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Halifax Water has advised that the boil water advisory issued on Tuesday, January 21, has been lifted effective immediately. 

More detailed information on the advisory can be found at www.halifaxwater.ca

What should I do after the advisory ends?

Once the advisory ends, the supplier/regulator will often include guidance on what flushing of water lines is needed (if any). In your home, as well as on campus, the general guidance if nothing specific comes out is to dispose of any ice that may have been made with water during the advisory, and to run your faucets for three minutes to allow fresh, clean, water to work through the system. If you have a water softener system, you should run it through a regeneration cycle.

On-campus, Facilities staff are lined up to flush our buildings’ main distribution lines, as well as our drinking fountains around campus. Once the advisory is lifted, people can help by flushing faucets in their specific area (such as an office kitchenette, a lunchroom, or their own residence room) for three minutes. In the case of a shared faucet in a kitchenette or lunchroom, leaving a little note by the faucet so that others they work with are aware it’s already been done is a great tip.