The Town of Hanover has lifted its precautionary boil water advisory.
According to town staff, "accredited lab resampling test results confirm the water meets Ministry of Health regulated requirements and is safe to consume."
Residents had been under the precautionary measure since Wednesday night when one of six routine water samples taken from a local water treatment plant came back with adverse results.
"A safe water drinking system is a priority and we will always choose to ensure the safety of our residents is first and foremost,” said Mayor Sue Paterson. "I have confidence in our water treatment systems and our certified water operators who ensure our water is safe to drink. It is because of these established systems that we were able to proactively implement the initial advisory."
New samples were taken and sent with priority to an accredited lab.
"The Town of Hanover can confidently state that, as determined by our proactive assessment and analysis, the initial adverse result that prompted the boil water advisory was due to an inaccuracy with the sampling process," read a statement from the town.
The boil water advisory saw bottles of water flying off local grocery store shelves on Thursday. It also led Hanover District Hospital to postpone all non-emergency surgical procedures.