A mandatory water restriction for an Ontario town has been lifted.
Residents and businesses in Bowmanville, Ont., were told by Durham Region to discontinue all non-essential indoor and outdoor water use in late July due to maintenance issue with one of three filters at its plant.
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“The Region has completed maintenance and resolved the issue on one of three filters at the water supply plant, which had temporarily caused capacity issues that required water restrictions,” it said in an Aug. 1 notice.
“During this time, the plant maintained its high standard of water treatment, and water quality was not impacted.”
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Durham initial notice said water restrictions were necessary to maintain adequate water levels to deal with emergencies such as fire protection.
It gave examples of non-essential water use such as cleaning driveways or decks, washing cars and lawn watering.
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