{"id":60859,"date":"2025-12-07T18:09:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T22:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=60859"},"modified":"2025-12-07T18:09:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T22:09:09","slug":"waverley-road-watermain-repaired-system-beginning-to-return-to-those-affected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=60859","title":{"rendered":"Waverley Road watermain repaired, system beginning to return to those affected"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Advisory impacts customers in the communities of\u00a0Waverley\u00a0Road, Spider Lake,\u00a0Montague Road, Keystone Village, Port Wallace, Montebello,\u00a0Craigwood\u00a0Estates,\u00a0and\u00a0Avenue\u00a0du Portage<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WAVERLEY:<\/strong> Halifax Water\u00a0crews\u00a0have\u00a0repaired\u00a0the\u00a0Waverley\u00a0Road\u00a0watermain,\u00a0and the system is\u00a0being returned to\u00a0service.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Customers in the impacted area should begin to observe their water\u00a0pressure\u00a0returning\u00a0to\u00a0normal\u00a0this\u00a0evening\u00a0and are\u00a0advised to\u00a0continue\u00a0boiling\u00a0their drinking water\u00a0as a precaution\u00a0until further notice as noted below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0precautionary\u00a0advisory\u00a0and\u00a0is\u00a0based on\u00a0the prolonged loss of pressure resulting from\u00a0yesterday\u2019s (December 6, 2025)\u00a0watermain break.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Boil Water Advisory is issued\u00a0in accordance with\u00a0permit requirements from\u00a0Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change (NSECC).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Halifax Water continues to\u00a0monitor\u00a0water quality and is\u00a0communicating\u00a0with NSECC and the Medical Officer of Health.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This advisory impacts approximately 2,000 customers, including those along Waverley Road, Spider Lake, Montague Road, Keystone Village, Port Wallace, Montebello, Craigwood Estates, and Avenue du Portage (see map).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boil Water Advisory: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As water is restored to this area, and if after 1:00 PM yesterday, you: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7       had no water \u2013 boil before use<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7       have\/had discoloured – run clear before use<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7       have\/had normal or low pressure \u2013 no action required<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7       are unsure \u2013 boil<\/strong> before use<\/strong>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Halifax Water is advising these customers that the water can still be used; however, it should be boiled for at least 1 minute before using water for: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7       drinking <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7       preparing infant formula <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7       making ice cubes or juices <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7       washing fruits or vegetables <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7       cooking <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7       brushing teeth; or  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7       any other activity requiring human consumption.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A fact sheet on domestic water usage during a boil advisory is available here: Boil Water Advisory Fact Sheet 2025.pdf<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Potential for Discoloured Water: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Customers in the area may experience\u00a0discoloured\u00a0water\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0water\u00a0service is\u00a0restored\u00a0in the system.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is recommended that those customers run the\u00a0COLD water\u00a0at one faucet until the water runs clear.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn more about discoloured water and to report it, please visit <\/strong>www.halifaxwater.ca\/discoloured-water<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong>\u202f\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For updates regarding this boil water advisory, please visit https:\/\/www.halifaxwater.ca<\/a> or contact our Customer Care Centre at 902-420-9287. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Advisory impacts customers in the communities of\u00a0Waverley\u00a0Road, Spider Lake,\u00a0Montague Road, Keystone Village, Port Wallace, Montebello,\u00a0Craigwood\u00a0Estates,\u00a0and\u00a0Avenue\u00a0du Portage\u00a0 WAVERLEY: Halifax Water\u00a0crews\u00a0have\u00a0repaired\u00a0the\u00a0Waverley\u00a0Road\u00a0watermain,\u00a0and the system is\u00a0being returned to\u00a0service.\u00a0 Customers in the impacted area should begin to observe their water\u00a0pressure\u00a0returning\u00a0to\u00a0normal\u00a0this\u00a0evening\u00a0and are\u00a0advised to\u00a0continue\u00a0boiling\u00a0their drinking water\u00a0as a precaution\u00a0until further notice as noted below. This\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0precautionary\u00a0advisory\u00a0and\u00a0is\u00a0based on\u00a0the prolonged loss of pressure resulting from\u00a0yesterday\u2019s (December […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":60839,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,957],"tags":[1216,45,16,654],"class_list":["post-60859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-news","tag-boil-water-advisory","tag-halifax-water","tag-waverley","tag-waverley-road"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=60859"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60859\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/60839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=60859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=60859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=60859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}