Tataskweyak Cree Nation says the water supply is currently unsafe for drinking, putting Split Lake under a boil water advisory.

Chief Duke Beardy says they have problems with an aging water treatment plant which often brings significant loads of sediment which the plant struggles to filter.

He says they have been meeting with Aboriginal and Northern Development Canada on a regular basis to raise the issue, and plan to continue to pressure them until a resolution is agreed upon.

Chief and council are working to find short term solutions, but members are being told to boil water until the advisory is lifted.