With The Recent blue-green Algae found in Chamcook Lake all users of that municipal water supply are being advised that the Department of Health and the Department of Environment have been notified by Saint Andrerws Town officials that they had received a few complaints about the smell of tap water and that the algae bloom at Chamcook Lake with the increased winds that have pushed the algae down to the intake end of the lake.
A visual inspection at the plant indicated that a small number of colonies were in the raw water, however, no colonies were observed in the treated water.
As a precautionary measure the Department of Health is asking users who notice a change in the color, taste or odor in their water supply or who are a dialysis patient or dialysis treatment provider to seek an alternative source of water for consumption and dialysis until we are in receipt of test results from the samples taken in the past two days.
The Department of Health, Department of Environment, and the town of St. Andrews are working together to ensure your water supply is not affected by this blue green algae bloom. The department of Health will issue advisories to the public where necessary to protect public health.
