The Halifax public service of water says it must divert millions of cubic meters of wastewater in the port of Halifax and the Bedford basin in the context of maintenance work in the coming weeks.
Halifax and Dartmouth wastewater systems need “critical” maintenance work, including upgrading their ultraviolet disinfection equipment, said a spokesperson for Halifax Water.
“Due to the nature of the maintenance, wastewater must be diverted from the treatment plant to overflow points” which lead to the port of Halifax and Bedford, Brittany Smith said in an interview on Monday.
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The closure of the Halifax installation will divert two million cubic meters of wastewater, and the closure of Dartmouth facilities will divert four other million cubic meters, said Smith.
The work on the installation of Halifax began on Monday and is expected to take five days, and the maintenance of the Dartmouth processing establishment is expected to start on April 28 and is expected to take four weeks.
Smith said the public service recommended that people avoid swimming in the water during the maintenance period.
“We have planned to do so in the spring where people will not do so many activities on the port, so our goal is to finish all this before the major tourist season when people are more likely to be in and around the port,” she said.
Although the maintenance work is underway, the public service asks customers in a large part of the city center of Halifax and the districts of Fairview and Clayton Park to reduce their water consumption.
“Please minimize the use of running water, empty toilets or laundry during this period,” Halifax Water said in a statement.
This Canadian press report was published for the first time on April 21, 2025.
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