The Town of Crossfield says the community’s boil water advisory has been cancelled.
“We are pleased to announce the Boil Water Advisory has been cancelled. Residents and businesses are welcome to use their water as normal,” the town said in a public update.
The town directed residents to Alberta Health Services’ guidance on what to do after an advisory ends. AHS says:
“Here’s how to flush, clean, and sanitize areas that have contact with water after the boil water advisory ends:
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Flush all water-using fixtures by running the hot and cold taps for five minutes. If your service connection is long or complex (e.g. large building), consider working with maintenance staff to coordinate flushing.
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For multi-storey and large buildings, maintenance staff can flush taps starting on the bottom floor closest to the service connection by running the hot and cold taps for five minutes. Once every faucet on the entire floor has been flushed for five minutes, move to the next floor, and continue the procedure until the fixtures and faucets on all floors are flushed.
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Make sure equipment with water line connections, such as refrigerator water and ice dispensers are drained, flushed, cleaned and disinfected according to the manufacturer’s recommendations.
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Read and follow the manufacturer’s instructions for flushing, cleaning, and sanitizing cisterns (containers that store drinking water), water filters, and ice and water dispensers.
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You may need to drain and refill hot-water tanks if there was a loss of power or gas to the tank for an extended period (e.g. evacuation events).
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Run water softeners through a regeneration cycle. Follow the instructions from the manufacturer.”
The town first issued the advisory on Thursday after a water main break during a repair near the Public Works Shop on Laut Avenue. Excavation exposed an issue with the decades-old original installation that caused the connection to separate. The break was contained quickly and service was restored, though some residents reported reduced pressure.
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