Boil water advisory issued for Town of Penhold

A boil water advisory was issued for the Town of Penhold on Friday. (pexels)

A boil water advisory was issued for the Town of Penhold on Friday.

On Thursday, a routine sample indicated low chlorine levels in one of the town’s two water treatment reservoirs.

Further testing revealed the water supply in the area south of Minto Street was the most impacted and a boil water advisory was issued for more than 600 properties in the area.

“There was a lower than ideal amount of chlorination in the treated water and we have issued the advisory out of an abundance of caution for residents and businesses,” Penhold Mayor Mike Yargeau said in a release.

The advisory has been put in place as a precaution and will continue while further testing is done on the town’s water.

Penhold is located about 132 kilometres north of Calgary.

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