Halifax water utility says blown fuses at plant led to release of unchlorinated water

Halifax’s h2o inferior has issued a preliminary study connected the origin of past month’s boil h2o advisory that affected much than 200,000 people.

In a study released today, Halifax Water says a powerfulness outage connected Jan. 20 blew fuses to the h2o pumps astatine its Pockwock plant, adjacent though the facility’s backup generator was functional.

The inferior says the resulting nonaccomplishment of powerfulness to the instrumentality interrupted the chlorine disinfection process.

The backup chlorination strategy became airlocked and arsenic a effect h2o was pumped retired of the works for 66 minutes without receiving a last attraction of chlorine.

Officials lifted the boil h2o advisory connected Jan. 23, and Halifax Water says it volition merchandise a last study connected the works malfunction connected March 21.

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A akin boil advisory was issued successful July aft partially chlorinated h2o was released from the works pursuing electrical problems and the nonaccomplishment of its exigency generator.

This study by The Canadian Press was archetypal published Feb. 4, 2025.