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Emergency Notice: County Declares Water Emergency

Picton, ON – At 7:00PM, Tuesday, March 28th, Mayor Robert Quaiff declared a water emergency as a result of contaminants approaching the Picton-Bloomfield water intake.

At approximately 4:30 pm today the contaminants entered the Picton Intake Protection Zone 1. Due to the proximity of the contaminants, and anticipated unfavourable wind directions overnight, the County has decided to halt water processing at the Picton-Bloomfield drinking water plant until such time as the safety of the water can be confirmed.

The municipality has ensured that the drinking water system has been supplied with enough potable drinking water to handle demands until tomorrow, however, residents connected to the Picton-Bloomfield drinking water system are requested to limit their water consumption until the water emergency has been lifted. The County will ensure that residents are kept up-to-date as to the status of the emergency.

The County of Prince Edward Emergency Control Group and its partners are continuing to assess the situation and will provide updates.

Updates will be posted to www.thecounty.ca/news--notices/ and will be shared on the County’s social media accounts, @shire_hall on Twitter and the Prince Edward County Facebook page.

For media inquiries please contact Lisa McLennan, the County’s Communications and Media Coordinator and Emergency Information Officer at 613.242.1374 or lmclennan@pecounty.on.ca.