water sample collected August 14 from a private beach on Scott Drive, Shuniah.

LAKE SUPERIOR (Barker's Island, Wisconsin) - Cyanobacteria observed Aug 21

NORTH MIDDLESEX - WQA issued Aug 23 to the Lake Huron Primary Water Supply System due to considerable thermocline inversion causing the lake water to turn over. Seasonal lake turnover events may bring up water with very low oxygen levels and cause higher manganese content. The water supply may have a strong odour and high turbidity but remains safe to drink.

LIFTED

ELLIOT LAKE Municipal WS – BWA LIFTED Aug 23. The advisory was issued Aug 21 for emergency repairs.

SASKATCHEWAN

HUDSON BAY Water System – PDWA issued Aug 24 due to high turbidity.

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