Short-term drinking water advisories
Find short-term drinking water advisories in First Nations communities south of 60.
Advisories by region
A short-term DWA means there is a temporary water quality issue on a specific water system.
As of July 25, 2024, there were 37 short-term drinking water advisories in place in First Nations communities south of 60, excluding those in the British Columbia region. More details about the current and recently lifted short-term drinking water advisories, including the ones from Saskatoon Tribal Council since January 27, 2022, are listed by region below.
Due to exceptional circumstances, advisories may be posted with a certain delay. Revoked advisories received during the month remain displayed for the current month.
Please contact the First Nations Health Authority directly for details on drinking water advisories affecting the First Nations communities in British Columbia.
Legend
- BWA:
- boil water advisory
- DNC:
- do not consume advisory
- DNU:
- do not use advisory
- ISC:
- Indigenous Services Canada
Atlantic
| First Nation |
Community |
System name |
Type of advisory |
Date set (YYYY/MM/DD) |
Date revoked (YYYY/MM/DD) |
Population |
Infrastructure financially supported by ISC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eel River Bar | Eel River Bar | Eel River Bar Public Water System (affecting only Heritage Garden Centre) | BWA | 2023/11/22 | None | 0-100 people | Yes |
| Eskasoni | Eskasoni | Eskasoni Public Water System Castle Bay | BWA | 2024/07/15 | None | 1001-5000 people | Yes |
| Miawpukek | Conne River | Conne River Public Water System (affecting Central to West side only) | BWA | 2024/05/06 | None | 501-1000 people | Yes |
| Tobique | Tobique | Neqotkuk Sunset Beach Semi-Public Water System - NT | BWA | 2023/09/01 | None | Unknown | No |
| Tobique | Tobique | Tribal ReLeaf / Fishery Complex Semi-Public Water System - NT | BWA | 2024/06/28 | None | Unknown | No |
Quebec
All short-term drinking water advisories have been lifted.
Ontario
| First Nation |
Community |
System name |
Type of advisory |
Date set (YYYY/MM/DD) |
Date revoked (YYYY/MM/DD) |
Population |
Infrastructure financially supported by ISC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | Fort Albany | Fort Albany Public Water System | BWA | 2024/06/26 | 2024/07/22 | 1001-5000 people | Yes |
| Aroland | Aroland | Aroland Public Water System | BWA | 2024/07/17 | None | 101-500 people | Yes |
| Big Grassy | Assabaska Ojibway Heritage Park | Assabaska Ojibway Heritage Park Semi-Public Water System | BWA | 2024/07/22 | None | Unknown | No |
| Cat Lake | Cat Lake | Temporary Nursing Station (Previous Youth Healing Centre) Semi-Public Water System - NT | BWA | 2024/03/11 | None | Unknown | No |
| Chippewas Kettle & Stony Point | Kettle Pt | Chippewas - Kettle Pt. Public Water System | BWA | 2024/06/25 | 2024/07/11 | 1001-5000 people | Yes |
| Fort William | Fort William | Fort William Public Water System | BWA | 2024/07/03 | 2024/07/06 | 501-1000 people | Yes |
| Iskatewizaagwegan No. 39 | Shoal Lake No. 39 | Shoal Lake No. 39 Public Water System | BWA | 2024/07/16 | None | 101-500 people | Yes |
| Mishkeegogamang | Mishkeegogamang | 63B Public Water System | BWA | 2024/05/08 | None | 1001-5000 people | Yes |
| Munsee-Delaware Nation | Munsee-Delaware | Munsee Delware Nation-Containerized Public Water System | DNC | 2024/02/27 | None | 101-500 people | Yes |
| Niisaachewan Anishinaabe | Niisaachewan Anishinaabe | Niisaachewan Public Water System | BWA | 2024/07/07 | 2024/07/10 | 101-500 people | Yes |
| Northwest Angle No. 33 | N.W. Angle 33 Dog Paw | Dog Paw Public Water System | BWA | 2024/06/17 | 2024/07/19 | 0-100 people | Yes |
| Ojibways Nation Of Saugeen | Saugeen | Saugeen Health Clinic Semi-Public Water System - NT | BWA | 2024/04/30 | None | Unknown | No |
| Pikangikum | Pikangikum | Pikangikum Public Water System | BWA | 2024/02/08 | None | 1001-5000 people | Yes |
| Rainy River | Rainy River | Rainy River Public Water System | BWA | 2024/02/06 | None | 101-500 people | Yes |
| Shawanaga | Shawanaga | Shawanaga Public Water System | BWA | 2024/07/11 | None | 101-500 people | Yes |
| Wabaseemoong Indep Nation | Wabaseemoong | Whitedog Public Water System | DNC | 2024/07/18 | 2024/07/25 | 501-1000 people | Yes |
| Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation | Wabigoon | Wabigoon Public Water System | BWA | 2024/07/18 | 2024/07/21 | 101-500 people | Yes |
| Weenusk | Peawanuck | Peawanuck Public Water System | BWA | 2024/05/03 | None | 101-500 people | Yes |
| Wunnumin | Wunnumin Lake | Wunnumin Lake Public Water System | BWA | 2024/07/18 | None | 501-1000 people | Yes |
Manitoba
| First Nation |
Community |
System name |
Type of advisory |
Date set (YYYY/MM/DD) |
Date revoked (YYYY/MM/DD) |
Population |
Infrastructure financially supported by ISC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berens River | Berens River | Berens River Public Water System | BWA | 2024/05/08 | None | 1001-5000 people | Yes |
| Canupawakpa Dakota | Canupawakpa (Oak Lake) | Canupawakpa Jordan's Principle Semi-Public Water System - NT | BWA | 2024/07/04 | None | Unknown | No |
| Fort Alexander | Sagkeeng (Fort Alexander) | Sagkeeng Public Water System (North and South) | BWA | 2024/07/02 | 2024/07/04 | 1001-5000 people | Yes |
| Peguis | Peguis | Peguis Mi-Ki-Nak's Semi-Public Water System - NT | DNU | 2023/08/04 | None | Unknown | No |
| Waywayseecappo Treaty Four - 1874 | Waywayseecappo | Waywayseecappo Valley Public Water System | DNC | 2023/09/28 | None | 1001-5000 people | Yes |
| Waywayseecappo Treaty Four - 1874 | Waywayseecappo | Waywayseecappo School Semi-Public Water System - NT | BWA | 2024/06/20 | None | Unknown | Yes |
Saskatchewan
| First Nation |
Community |
System name |
Type of advisory |
Date set (YYYY/MM/DD) |
Date revoked (YYYY/MM/DD) |
Population |
Infrastructure financially supported by ISC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birch Narrows | Birch Narrows | Turnor Lake No. 193B / Birch Narrows Public Water System | BWA | 2024/06/19 | 2024/06/27 | 101-500 people | Yes |
| Birch Narrows | Birch Narrows | Turnor Lake No. 193B / Birch Narrows Public Water System | BWA | 2024/07/23 | None | 101-500 people | Yes |
| Black Lake Denesuline First Nation | Black Lake | Chicken No. 224 / Black Lake Public Water System | BWA | 2024/06/28 | 2024/07/15 | 1001-5000 people | Yes |
| Canoe Lake Cree Nation | Eagles Lake | Eagles Lake No. 165C / Eagles Lake Public Water System | BWA | 2024/06/18 | None | 101-500 people | Yes |
| Fond Du Lac | Fond Du Lac | Fond Du Lac No. 227 / Fond Du Lac Denuseline Public Water System | BWA | 2024/07/03 | None | 501-1000 people | Yes |
| George Gordon | Gordon | Gordon No. 86 Public Water System | BWA | 2024/07/19 | None | 1001-5000 people | Yes |
| Hatchet Lake Denesuline | Hatchet Lake/Wolaston Lake | Lac La Hache No. 220 / Lac La Hache Public Water System | BWA | 2024/07/12 | None | 1001-5000 people | Yes |
| Lac La Ronge | Sucker River | Sucker River No. 156C / Sucker River Public Water System | BWA | 2024/07/09 | 2024/07/11 | 101-500 people | Yes |
| Makwa Sahgaiehcan | Makwa Sahgaiehcan | Makwa Lake No. 129 / Makwa Sahgaiehcan Public Water System | BWA | 2024/06/18 | 2024/07/05 | 1001-5000 people | Yes |
| Makwa Sahgaiehcan | Makwa Sahgaiehcan | Makwa Lake No. 129 / Makwa Sahgaiehcan Public Water System | BWA | 2024/07/10 | 2024/07/17 | 101-500 people | Yes |
| Montreal Lake | Montreal Lake | Montreal Lake No. 106 / Montreal Lake Cree Nation Public Water System | BWA | 2024/6/12 | 2024/07/08 | 101-500 people | Yes |
| Montreal Lake | Montreal Lake | Montreal Lake No. 106 / Montreal Lake Cree Nation Public Water System | BWA | 2024/07/17 | 2024/07/19 | 101-500 people | Yes |
| Muskeg Lake | Muskeg Lake (Greyeyes Subdivision) | Muskeg Lake No. 102 Public Water System | BWA | 2024/07/12 | 2024/07/17 | 0-100 people | Yes |
| One Arrow | One Arrow | One Arrow No. 95 Public Water System (affecting cisterns only) | BWA | 2024/06/18 | 2024/06/20 | 501-1000 people | No |
| One Arrow | One Arrow | One Arrow No. 95 Public Water System | BWA | 2024/07/03 | 2024/07/10 | 0-100 people | Yes |
| Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation | Kiskaciwan | No.208-Well / Kiskaciwan Public Water System | BWA | 2023/12/04 | None | 101-500 people | No |
| Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation | Sandy Bay | Sandy Bay No. 202 / Sandy Bay Public Water System | BWA | 2024/07/02 | None | 101-500 people | Yes |
| Piapot | Piapot | Piapot No. 75 Public Water System (affecting cisterns only) | BWA | 2023/09/18 | None | 501-1000 people | No |
| Piapot | Piapot | Piapot No. 75 Public Water System | BWA | 2024/07/04 | 2024/07/09 | 101-500 people | Yes |
| Saulteaux | Saulteaux | Saulteaux No. 159 Public Water System (affecting cisterns only) | BWA | 2024/06/25 | 2024/07/10 | 101-500 people | No |
| Standing Buffalo | Standing Buffalo | Standing Buffalo No. 78 Public Water System | BWA | 2024/05/14 | None | 501-1000 people | Yes |
| Sweetgrass | Sweetgrass | Sweet Grass No. 113 / Sweetgrass Public Water System | BWA | 2023/09/07 | None | 501-1000 people | Yes |
| The Key | The Key | The Key No. 65 Public Water System | BWA | 2024/07/22 | None | 101-500 people | Yes |
| Thunderchild | Thunderchild - Turtle Lake | Thunderchild No. 115C - Turtle Lake / Turtle Lake Public Water System | BWA | 2024/07/04 | 2024/07/09 | 0-100 people | Yes |
| Wahpeton | Wahpeton | Wahpeton No. 94A / Wahpeton Public Water System | DNC | 2024/05/10 | None | 101-500 people | Yes |
Alberta
| First Nation |
Community |
System name |
Type of advisory |
Date set (YYYY/MM/DD) |
Date revoked (YYYY/MM/DD) |
Population |
Infrastructure financially supported by ISC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Lake Cree Nation | Beaver Lake | Tina's Smokeshop Semi-Public Water System | BWA | 2024/07/17 | None | Unknown | No |
| Blood | Blood | Standoff Public Water System | BWA | 2024/07/03 | 2024/07/11 | 101-500 people | Yes |
| Blood | Blood | Belly River Gas Station Semi-Public Water System | BWA | 2024/07/25 | None | Unknown | No |
| Duncan's | Duncan's | Duncan's Public Water System | BWA | 2024/07/10 | 2024/07/25 | 0-100 people | Yes |
| Mikisew Cree | Mikisew Cree | Allison Bay Public Water System | BWA | 2024/02/27 | 2024/07/10 | 0-100 people | Yes |
| Montana | Montana | Montana Public Water System (affecting only Administration Building) | BWA | 2024/07/08 | None | 0-100 people | Yes |
| Sunchild | Sunchild | Sunchild New Subdivision Public Water System | BWA | 2024/06/20 | 2024/07/05 | 501-1000 people | Yes |
Contact us
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