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Adverse Water Quality Incident Report

Location:
The Old School House Daycare Centre, 339 Vermilyea Road, Belleville

Incident Resolution:
Pending.

The Health Unit issued a BWA which requires two consecutive clear sample results 24 to 48 hours apart.

Type of water source:
Shallow dug well

Population served:
25 pre-school children in a Daycare setting

Water works owned/operated by:
Privately owned and operated.

Date MOE notified and by whom:
July 13, 2006, by Lab and Owner

Date MOH notified and by whom:
July 13, 2006, by Lab and Owner

Date of First Sample(s):
July 11, 2006
July 12, 2006
Samples submitted together on July 12, 2006

Who conducted the sampling?:
Operator

Why was sampling initiated?:
Extra resampling requirement imposed on owner by Community and Social Services.

Sample contaminant details:
July 11, 2006 TC>200 cfu/100mL, (TCB=OG)
July 12, 2006 TC = 182 cfu/100mL

Resampling details and results:
Procedure for Corrective Action for Systems not Currently Using Chlorine was e-mailed on July 13, 2006 and implemented by the service provider on the evening of July 13, 2006. Flushing to occur on July 14, 2006, followed by resampling.

MOE Role:
Field response initiated on July 14, 2006 at the request of the Health Unit and to initiate a Non-Municipal Non-Residential Designated Facility inspection.

Background (if there is a history of the site):
2006 AWQI History:
April 28 – AWQI 63694 HPC>2000 cts/mL (resolved)
July 7 – AWQI 65670 TC>200 cfu/100mL (resolved)