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The root cause of a water supply emergency in Pelican Narrows has been confirmed.
A significant leak is suspected on a six-inch raw water pipeline that runs from the intake pump house at the beach to the water treatment plant near the local school.
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Approximately 40 litres of water per second are being pumped from the intake, but only 12 to 14 litres are reaching the water plant.
A contractor has since been mobilized with parts, equipment, hydrovac and excavation crews. The pipe is expected to be fixed by Friday.
Until then, water conservation is still required and the local school will remain closed.
“Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation thanks community members for their patience, cooperation, and continued water conservation, and thanks the crews and technical teams working long hours to resolve this issue safely,” a media release stated.
Precautionary measures taken
On Monday, the northern community of Pelican Narrows averted disaster by reducing water usage and bringing in emergency water tankers in enough time to prevent waterlines from freezing.
“Our main problem is the water intake itself from the lake,” said Councillor Olivia Custer.
“There’s a restriction there somewhere that we have yet to identify. Because of the winter conditions, this immediately raised concerns. We were scared it would drain out our water plant, or if the circulation was too low, the water line could have dropped, and distribution lines frozen.”
Operations and maintenance crews, supported by external technical specialists, worked around the clock to identify the cause and stabilize water flow.
On Jan. 8, Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) urged residents of Pelican Narrows to immediately conserve water as crews respond to a critical failure affecting the community’s raw water intake system.
As a precaution, the community remained under a boil water advisory, with residents advised to boil tap water for at least one minute before using it for drinking, food preparation, brushing teeth or making infant formula.
Schools in Pelican Narrows had been closed for the remainder of the week to reduce demand on the system. Other high water-use public facilities may also have remained closed or operate at reduced capacity while the situation is assessed.
Essential services continued under strict conservation measures.
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