Features Contamination Water Issues
Boil-water advisory caused by a ‘whoops’ moment

May 24, 2013, Montreal — Routine maintenance gone wrong at one of Montreal’s biggest water filtration plants spurred the largest boil-water advisory in the city’s history Wednesday, forcing schools to tape their water fountains shut, cafés to boil water and water-based businesses like fruit-drink purveyor Liquid Nutrition to close up shop for the day, according to The Montreal Gazette. |READ MORE