November 15, 2001
City of Revelstoke
216 MacKenzie
Revelstoke, B.C. VOE 2S0
ATTENTION: Mayor Gail
Bernacki Dear
Mayor Bernacki
RE; BOIL ADVISORY
I would like to express my appreciation for your cooperation in issuing
a "precautionary boil advisory" following the unsatisfactory set of
water samples obtained on November 2, 2001
Unfortunately, in spite of our best efforts to investigate the reasons
for these anomalous results we have as yet been unable to explain them.
However we have concluded that the source of the contamination was not
your waterworks, but rather some as yet unknown contaminant that
occurred after the samples were taken.
We recognize that this created a difficult situation for the City of
Revelstoke in light of your significant investment in state-of-the-art
water treatment. We remain fully confident in the ability of both your
system and your staff to provide your users with safe drinking water.
Your response in this instance demonstrated your commitment to
protecting the health of your water users and the effectiveness of your
emergency response plan
Once again, my thanks for your timely and appropriate response in
working through this puzzling event with us.
Sincerely,
David Bowering, M.D., MHSc
Medical Health Officer
North Okanagan Health Region
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