Nova Scotia Boil Water Advisories from 2006 to Present

Boil water advisories for registered and municipal drinking water supplies in Nova Scotia, Canada. The dataset includes advisories issued from 2006 onward, with details on site, county, dates, and reason. It is published by the Government of Nova Scotia under an open license.

Use Cases

• Analyze advisory duration patterns based on the 'Length of Advisory in Days' field
• Map advisory frequency by region based on the 'County' field
• Identify common causes for advisories based on the 'Reason for the Report' field
• Track advisory resolution timelines based on the 'Date Boil Advisory Issued' and 'Date Boil Advisory Removed' fields

Strengths

• Includes advisories from 2006 onward, providing a long-term historical record
• Contains specific fields for advisory start and end dates, enabling duration analysis
• Published under the OGL-CA-2.0 license, facilitating open reuse

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to Nova Scotia

Provenance

Source

Government of Nova Scotia

Time Range

2006 - current

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:32:43.867835; freshness should be verified

Geography

Nova Scotia, Canada