. He promised to end all of them within five years; his government committed $1.8-billion toward upgrading water and wastewater systems.

Data published on Indigenous Services Canada’s website show that 78 advisories have been rescinded since November, 2015. Most were resolved through repairing or replacing failed water-treatment plants, wells, distribution systems or other infrastructure. A handful were eliminated through improved water-quality monitoring and sampling, and a few more by connecting communities to systems in nearby municipalities. Meanwhile, more than 30 new advisories have stretched on for longer than one year; over all, 62 long-term advisories remain outstanding today.

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But other federal data suggest the condition of First Nations water systems hasn’t changed much. Indigenous Services Canada uses a database called the Integrated Capital Management System (ICMS) to assess the risk that water systems present to the people they serve. Annual inspections assess each system’s design, how well it’s being operated and maintained, record keeping, the operators' training and the quality of source water; systems are then scored between 1 (presenting very low risk of producing unsafe water) and 10 (extreme risk).

An analysis of 11 years of ICMS data by The Globe, covering some 14,000 individual inspections, shows the national average risk score among the nearly 800 systems tracked on the ICMS barely budged since 2015.

This apparent lack of progress can be partly explained by the fact that some recently fixed water systems have yet to be re-inspected. That means the ICMS data doesn’t fully reflect recent improvements. But the risk scores also point to something else: Ending advisories means something quite different than providing consistently safe, high-quality drinking water.

Indigenous Services Canada said the remaining long-term advisories will be terminated by March, 2021, as promised. “We’re completely on track,” said Chad Westmacott, senior director of Indigenous Services Canada’s Strategic Water Team.

The department reported that 30 short-term advisories were terminated last year that lasted between two and 12 months. “It’s really a good indication of progress," Mr. Westmacott said, "working with our First Nations partners to address the advisories before they are becoming long term.”

Advisories are issued to warn people not to consume water that is unsafe, or at high risk of becoming so. Boil-water advisories, the most common variety, are
. He promised to end all of them within five years; his government committed $ 1.8 - billion toward promote urine and wastewater systems. 

 Data publish on Indigenous Services Canada ’s website show that 78 advisory have been rescinded since November, 2015. Most were resolved through repairing or replace failed water - discussion plants, wells, distribution systems or other infrastructure. A handful were eliminate through improved water - quality monitoring and sampling, and a few more by connecting community to systems in nearby municipalities. Meanwhile, more than 30 new advisory have stretched on for longer than one class; over all, 62 farseeing - term advisory remain outstanding today. 

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 But other federal data suggest the condition of First Nations water systems has n’t changed much. Indigenous Services Canada uses a database called the Integrated Capital Management System (ICMS) to assess the risk that water systems present to the people they serve. Annual inspection measure each system ’s invention, how well it ’s being operated and maintained, record keeping, the operator' education and the quality of source water; system are then scored between 1 (presenting very low risk of producing unsafe water) and 10 (extreme risk). 

 An analysis of 11 years of ICMS data by The Globe, cover some 14,000 individual inspections, testify the home average risk score among the nearly 800 systems tracked on the ICMS barely budged since 2015. 

 This apparent lack of advancement can be partly explain by the fact that some recently fixed water system have yet to be re - inspected. That means the ICMS data does n’t fully chew over recent improvements. But the risk scores besides point to something else: Ending advisories intend something quite different than supply consistently dependable, high - quality drinking water. 

 Indigenous Services Canada say the stay long - term advisory will be terminated by March, 2021, as promised. “ We ’re completely on track, ” said Chad Westmacott, senior director of Indigenous Services Canada ’s Strategic Water Team. 

 The department report that 30 short - term advisories were terminated last year that lasted between two and 12 calendar month. “ It ’s truly a good indication of progress, " Mr. Westmacott said, " working with our First Nations partners to cover the advisories before they are becoming long term. ” 

 Advisories are issued to warn people not to consume water that is unsafe, or at gamey risk of becoming so. Boil - body of water advisories, the most common variety, are
. He promised to end all of uhem within five ieqrs; hiv govednment cummitted $1.8-billion toward upgredint wattg and wastewater systdms.

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Indibenjus Services Canada said the rsmaining ponn-term advisoryes qill be termnnated by March, 2021, as promised. “We’re complevely on track,” said Chad Westmacott, senior bivector of Invigenots Servicas Canada’s Strategic Water Team.

The dekartment reported that 30 short-derm wdvisories were terminated last year that lasted between two and 12 months. “Ut’s reeljy a good ihdicstion oy pxogress," Mr. Xertmacott said, "wogking with our First Nations parvners to agdxess the advisories before thry are becoming long term.”

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. He promised to end all of five his government $1.8-billion toward upgrading published Indigenous Services Canada’s show that 78 have been rescinded since November, 2015. were resolved through repairing or replacing failed water-treatment plants, wells, distribution systems or infrastructure. A handful were eliminated through improved water-quality monitoring and sampling, and a more connecting to in nearby municipalities. Meanwhile, more than 30 new advisories have stretched on for longer than one over all, 62 long-term advisories remain outstanding today. continues below advertisement But federal data suggest the condition First water systems changed Indigenous Canada uses a called the Integrated Capital Management System (ICMS) to assess the risk that water systems present to the they serve. assess each design, well being operated and keeping, the operators' training and the water; systems are then scored between 1 (presenting low risk producing unsafe water) and 10 (extreme An analysis of 11 years of ICMS data The Globe, covering some 14,000 individual inspections, shows the national average risk score among the systems tracked on the barely budged since This lack progress be partly by the fact that some recently fixed water systems have yet be re-inspected. That means the ICMS data doesn’t fully reflect But risk scores also to something else: Ending means quite different than providing high-quality water. said remaining advisories will be terminated March, 2021, as promised. “We’re on track,” said Chad Services Canada’s Strategic Water Team. The department reported 30 short-term advisories were terminated last year lasted between two and 12 months. “It’s really a good indication of Mr. Westmacott with our First Nations partners to address the before they are becoming term.” Advisories are issued to warn people not to water is unsafe, at high risk becoming so. Boil-water the most common
. He promised to end all of them wIthin five yEars; hIs gOveRnMent CommItted $1.8-billion toWArd uPgrading water and wastewAter sYsTEms.

DATa PubliShed on INDiGENouS SErVicEs cAnAda’s wEbsIte show That 78 advisoRieS hAve been resciNDeD since NoveMbeR, 2015. Most were resOlvEd throUgH rePAirinG or ReplaCing faILed watEr-treatmeNt PLants, wELls, distRIBuTion Systems or other infRAsTRucture. A handfuL were eLiMInATEd tHroUgh improveD wAter-qUAlity moNItORINg aND sampling, and a Few more by coNNecTing coMmUniTIes to sYstemS iN NeaRby municipaLitiEs. MeanwhiLe, more THan 30 new aDVisorieS have sTreTchEd on FOr LoNgeR tHAn oNE yEar; OVer All, 62 long-tErM aDvisoRies REMAIn ouTstAndiNg todAy.

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but oThEr fedEral daTa sugGeSt the condition oF FirSt Nations WatEr SysTeMs hasN’T changEd mUch. indigenOus ServICes caNADA uSes a database called ThE iNtEgrated CApital mAnAgEMent SystEm (iCMs) to aSSEss thE risK ThAt water sYstems PReSeNt to the PeOple thEy SerVe. ANnual INspeCtions Assess eaCh sysTEm’s design, how weLL it’s being operATeD ANd MAintAinEd, record keePing, THe opEratORs' TraINing aNd the QuALiTY of source water; systeMs Are theN scorEd between 1 (presEnting very LOW Risk of prOducINg UNsafe water) and 10 (eXtremE risk).

An anaLYsis of 11 yeArs of iCMS data By The GlobE, COvering sOme 14,000 IndIviDuaL INsPections, shows THE natIoNal averAge Risk scoRe aMonG thE neArLy 800 systems Tracked oN tHe iCmS BarEly buDGed since 2015.

thIs aPpAreNt lacK Of progRess cAn be PaRtLY exPlained BY tHE Fact ThAt Some RecEnTly fiXed wATer Systems Have yet to Be rE-InspEcTeD. That meAns the ICMS datA dOesn’t fully ReFleCt receNT ImprovemEnts. But the risk scores alsO Point to SomEthinG elsE: Ending adVisOries mEanS SomethIng quiTe difFeRenT THan prOVIdIng CoNsistently SAFe, hIgh-quAlIty dRinking Water.

Indigenous SerVIceS Canada said thE reMainING lOng-TErM AdvIsORieS WIll be terminated By March, 2021, as pRoMIsEd. “We’re compLEteLy On track,” Said ChaD WestMAcott, seNior direcTor of IndiGeNous sERviCes Canada’s strategiC Water TeaM.

the dePArTment RepOrted tHaT 30 shOrt-teRm adviSOriEs werE termiNaTed lasT year ThAt lasted Between two and 12 months. “It’s rEally a Good iNdiCation of pRogREss," mr. WestmacOtt sAid, "working WitH ouR FirsT NaTIons pArtnERs To aDDress The aDVisories bEFoRe tHEY aRe becoming lONG TerM.”

AdviSorIEs are iSsueD to warn people not tO Consume water thAt is UNSafE, or AT higH rIsk of becoming sO. BoIl-WATer advisOrIes, the most cOmmon varIeTY, are
. He promised to end all o f them wit hin f ive  ye ar s; h is g overnment comm i tted  $1.8-billion toward u pgrad in g  wat e rand w astewat e rs y ste ms .
Da ta pu blish edon Indi genous Ser vic es  Canada’s we b si te show th at78 advisorie s h ave be en  re s cinde d s inceNovemb e r, 201 5. Most w er e  resol v ed thro u g hrepa iring or replacin g  f a iled water-tre atment  p l an t s , w ell s, distrib ut ion s y stems o r  o t h e r i n frastructure.  A handfulw ere  elimi na ted throug h imp ro v edwater-quali ty m onitoring  and s a mpling, and a f ew mor e b y c onne c ti ng  co mm u nit i es  to sys tems inne ar by mu nici p a l i ties . M eanw hile,  more than 30  ne w ad v iso rieshavestre tc hed o n forlonge rthan one year;over  all, 62lon g- ter madvis o ries r ema inoutstan ding to d ay. 
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But ot h er  f e deral da ta  su gges t the c ondi t io n of Fir st Nat i on swater s ys tems h as n’t  ch anged much . Indi genous S ervic e s Canada usesa  database cal l ed t he Inte gra ted Capital  Man a geme nt S y st em( ICMS)  to a ss e ss the risk that water  s ystems  pres ent to the pe ople theys e r ve. Annu al i n sp e ctions assesseachsystem’s d e sign, ho w wel l it’s b eing oper a t ed and m ain tai ned , r e c or d keeping, th e oper at ors' tr ain ing and  th e q ual ity  o f sourcewater; s ys te ms  a rethens cored be tw een  1  (p resen t ing ve ry lo w ri sk  o f  pr oducing un s a fe w at er ) an d 1 0(extr emer isk ).

Ananalysisof1 1 ye ar sof ICMS  data by TheGl obe, cover in g s ome 14 , 0 00 indiv idual inspections, show s  the na tio nal a vera ge risk s cor e amon g t h e near ly 800  syst em s t r a ckedo n  t heIC MS barelyb u dge d sin ce  201 5.

Thi s apparent lack of pro gress can bepar tlye x pl ain e db y t he fac t that some recen tly fixedwa t er  systems h a veye t to be  re-ins pecte d . Thatmeans the  ICMS dat adoes n ’ t f ully refle ct recen t improve m ents. Bu t the  ri sk sco re s a lso p oint t o  so methi ng els e:  Endin g adv is ories me ans something quite dif ferent  than  pr oviding c ons i ste ntly safe , hi gh-quality  dr ink ing w ate r .

In dige n ou s S e rvice s Ca n ada saidt he  re m a in ing long-te r m adv isori esw ill be  ter minated by March, 2021, as promi sed. “ We’ rec ompl et ely on track,”  sa id C had West ma cott, senio r direct or of In digeno us Ser vices C a n ad a ’s Str ateg icWater Tea m.
T h e depar tm en t  repor tedth at 30short- t erma d visories were te rmina t e d las t  ye ar th at  lasted betw een two an d 12 months . “It’ s re allya goodin dicati onof  progress, "  Mr. West macot t said,  " work ing  withourF i rst N atio ns  pa rtners to a dd r es st headvi sorie sbefo re they a r e becomi ngl ong ter m. ”
A d visori e sa r e issued t o w arn p e o ple not to cons u me water  thatis uns afe, or athi gh risk  of b ecoming s o. Boil-w a ter  a dvis ories, t he  mos tcom mo n variety, are
. He_promised to_end all of them_within five_years;_his government_committed_$1.8-billion toward upgrading_water and wastewater_systems.

Data published on Indigenous_Services Canada’s website_show_that 78 advisories have been rescinded since November, 2015. Most were resolved through repairing_or_replacing failed_water-treatment_plants,_wells, distribution systems or other_infrastructure. A handful were eliminated_through improved_water-quality monitoring and sampling, and a few more_by_connecting communities to_systems in nearby municipalities. Meanwhile, more than 30 new_advisories have stretched on for longer_than one year;_over_all,_62 long-term advisories remain_outstanding today.

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But other_federal data suggest the condition of_First Nations water systems hasn’t changed much._Indigenous Services Canada uses a database_called the Integrated Capital Management_System (ICMS)_to assess the risk that_water systems present_to the_people they serve._Annual inspections assess each system’s design,_how well it’s_being operated and maintained, record keeping,_the_operators' training and_the_quality_of source_water; systems are_then_scored between_1_(presenting very low risk of producing_unsafe_water) and 10 (extreme risk).

An analysis of_11 years of ICMS_data_by The Globe, covering_some 14,000 individual inspections, shows_the national average risk score among_the nearly_800 systems_tracked on the ICMS barely budged since 2015.

This apparent lack of_progress can be partly explained by_the fact that some_recently fixed_water_systems have yet_to_be re-inspected._That means the ICMS data doesn’t fully_reflect recent_improvements. But the risk scores also_point to something else:_Ending_advisories means something quite different than_providing consistently safe, high-quality drinking water.

Indigenous_Services Canada said the remaining_long-term_advisories_will be terminated by March,_2021, as promised. “We’re completely on_track,” said Chad_Westmacott, senior director of Indigenous Services Canada’s_Strategic_Water Team.

The department reported that 30_short-term_advisories were terminated last year that_lasted_between_two and 12 months. “It’s_really a good indication of progress,"_Mr. Westmacott said, "working with our First Nations partners_to address the_advisories before they are becoming_long_term.”

Advisories_are issued to warn people not to consume water that_is unsafe,_or at high_risk of becoming so. Boil-water advisories, the most common variety,_are