Hanover municipal staff are getting a big pat on the back from Council.
Last week’s watermain break and boil water advisory provided the town of Hanover with a crash course on emergency management.
The watermain break occurred Tuesday August 3rd, and impacted hundreds of residents who had to boil their water until the advisory was lifted on Thursday August 5th.
CAO Mike Dunlop is pleased with how quickly and efficiently the crisis was handled.
The watermain burst occurred at 1:30 AM — and by 2:30 AM, Dunlop says municipal staff were already at the office getting the door to door notices ready.
Dunlop says Hanover was fortunate the incident occurred during the night providing the town with a chance to get its act together.
He says the Emergency Response Management Team came together quickly — and had municipal staff, police officers, firefighters and volunteers on the streets by 6 AM handing out the door to door boil water advisory notices.
The majority of the notices were delivered by 8:30 AM.
The reason for the watermain break remains unknown at this time.
However there is speculation that a storm sewer installation that crossed beneath the watermain two years ago may have caused stress on the older watermain that was installed in the 1970’s.
The results from the water samples taken during the boil water advisory indicated zero coliform and ecoli readings.
Mayor Kathi Maskell commends staff, police, firefighters and volunteers for a job well done.
Maskell says she is pleased with how well and quickly the situation was handled.
