Middlesex-London Health Unit lifts Glencoe boil water advisory

A boil water advisory issued by the Middlesex-London Health Unit on Monday for the village of Glencoe, Ont. has been lifted.

Officials with the Health Unit announced Wednesday that water samples taken from the distribution system on Monday and Tuesday had been found safe for human consumption after undergoing bacteriological testing.

A water main break Sunday night prompted the Health Unit to issue the boil water advisory. Officials said there was a concern the resulting drop in water pressure would see a backflow of untreated water entering into the system, and that the water main break itself would allow contaminants into the water supply.

“With the lifting of the Boil Water Advisory, the Health Unit recommends that residents run cold water through their faucets for one minute before drinking it and also flushing garden hoses by running cold water through them for one minute,” the Health Unit said in a statement.

“In addition, hot water heaters should be drained and refilled, water softeners should be run through a regeneration cycle, and pool filters should be backwashed before changing the filter media.”