It’s bottled and boiled water at Ashanti Espresso in Hanover immediately, following an sudden town-wide boil water advisory.
“We’ve got a good supply of distilled water and that’s what we’re using in our coffee for our drip coffee,” mentioned Natalie Telford, Ashanti Espresso proprietor.
“We have an espresso machine, which is really, really hot, so we don’t have to worry about that at all. And just changing the way we’re washing our hands and doing our dishes and keeping on top of that.”
Telford mentioned most individuals she is aware of are doing their finest to “roll with it” after the city issued a precautionary boil water advisory Wednesday at 6 p.m., after samples from the city water provide exceeded ministry ingesting water requirements in an unidentified class.
Distilled water prepared for use at Ashanti Espresso following a precautionary boil water advisory for all city water customers in Hanover, Ont. on Nov. 7, 2024. (Scott Miller/ London)
“This is in response to us receiving an adverse test result from our accredited lab,” mentioned Sherri Walden, the City of Hanover’s chief administrative officer.
“It is a precautionary measure, out of an abundance of caution to our residents and consumers on our water supply system, to boil their water for one minute or use an alternate water source, such as bottled water.”
As you’ll be able to think about, that’s created a run on bottled water at Hanover’s grocery shops. On account of the boil water advisory, Hanover’s 5 faculties taped off water fountains so youngsters couldn’t use them, and the Hanover District Hospital postponed all non-emergency surgical procedures.
“The water supply in the stores out here is dwindling a little bit,” mentioned Telford.
“And, yeah, they’ve been phone calls to make sure if we’re open and we’re able to, because we’re smaller, we can just keep on top of it.”
Water advisories aren’t completely unusual in municipalities, however they normally comply with a watermain break, or one thing comparable. That’s not what’s precipitated the adversarial end result this time, though the city wouldn’t specify what did trigger the adversarial end result.
Signal on door of Tim Horton’s following precautionary boil water advisory for all city water customers in Hanover, Ont on Nov. 7, 2024. (Scott Miller/ London)
City-wide boil water advisories are definitely much less widespread. Walden mentioned she will be able to’t keep in mind one in her greater than 30 years working in Hanover.
She mentioned the city has despatched a brand new pattern to their testing lab and hope to have these outcomes as early as tomorrow, however till then, the precautionary boil water advisory stays in impact.
“Our water systems are working and therefore we’ve been notified accordingly and therefore are able to take that prompt action and implement steps to provide that precautionary notice,” mentioned Walden.
Whereas the advisory did elevate some alarm bells for some residents, particularly with the group’s 15-minute proximity to Walkerton, most seem like doing their finest to “roll with it”, and hope it received’t final an excessive amount of longer.
“I get bottled water from Culligan’s, the big jugs. So, I’m okay there and that’s what I drink,” mentioned Monica Kort, a Hanover resident.
“Not too worried because if it was real bad, they would tell us not to boil it at all. Just buy the bottles and go that way for a while,” urged Hanover resident, Jim Hertzberger.
Whereas they’re monitoring for it, officers with the Hanover District Hospital mentioned they’ve not seen any uncommon enhance in sufferers presenting to the Emergency Division for the reason that precautionary boil water advisory went into impact.
To maintain updated on Hanover’s water scenario, you’ll be able to comply with the City of Hanover homepage. For extra details about boil water advisories, you’ll be able to click on the Gray Bruce Public Well being Homepage.
