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Drinking water advisory lifted at Balsam Lake

A drinking water advisory has been lifted for the southern section of Balsam Lake following a fuel spill earlier in the month. Harrison Perkins/Special to CHEX News

Health officials have lifted a drinking water advisory for the southern section of Balsam Lake in the City of Kawartha Lakes.

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The advisory from the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit went into effect on May 8 after fuel oil was discovered in the lake along Romany Ranch Road and Killarney Bay Road two days earlier.

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About 100 properties were impacted.

The Ministry of the Environment determined that home heating oil leaked after a fuel line was ruptured and disconnected from a storage tank from a nearby residence.

People in the area who rely on wells for drinking water were not affected.

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