Pump failure puts Wekweètì under boil-water advisory

Residents of Wekweètì, a Tłı̨chǫ community in the Northwest Territories, are under a boil-water advisory issued Monday after a critical failure of the raw water intake pump supplying the community's water treatment plant. The territorial government says the plant cannot properly treat water until the pump is fixed, and residents should boil drinking water for at least one minute. The advisory is precautionary, and no illnesses linked to drinking water have been reported. The community government is working with the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. Health officials will monitor conditions and give formal notice when the advisory is lifted.