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Central Elgin residents are being urged to boil their drinking water due to high bacteria levels in the water supply, stated a release Tuesday from the area health unit.
Water should be boiled for at least one minute prior to use for drinking, making infant formula or juice and for brushing teeth, washing raw foods and making ice, stated the release.
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“The reason for the advisory is that the medical officer of health has been advised that water sample results indicate the presence of bacteria in the water,” it stated.
“This advisory measure is in place until such time as bacteriological tests prove the water to be safe.”
More information is available from the Southwestern Public Health Unit website at: https://www.swpublichealth.ca/en/community-health/boil-water-advisory-faq.aspx
Ninh Tran is the medical officer of health at Southwestern Public Health.
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