login register unsubscribe from alerts spacer
      
Water Today Title
Canada    Mexico    USA: New York    Georgia    Louisiana   Ohio    California
July 7, 2025
HOMEspacer | ABOUT spacer | ADVISORY INFO spacer     WT INTERNATIONAL spacer     
                              




FIRST NATION SHORT-TERM DRINKING WATER ADVISORIES – July 2, 2025

Overview: There are 45 short-term water advisories in Canada not including BC: in Atlantic, in QC, 16 in Ontario, 3 in MB, 14 in SK, 6 in AB. First Nation Health Authority (FNHA) reports 9 in BC.

The long-standing lack of clean drinking water and wastewater facilities in Indigenous communities has left an indelible stain on Canada's flag. For years successive government have pledged to fix the problem, yet today there are 37 long-term and 45 short-term advisories in Indigenous communities across the country. While 148 long-term advisories have been lifted since November 2015, 37 remain, and the number of short-term advisories has not been declining in recent months, with short-term advisories regularly recurring in the same communities. Band Councils say government initiatives suffer from a lack of holistic approach, unprofessional consultants or engineers and poor funding for operators and related infrastructure.

HIGHLIGHTS

ON

BWA added: Northwest Angle 33 Dog Paw Public Water System (June 30)

BWA added: Wabigoon Lake Ojibway  Public Water System (June 28)

BWA removed: Bearskin Lake Public Water System (June 18)

SK

BWA added: Fond Du Lac No. 227 Public Water System (June 24)

BWA added: Peter Ballantyne Southend Public Water System (June 30)

AB

BWA added: Frog Lake  Public Water System (June 19)
BWA added: Sucker Lake Public Water System (July 2)
BWA added: Sunchild (June 27)

 

There are 45 Short Term DWAs as of July 2, 2025, plus 9 in BC

First Nation

AT(3)

Water System

Date Issued

Advisory


Eel River Bar


Eel River Bar PWS

2025/6/25

BWA

Miawpukek

Conne River PWS

Tobique

Tribal ReLeaf/ Fishery Complex SPWS

2024/12/19

BWA

QC (3)

Kitcisakik (Grand-Lac-Victoria)

GLV Public Water System

2025/05/05

BWA

Innu / Ekuanitshit

EKU PWS

2025/06/26

BWA

Innu / Matimekush

MAT PWS

2025/06/13

BWA

ON (16)

Big Grassy

Assabaska Ojibway Heritage Park SPWS

2024/07/22

BWA

Grassy Narrows

Grassy Narrows PWS

2024/08/29

BWA

Fort Severn

Fort Severn PWS

24/12/2024

BWA

Keewaywin

Keewaywin PWS

2025/06/09

BWA

Mishkeegogamang

Erik Lake PWS

2025/03/27

BWA

Mishkeegogamang

Ace Lake PWS

2025/05/08

BWA

Mishkeegogamang

Doghole Bay North PWS

2024/05/08

BWA

North Spirit Lake

North Spirit Lake PWS

2024/8/20

BWA

N.W. Angle 33

Dog Paw PWS

2025/6/30

BWA

Rainy River

Rainy River J.D. Junction Store SPWS

2024/08/07

BWA

Seine River

Seine River PWS

2025/02/10

BWA

Shawanaga

Shawanaga PWS

2024/07/11

BWA

Slate Falls

Tikinagan Building Semi Public Water System-NT

2024/11/06

BWA

Wabauskang

Wabauskang PWS

2025/05/16

BWA

Wabigoon Lake Ojibway 

Wabigoon PWS

2025/60/28

BWA

Whitesand

Whitesand PWS

2025/06/17

BWA

MB (3)

Long Plain 

Long Plain PWS

2024/05/08

BWA

Pauingassi

Pauingassi PWS

2025/03/21

BWA

Tataskweyak Cree

Tataskweyak Cree PWS

2025/06/06

DNC

SK (14)

Cote

Cote No. 64 PWS

2025/05/31

BWA

Fond du Lac

Fond Du Lac No. 227 / Fond Du Lac Denuseline PWS

2025/06/24

BWA

Lac La Ronge

Sucker River No. 156C / Sucker River PWS


2025/06/18

BWA

Hatchet Lake/Wolaston Lake

Lac La Hache No. 220 PWS

2025/05/29

BWA

Ministikwan Lake / Mudie Lake

Ministikwan No. 161 /No. 161A - PWS

2024/12/17

BWA

Moosomin

Moosomin No. 112B PWS

2024/10/22

BWA

Pasqua (Subdivisions 2 & 3)

PASQUA NO. 79 PWS

2025/06/03

BWA

Peter Ballantyne

Kinoosao Thomas Clark No. 204 PWS

2025/1/23

BWA

Peter Ballantyne

Deschambault Lake PWS

2025/05/27

BWA

Peter Ballantyne

Sturgeon Weir No. 184F PWS

2025/05/28

BWA

Peter Ballantyne

Denare Beach PWS

2025/06/10

BWA

Peter Ballantyne

Southend No. 200 PWS

2025/06/30

BWA

Pheasant Rump

Pheasant Rump PWS No. 68 PWS

2025/06/18

BWA

The Key

The Key No. 65 PWS


2025/03/04

BWA

AB (6)

Beaver Lake Cree

Beaver Lake PWS


2025/05/12

BWA

Frog Lake


Frog Lake PWS

2025/06/30

BWA

Sucker Creek

Sucker Creek PWS

2025/07/02

BWA

Sunchild


Sunchild Store Semi-Public Water Supply

2025/06/27

BWA

Tsuut'Ina Nation

Redwood Meadows PWS

2025/06/22

BWA

Tsuut'Ina Nation

Harry Dodginghorse Memorial Agriplex SPWS

2024/09/2

BWA

BC (9)

Canim Lake (3)

East, Main, West CWS

Jan 2025

WQA

Kingcome

Kingcome CWS

Dec 2024

WQA

Ye Koo Che 3 - AKA Portage

Portage CWS

March 2023

WQA

Tsal’alh

Main CWS

Oct 2023

WQA

Stswecem'c Xget'tem

Soul Ranch ( Lac La Hache)

March 2023

BWA

Kyuquot

Kyuquot CWS

2025/12/13

BWA

Nequatque 1

1476, 1496, 1436 Lakeshore Drive and RV Park PWS

September 2024

BWA












WT     Canada    Mexico    USA: New York    Georgia    Louisiana    Ohio   California


Have a question? Give us a call 613-501-0175

All rights reserved 2025 - WATERTODAY - This material may not be reproduced in whole or in part and may not be distributed,
publicly performed, proxy cached or otherwise used, except with express permission.