even when they had access to relevant resources. Negligence by individuals Falsification of reports: PUC staff regularly entered chlorine residual results on log sheets that did not reflect actual testing results or that represented testing that had never been performed at all. Stan Koebel, general manager of the Walkerton PUC: Koebel knowingly failed to notify the Bruce-Grey-Owen-Sound Health Unit when he became aware on May 15 that water from his system was heavily contaminated. Prior to public health investigators determining that the water system was a likely cause of the outbreak, Koebel communicated to the Health Unit the false impression that the water system had been checked and was safe. In media The lessons learned from this incident were described by Kim Vicente in his book The Human Factor. A 2005 CBC Television docudrama called Betrayed was based loosely upon the Walkerton E. coli outbreak. On May 11, 2018, the Toronto Star reported that following 18 years of suffering Robbie Schnurr had doctors assist him in ending his life due to illness caused by the outbreak. Twenty-two of the children who became sick in 2000 acquired permanent kidney damage. See also Tap water Water quality Waterborne diseases Sources References Notes External links Contamination: The Poisonous Legacy of Ontario's Environmental Cutbacks. History and context of the outbreak. Background article from the CBC The Walkerton Commission Reports Genetic Risk Factors for Post-Infectious Irritable Bowel Syndrome Following a Waterborne Outbreak of Gastroenteritis, Gastroenterology, Monday March 5, 2010. Bruce-Grey-Owen-Sound Health Unit Archives of the outbreak 2000 disease outbreaks May 2000 events in North America Disasters in Ontario Health disasters in Canada Food and drink in Ontario History of Bruce County Ontario political scandals 2000 in Ontario Water supply and sanitation in Canada 2000 Disease outbreaks in Canada 2000 disasters in Canada Water pollution in Canada