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Tignish, P.E.I. issues boil water advisory after chlorine system malfunction

Tignish, P.E.I. issues boil water advisory after chlorine system malfunction

The Town of Tignish issued a boil water advisory on Friday, Sept. 3. The situation arose after the town’s chlorine system was hampered during Thursday’s storm, which brought record-breaking rainfall amounts to many parts of the province. That morning, some of the equipment in the town’s pump house malfunctioned, said Tignish Mayor Allan McInnis. The malfunction also caused one of the lines to erupt and flood part of the pump house. As a result of that damage, the town had to shut down its water system while a maintenance crew drained the water. After the water system was back online that afternoon, the crew noticed the chlorine system was no longer functioning properly.