DUNKIRK — Dunkirk Chief Water Plant Operator Robert Lawrie came into work at 7 a.m. Wednesday.
The pipe damage made the water slightly cloudy for about two hours of the resumed pumping, but licensed operators have assured us that all measurements of disinfection remained good.
Chautauqua County has issued a boil and conserve water notice to city and town of Dunkirk water users, which affected residents, businesses and industries in the Dunkirk area.
Lawrie said the break prevented water from coming into the system until 5 a.m. Thursday.
It is the first boil-water order in the city in the 30 years Lawrie has been at the plant.
As of 10 a.m. today, repairs were in place and things were getting back to normal at the plant.
“Everybody involved with this I think we really did come up with a good solution,” Lawrie said this morning of the work done over the past 24 hours.
“You need two days of testing to pass, the city took one set Thursday.
Until further notice, Chautauqua County has said all Dunkirk water customers must bring water to a rolling boil before drinking, using to prepare food, brushing teeth, or consuming in any way.
Take fewer showers, run only full loads of laundry, use paper and plastic ware for eating to decrease dish washing, No car washing or exterior use.

DUNKIRK — A “large leak” at the city of Dunkirk’s water plant may have allowed contaminates to enter the system, forcing county health to officials to order a water boil and conservation advisory Thursday.
All residential and commercial users in the city and town of Dunkirk were asked to boil and conserve water until further notice.
“All residential customers are being asked to conserve water,” the Chautauqua County Department of Health said in a statement.
“Take fewer showers, run only full loads of laundry, use paper and plastic ware for eating to decrease dishwashing, No car washing or exterior use.
Commercial customers and schools are being asked to shut down to conserve water until further notice.” Customers are asked to bring water to a rolling boil for at least one minute and to allow it to cool before using for drinking, cooking, brushing teeth and making ice.
“Temporary repairs have been made to the water leak but water levels are critically low so the city and county are asking for the cooperation of all Dunkirk water customers to conserve water as much as possible during this water emergency,” said Christine Schuyler, county Health and Human Services director.
Water customers will be updated through the news media and by automated telephone messages using the New York Alert system.
Updates and additional information will also be posted on the Chautauqua County website at chautauqua.ny.us/ and on the city of Dunkirk’s website at dunkirktoday.com.
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Students on the main campus of the Boyle County Schools were only drinking bottled water Wednesday, after a water main break on the campus.
“We were running some fiberoptic cables, they tunnel under the ground.
No students were impacted Tuesday afternoon, he said, because all kids were gone by the time the water ran out.
The Danville Water Department responded quickly to the problem, Holderman said.
Holderman said the district has protocols established, which they were able to enact, and followed the protocols from the Boyle County Health Department.
Students can wash their hands with soap and water, he said, but the district set out hand sanitizer, too, to use after washing their hands.
“We don’t know if it’ll be lifted tonight, so we’re going to prepare for that,” Holderman said on Wednesday afternoon.
He said Masters had delivery trucks go to the Lowe’s in Nicholasville on Wednesday to bring the rest of the water in.
“They went above and beyond the call of duty there,” he said.
To bring them back online, they have to flush the lines and change the filters on those.

It’s nothing urgent, it’s just the inconvenience.
Around 1:00 a.m. CT on March 28, a water main on Coteau Avenue broke, and city crews started excavating the site at seven o clock.
“We were able, within a couple of hours, to have that break isolated and under control, but at the same time our water reservoir, treated water, at the water treatment plant, was severely depleted, so as a result we had to shut our distribution service down,” explained Claude Morin, Weyburn’s public works superintendent.
The near empty reservoir forced schools and businesses to close, even postponing surgeries at Weyburn General Hospital.
Despite the lack of water, the emergency room stayed open.
It’s something Weyburn is looking to improve.
“It’s quite a bit undersized,” Weyburn mayor Marcel Roy stated frankly.
“We are in the process of building a new reservoir that will service a community of 20k population.
due to water main break Outside of Weyburn, some 300 residents were affected, including a number of farmers.
The Weyburn Utility Board runs water lines from the city supply to rural customers, all of whom have 100-gallon holding tanks.

Gaffney Board of Public Works said limited water service had been restored Wednesday afternoon but did not expect the system to be at full capacity until Thursday morning.
Below is the full boil water notice: The Gaffney Board of Public Works advises the customers of the Gaffney Board of Public Works, located in Cherokee County, to vigorously boil their water for at least one (1) full minute prior to drinking or cooking.
A major line break at the water treatment plant has resulted in a loss of pressure and to the customers of the Gaffney Board of Public Works.
Water system personnel are working to restore pressure and service to the entire system.
Initially, officials said schools would run on a two-hour delay, but later canceled classes.
The Cherokee County School District announced Thursday that all schools would operate on a 2-hour delay due to the lingering water issues in the county.
Gaffney Board of Public Works its most recent update around 7 p.m. Wednesday: We have made the necessary repairs to the main line at the water plant and we are currently pumping 11 MGD to the system.
The system should be at full capacity and pressure before tomorrow morning.
The boil water advisory will run through approximately lunch tomorrow.
This is approximately two (2) bottles of drinking water for every Cherokee County school student to get them through the end of the 24 hour boil water period.

The City of Weyburn’s water works are back up and running after a water main break caused a water outage for most of Wednesday.
Weyburn’s Claude Morin says the water was just turned on Wednesday afternoon.
“As of about 2:00 PM (Wednesday) afternoon, we have restored water service to the majority of the city,” Morin says.
“We’re still working to repair the initial water break that occurred, but that area is isolated from the rest of the city.” The city is still under a boil water advisory until further notice.
The cause of the burst is still relatively unknown, but at this point it is believed to be caused by ground shifting.
Further updates will be posted on the city of Weyburn’s social media pages and website.
(Files from Mitchell Blair and Ryan McNally)

Water should be flowing again in Weyburn after a major water main break forced a city-wide shutoff Wednesday morning.
Crews were able to get the break under control early in the morning but it caused water levels at the Weyburn reservoir to become severely depleted, leaving no choice but to turn off the water supply citywide for about 12 hours.
ATTENTION: The water system will be re-pressurized at 1:00 pm today and residents should start seeing a return of water service shortly after 1:00 pm.
— City of Weyburn (@CityofWeyburn) March 28, 2018 The water main break happened at the intersection of 4th Avenue and Coteau Avenue and residents were asked to avoid the area to allow crews to continue working to repair the break.
The outage of water caused havoc across the city.
All classes were cancelled at the schools within the city, including Southeast College.
Surgeries at Weyburn General Hospital were postponed, and daycares and pre-schools were closed as well.
As the day went on, stores across the city found themselves running out of bottled water, as residents rushed to ensure they would have a reliable supply at home.
Convenience, a small store on 3rd Street in downtown Weyburn, found themselves steadily busy from 7:00 a.m., when they opened, on.
There is no word at this time as to the extent of the damage caused by the water main break.

Cherokee County schools will make a decision Thursday morning whether to close schools for a second day due to a boil water advisory issued by the Gaffney Board of Public Works.
The school district’s website stated Wednesday night, “The Board of Public Works is continuing to assess the water situation for our district.” A water main break in Gaffney forced schools and businesses to close on Wednesday.
The Gaffney Board of Public Works issued a boil alert for its customers in Cherokee County that remains in effect until further notice.
After initially operating under a two-hour delay Wednesday, administrators with the Cherokee County School District decided to close school for the day due to the alert, said Tonya Moss, executive assistant to the office of the superintendent.
Classes at Limestone College were also canceled on Wednesday as a result of the alert.
According to a sign posted on its front door, Bojangles on Floyd Baker Boulevard was among the businesses that closed, as well.
The water line break happened overnight at the water treatment plant and resulted in a loss of pressure.
Limited water service was restored to the water treatment plant’s distribution system by noon Wednesday.
“We are asking all customers to continue to conserve water to allow us to fill our elevated storage and restore full system pressure,” the Board of Public Works said in a statement.
The board is asking anyone with questions to call 864-488-8801.

Click here to read the story Water services in the City of Weyburn have been turned off as a result of a major water main break in downtown Weyburn.
The break severely depleted the levels of the reservoir at the water treatment plant in Weyburn, which had crews opting to turn the water service off for the city until the levels could be restored.
Once the water levels have been restored and water is turned back on for the city, there will be a boil water advisory in effect until further notice.
All of the schools in Weyburn will be closed today due to the water outage.
This includes St. Michael’s School with the Holy Family Roman Catholic School Division, along with all the buses which serve the school.
This includes Weyburn Comprehensive School, Assiniboia Park Elementary School, Haig School, Queen Elizabeth School and Souris School.
All classes at Southeast College have been cancelled until water service has been restored to the school.
All programs including Mini-Go at the Family Place and classes at the Weyburn Co-operative Playschool have been cancelled.
SARCAN may re-open this afternoon if water service is restored.
We will continue to provide you with information as it becomes available.

A boil advisory has been lifted for most of the customers in Waterworks District 12 in Ward Three.
Kelly Goodman, with District 12, said the boil advisory remains in effect from Burgundy Drive to Vermilion Drive, from Crown Lane to Ham Reid Road and from Elliott Road to Spruce Spruce Street.
The boil advisory was put in place following a water main break on Saturday.
The water main break was also responsible for outages in the area Tuesday.
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