Adverse Water Quality Incident Report

Location:
Camp Queen Elizabeth YMCA, Mason Township

Incident Resolution:
Pending. The Sudbury and District Health Unit issued a Boil Water Advisory on July 5, 2006.

Type of water source:
Surface Water System, French River

Population served:
Approximately 19 people
This is a children's camp. As of July 6, 2006 there were 16 children and 3 staff members present.

Water works owned/operated by:
Owned and Operated by the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA).
The drinking water system is a small non-municipal, non-residential, serving a Designated Facility.

Date MOE notified and by whom:
MOE notified by the owner on July 5, 2006

Date MOH notified and by whom:
MOH notified by Testmark Laboratory July 5, 2006

Date of First Sample(s):
Tuesday, July 4, 2006

Who conducted the sampling?:
Operator

Why was sampling initiated?:
Routine Sampling

Sample contaminant details:
Overgrown background
The presence of E.coli or total coliforms in the water cannot be ascertained as a result of overgrown background bacteria population

Resampling details and results:
Sudbury District Ministry of the Environment sampled on Thursday July 6, 2006

Owner is resampling on Thursday July 6, 2006

MOE Role:
A priority Field Response was conducted by Sudbury/Sault Ste. Marie staff from the Ministry's Safe Drinking Water Branch which confirmed that corrective action and resampling was being undertaken

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):
A Boil Water Advisory was issued on three occasions in the summer of 2005 as a result of total coliform results of 28 cfu on July 20, 2005, 7 cfu on August 16, 2005, and E. coli of 2 cfu and total coliform of 69 cfu on August 23, 2005. In 2004 total coliform of 1 was detected on July 20, 2004. In 2003 a total coliform of 1 cfu was detected on July 17, 2003. All issues were resolved.