Adverse Water Quality Incident Report

Location:
Camp Chimo Girl Guide Camp
Township of German, City of Timmins, District of Cochrane

Incident Resolution:
Pending. The Porcupine Health Unit issued a Boil Water Advisory dated June 21, 2006.

According to the public health inspector, the BWA was issued because, to the best of the health unit's knowledge, the camp was not meeting the requirements of O.Reg. 170/03.

The Boil Water Advisory remains in effect. The public health inspector indicated that to lift the BWA, he will require written correspondence from an Engineer or MOE indicating the system meets the requirements of O.Reg. 170/03, as well as, a series of acceptable sample results.

Type of water source:
Surface water

Population served:
Variable - depends on the number of users

Water works owned/operated by:
Privately owned and operated

Date MOE notified and by whom:
The Supervisor from the Timmins/North Bay Safe Drinking Water Branch Supervisor was notified at a meeting with the Porcupine Health Unit on June 23, 2006.

Date MOH notified and by whom:
N/A

Date of First Sample(s):
N/A

Who conducted the sampling?:
N/A

Why was sampling initiated?:
N/A

Sample contaminant details:
N/A

Resampling details and results:
N/A

MOE Role:
The owner was contacted on June 28, 2006, and provided a copy of the completed Engineering Evaluation Report to the inspector.

The local Health Unit and Ministry staff will continue to work closely with the owner of the system to protect public health, and to ensure that a safe potable water supply is maintained for the users of this system.

Background (if there is a history of the site):
This camp is presently closed. An Engineering Evaluation Report (EER) has been completed for this system.