Eskay Creek Mine Water System - Inspection Report

Inspection Information:
Facility Type:  WS3
Inspection type:  Routine
Inspection date:  July 07, 2011
Follow-up Required:  Yes

This facility was given a high hazard rating.
More information on hazard ratings.

Violations:
A summary of the violations found during the inspection are listed below.

Code   Description / Observation / Corrective Action
313  Critical Inadequate treatment
Observation: Water from this source is considered to be surface water, or may be affected by surface water.
Corrective Action: Disinfection is required on all surface water supplies, by Section 5(2) of the Drinking Water Protection Regulations. 1. Submit bacteriological and chemical samples by July 18th, 201 2. Provide results to a water treatment/purification company or a professional engineer for system design. This is to be completed by August 18th, 2011 3. Complete construction permit based on recommendations and submit to Dave Tamblyn, Public Health Engineer (PHE@northernhealth.ca) for approval. 4. Install system 5. Send Pictures of Installed system 6. Send treated water bacteriological sample. Pending results the system will be removed from the boil water notice.