The Government of Nunavut still lists Pond Inlet under a boil-water advisory issued July 17, 2025. The Department of Health repeated on July 31, 2026 that the advisory remained in effect, and the current territorial advisory page continues to list it on Sept. 16. The government says the precaution is because of high turbidity at the water source. Source↗

The advisory has now been in place for more than 13 months. It affects water used for several everyday consumption needs, including drinking, food preparation, infant formula, ice and toothbrushing. The current government listing does not give a date for lifting the advisory, recent test results or details of work underway to address the turbidity. Source↗

The Department of Health says it will notify Pond Inlet when the advisory is lifted. Until then, its March reminder says water used for consumption must be brought to a rolling boil for at least one full minute. Source↗

This is a continuing public-health advisory, not a newly issued notice. The Government of Nunavut’s July 31 territory-wide reminder listed Pond Inlet alongside other communities with active advisories. A standalone Pond Inlet story is not in the supplied recent Atiilu News Desk index; the related Pond Inlet water-supply facility remains a separate project in NIRB screening and is not evidence that the boil-water advisory will soon end.