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Inspection Information:
| Facility Type: | WS1A |
| Inspection type: | Routine |
| Inspection date: | October 02, 2020 |
| Follow-up Required: | No |
This facility was given a moderate hazard rating.
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Violations:
A summary of the violations found during the inspection are listed below.
| Code | Description / Observation / Corrective Action |
| 313 | Inadequate treatment Observation: Levels of trihalomethanes (THMs) and haloacetic acids (HAAs) in the water exceed the maximum acceptable concentrations given in Health Canada’s Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality. The water supplier has been measuring the levels of THMs and HAAs every three months. Corrective Action: The water supplier will need to continue to measure the levels of THMs and HAAs every three months. As the running annual average of quarterly samples shows that the levels of THMs and HAAs exceed maximum acceptable concentrations, the water supplier will need to continue to make these results publically available, as well as providing users with information on how they can reduce their exposure to THMs and HAAs. In the long-term, the implementation of effective water treatment will ultimately address the elevated THM and HAA levels. |
| 313 | Inadequate treatment Observation: Provincial surface water treatment objectives are not being met. The present water treatment cannot achieve 3-log inactivation of Cryptosporidium (although disinfection to inactivate Giardia is being performed). Also, there is currently only one treatment process (chlorination), and two independent treatment processes are required for treating surface water sources. Monitoring data also shows that turbidity sometimes exceeds the objective of one nephelometric turbidity unit (NTU) or less. During the last 12 months, two water quality advisories have been issued because of elevated turbidity in the distribution system. A timeframe for proposing and installing adequate treatment has been developed and has been made into a mandatory condition of the water system’s operating permit. The City of Prince Rupert (“the water supplier”) has been awarded grants to fund the construction of a new water treatment plant and is proceeding through the grants process. Corrective Action: The water supplier must continue to monitor the source water for Giardia and Cryptosporidium at the frequency specified in the relevant operating permit condition. The water supplier will also need to design and implement effective water treatment that meets provincial surface water treatment objectives in accordance with the timeline in the operating permit conditions. |
| 313 | Inadequate treatment Observation: Water chemistry data indicates that the water is corrosive, and so on private properties that have older plumbing components, leaching of lead and/or copper into drinking water may occur. The water supplier has provided information on lead in drinking water to users in the past, and information is posted on the City of Prince Rupert’s Drinking Water website. The water supplier has also conducted a Household Water Sampling Program to collect data on lead and copper levels from a representative sample of over 60 private residences. The results from the sampling show that centralized corrosion control is appropriate. Corrective Action: The water supplier will need to communicate the findings of the Household Water Sampling Program to water users once the report has been finalized. Water treatment to reduce the corrosion of lead-containing materials at residential sites will need to be proposed an implemented (in accordance with the timeline in the operating permit conditions). |