Why is there a Northwest Territories online drinking water quality database?
Past drinking water contamination incidents, such as the E. coli outbreak in Walkerton, Ontario, in 1999, which killed 7 people and left hundreds of people ill, and the E. coli outbreak in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, in 2001, have led to greater public concern over the safety of drinking water and have also led to stricter drinking water regulations and guidelines throughout Canada. The Government of the Northwest Territories, working together with communities, has put great effort into monitoring and protecting water and people through items, such as making water quality data available to the public and other interested parties. The online drinking water quality database is part of many steps and processes involved in Managing Drinking Water Quality in the NWT: A Preventative Framework and Strategy.
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