High water in the Garner’s Creek and Sam Hollow Road area; and at the Piney River and Highway 48 in Dickson County.
Chris Gadd, USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee Customers using the Vanleer Water Works system are under advisory ”effective immediately and until further notice” to boil their tap water due to pipe breaks during the storm yesterday, according to local emergency management officials.
Staff with the Dickson County Emergency Management Agency and other Vanleer volunteers are handing out bottled water Sunday at the Vanleer Fire Department.
EMA Director Rob Fisher said the Vanleer Water Works system “took some hits” with several underground water main breaks in the last 24 hours.
The water mains remain under water due to the heavy rainfall last week and are delaying crews ability to repair the water lines, Fisher said.
He said water from the system, which serves over 1,000 customers in Dickson County as well as Montgomery and Houston counties, might not be usable for 3-4 days.
First, repairs must be made, then the system will be backflushed and prepared for use again, Fisher said.
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