Iqaluit water treatment plant to return to service after more than a year

IQALUIT, Nunavut — The City of Iqaluit says its water treatment plant is to return to service Tuesday morning, more than a year after it was shut down due to contamination.

The plant was initially shut down in October 2021 after fuel was detected in the city’s water supply.

A do-not-consume order was lifted in December of that year, but less than a week later it was discovered the water was contaminated by a tar-like substance.

The city has since been using a water treatment bypass system while repairs were completed on the plant.