SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — A boil water advisory has been issued by Shasta County Public Works for customers who receive their water from the Sugarloaf water system after the well suffered an electrical failure.
According to officials, the Sugarloaf water system is served year-round by one groundwater well and that well has failed.
Supply from that well dropped significantly and more water was being used than the well could produce.
This led to an electrical failure and it is now not operational.
Officials said this means they have to start pumping surface water to meet the needs of the customers.
Federal and State regulations require surface water be properly filtered and disinfected but because the Sugarloaf’s surface water treatment plant is old and cannot reliably produce water that is safe to drink, residents must boil their drinking water.
Officials said they anticipate they will need to rely on the surface water source from June 27 to September 20, 2018.
The boil water advisory will remain in effect that entire time.