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Drinking Water / Building Water Systems

May 06, 2020

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With many community facilities/businesses being closed during the COVID-19 4-week self-isolation period this provides the opportunity for drinking-water and building water system's quality issues to occur upon return to normal service activities. These issues are most likely to arise when water is used for the first time given the water may have been sitting idle in your pipes and stagnated or deteriorated.

Please read the following information provided by the Ministry of Health:

COVID-19 DRINKING-WATER ADVICE Returning to Normal Service [PDF]

Ensuring the safety of your Building Water System post Covid19 Lockdown [PDF]

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