White Rock boil water advisory lifted after Sunday's fire

The City of White Rock has lifted its boil water advisory forresidents and businesses.

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The boil water advisory was initiated on May 15 after the city's water supply was drained when firefighters battled amajor apartment buildingfire that displaced 100 residents.

Residents wereasked to boil water and use as little as possible until the advisory waslifted.

Unlike other municipalities in the region, White Rock draws its drinking water from seven wells, rather than Metro Vancouver's water supply.

The city confirmed through water testing done on Monday and Tuesday that there are no bacterial contaminants in the water supply.

The city is still encouraging residents to flush all water for at least a minute to ensure there is no cloudy water, as well as to run cold water faucets and drinking fountains for at least a minute before consumption.