Iqaluit Water Crisis

• Iqaluit has lost at least 6M litres of water due to issues with system, city says

  The city shut down all water services on Saturday while crews repaired the water line near the Astro Hill complex where a major leak had been reported early that morning.

  Canada

  Feb 7, 2023
  
• Nunavut ends state of emergency over water shortage in Iqaluit

  The territory declared the emergency earlier in August to ensure its capital could get necessary regulatory approvals to begin replenishing its reservoir.

  Canada

  Aug 30, 2022
  
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• Nunavut announces state of emergency over Iqaluit water shortage

  Iqaluit declared its own state of emergency last week due to a lack of precipitation and flows into the Apex River, its secondary water resupply source, being at a 40-year-low.

  Canada

  Aug 19, 2022
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• Boil-water advisory lifted for Iqaluit amid fuel contamination concerns

  The capital's 8,000 people had been under the advisory since Jan. 19 when the city started using a bypass system to pump water to residents.

  Canada

  Jan 28, 2022
• Iqaluit water crisis: City shuts down treatment plant due to fuel contamination

  The city says a breach in the system is suspected to have caused Iqaluit residents to smell fuel in their water, with breaches detected last week and today.

  Health

  Jan 19, 2022
• Iqaluit sets up filling station after fuel found in drinking water again

  Iqaluit residents reported smelling fuel in their tap water and the city confirmed trace amounts had entered the distribution network.

  Health

  Jan 17, 2022
• Iqaluit says trace amounts of fuel found in drinking water again

  The City of Iqaluit had already confirmed it was investigating after residents complained they could smell fuel in their tap water again.

  Canada

  Jan 14, 2022
• Iqaluit drinking water deemed safe again after 60-day do-not-consume order

  Residents of the Nunavut territorial capital were told on Oct. 12 not to drink tap water after fuel was detected in the city's supply.

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2021
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• Military suspends Iqaluit water treatment system as high winds blow down tent

  Iqaluit residents haven't been able to consume their tap water for more than 40 days after it was found to contain fuel.

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2021
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• Iqaluit’s arctic temperatures hamper military efforts to fix water crisis

  Iqaluit has been under a state of emergency since Oct. 12 when fuel was found in the water at the city's treatment plant.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2021