A boil water notice has been issued in the Comox Valley after intense rainfall caused high turbidity in both Comox Lake and the Puntledge River.
The Comox Valley Regional District and Island Health issued the notice, effective immediately as of Saturday afternoon.
High turbidity can interfere with the chlorination process used to disinfect the drinking water, the CVRD says.
Anyone who uses the Comox Valley water system is urged to boil their drinking water for one minute at a rolling boil until further notice.
The notice affects people in Courtenay, Comox, Arden, Marsden/Camco, Greaves Crescent and England Road.
It doesn’t apply to residents in Cumberland, Royston, Sandwick or those who use the Black Creek and Oyster Bay water supply system.
For updated information and resources on the boil water notice visit www.comoxvalleyrd.ca/boil
