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Small drinking water system operators

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of Canada Small Systems Training ProgramThe Government of Canada developed free water quality training, water system in Ontario.Small Drinking Water Systems (O. Reg. 319/08)Ontario Drinking Water Quality, the maximum allowable concentrations within O. Reg 169: Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standards, drinking water quality incident (AWQI). As soon as you are aware of an adverse test result (e.g., an adverse water quality incident outside of regular office hours, please call 1-877-225-7851 to speak

Blue-green algae

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for treated water exceed the Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standard. The risk of exposure of cyanotoxins, ) Recreational Water Quality and Health: Cyanobacteria and their toxins - Health Canada Harmful, but can rapidly increase when the water is warm, slow moving and full of nutrients such as nitrogen, to spot a potential blue-green algae bloom:Water appears green, blue, turquoise, or olive green. Looks like scum, foam, mats, or paint floating on the water’s surface. Smells like rotting garbage

Sodium in Drinking Water

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(Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit) Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality: Guidelines, Sodium in Drinking Water, Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, - Registration Drinking Water Ontario Drinking Water Standards Regulation 170/03 under the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002, requires routine monitoring of sodium in drinking water systems. Many drinking water systems in Simcoe County

Nitrates in Drinking Water

Information on the effects of nitrate and sodium levels found in drinking water

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. Nitrogen is essential for all living things, but high levels in drinking water can be harmful to health, especially for infants.The Ontario Drinking Water Quality Standard for nitrate is 10mg/L as nitrate, Nitrates in Drinking Water, Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, for: Wells Treatment devices Water Bottle Pick-Up and Sample Drop-Off Locations Chemicals and minerals Drinking water advisories Power outages Frozen pipes

Safe Water

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of an adverse water quality incident, they must contact: The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation, Safe Water, Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, drinking water is essential to the public's health. Child care centre operators are responsible for providing safe water to children and staff. Under the Ontario Safe Drinking Water Act, child care centres are identified as being a designated facility. This means that drinking water within child

Indoor Environment

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quality and your health. We can provide information on indoor air contaminants and how to reduce your, susceptible (e.g. asthmatics). Mould needs moisture (e.g. water damage/leak or condensation, quickly and repair water leaks or damage.Not all mould causes health effects, we can respond to mould, of items and surfaces has been completed;A supply of safe drinking water is available (if you water, The quality of air in a home can be severely compromised by wood-burning stoves

Wells

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poorer natural water quality. Dug well A dug well is a hole in the ground dug by a shovel, Treatment devices Water Bottle Pick-Up and Sample Drop-Off Locations Chemicals and minerals Drinking water advisories Power outages Frozen pipes Surface water source Surface water is any source of water that is open to the atmosphere and is subject, are open to the environment and subject to runoff, it is likely that the water will contain micro

Glossary

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Adverse water quality incident (AWQI) An event that suggests the small drinking water system may not be providing water that is safe for users to drink. Bloodborne exposure When, Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis C virus). Boil water advisory (BWA) A Boil water advisory (BWA) is a public announcement telling people to boil their water. A BWA is a safety measure issued to protect the public from bacteria or other organisms that may be in the water

Natural environment

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benefits from access to clean air and water, and access to parks, waterfront and nature, quality and providing shade, all of which have health co-benefits. As this section demonstrates, plans & guidelines Source Water Protection Plans On the regional scale, the Province requires source water protection plans. After the Walkerton tragedy in 2000, where the contamination of drinking water with E. coli killed six people, the Ontario government passed the Clean

Environment

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, the climate, the quality of air and water and the ways our communities are designed all influence our health, wellbeing, and quality of life. Children are among those who are most affected by environmental, , extreme temperature, vector-borne disease, air quality, food and water quality, safety and security, sweating, headache, muscle cramps, extreme thirst, dark yellow pee. drink plenty of water (even when, . Outdoor Air Quality Air quality has a significant impact on our health in the long