Halifax Water

• Water main break disrupts service, floods Armdale Roundabout in Halifax

  Drivers faced a soggy commute Monday after a water main break in the area of Quinpool and Chebucto roads flooded the Armdale Roundabout.

  Traffic

  Apr 10, 2023
  
• Halifax Water completes pump repairs, harbour expected to return to ‘natural condition’

  Halifax Water says it has safely completed emergency repairs to its Duffus Street wastewater pump station after it was clogged by rags and wipes.

  Canada

  Aug 4, 2022
  
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• Halifax Water warns about so-called flushable wipes after pump clogged

  A photo from the utility shows a mass of rags and wipes clogging a pump station in Halifax, shortly after crews had attempted to do emergency repairs.

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2022
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• Emergency water main repair in downtown Halifax shuts down traffic, water service

  Halifax Water is working to repair a water main break that resulted in a sinkhole at the corner of Granville and Prince streets, closing down traffic in the area.

  Canada

  Jul 19, 2022
• Nova Scotia investigating unknown issue with Grand Lake water supply

  An emergency alert issued Thursday morning says there is an unknown issue with the water in Grand Lake that has sent one person to hospital and caused animals to die. 

  Canada

  Jun 10, 2021
• Halifax woman not backing down from fight to resolve exorbitant water bill: ‘I was shocked’

  Halifax Water says an investigation led by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board found no issues with smart meter reading.

  Features

  Jan 18, 2021
• Utility board approves Halifax Water’s ability to waive fee for affordable housing developments

  The RDC is a fee normally charged to developers or property owners to pay for upgrades or oversizing of the infrastructure needed to support the property. 

  Politics

  Nov 14, 2020
• ‘Transformational’: Halifax Water will lead landmark lead pipe replacement program for private homes

  'Halifax Water will be the first to pay for both public and private lead replacement'

  Investigations

  Aug 27, 2020
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• Halifax Water extends payment deferrals, removes fees and interest until Aug. 31

  Bill payments that have been deferred from March 13 can now be deferred until the end of the summer, according to a release.

  Canada

  Jul 29, 2020
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• Blue-green algae found in Lake Major water supply

  While toxins have been confirmed in Lake Micmac last year and this year, James Campbell with Halifax Water says that is not the case with the blue-green algae in Lake Major.

  Jul 16, 2020