MONTREAL — After over a hundred thousand residents in Laval were left without safe, clean drinking water, a boil-water advisory was lifted late Wednesday afternoon.
Laval residents who live west of Highway 15 and those in part of the district of Laval-des-Rapides were asked to boil their water for at least one minute before drinking it, and to discard any food or drinks prepared before 5 a.m. on Monday.
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City officials were also asking residents in these areas to reduce their water consumption by not filling their pools, watering their lawns or turning on sprinklers while the boil-water advisory is in place.
The advisory was called after a drop in pressure occurred at the Chomedey water filtration plant.
The affected areas included:
Chomedey
Fabreville
Laval-Les Îles
Laval-sur-le-Lac
Laval West
Ste-Dorothée
Section of Laval-des-Rapides, east of Highway 15 and south of Highway 440
The green section of the map shows where the boil-water advisory was in effect.
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