September 17, 2018
Do not use tap water unless you have boiled it for at least one minute or use commercially bottled water.
Due to technical problems with the network in your sector, the municipality ask you to boil your water for at least a minute before consumption, until further notice.
What should you do?
• Until further notice, use boiled or commercially bottled water for drinking, brushing your teeth, making ice, and for washing and preparing foods that will be eaten raw.
• Tap water can still be used for showers or baths. However, it would be preferable to use a face cloth to wash infants rather than bathe them.
• Tap water can be used for washing hands as long as soap is used and hands are dried afterwards.
• Washing dishes in the warm or tepid tap water is safe as long as detergent is used and dishes are dried afterwards.
• Schools, businesses, and institutions: advise your clients and beneficiaries that the water is not fit for consumption; you must post this information wherever water is available. You must provide them with a source of clean drinking water until the tap water is again suitable for drinking.
We regret any inconvenience created by this situation and thank you for your understanding.