Residents are being asked to boil water before drinking it or cooking with it, here’s why.
OSTRANDER, Minn. – The city of Ostrander is under a boil advisory until further notice.
Residents are being urged to boil any water before using it for consumption.
According to the Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office, this comes after the heater failed in the well house for the primary water supply and the piping is frozen.
A backup/emergency well is being used for the time being but is disconnected as hasn’t been used for several years.
The water will be tested Tuesday morning to determine if it is safe to use.
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Officials in Asbury say water service should be restored by Tuesday after a municipal pump broke down early Sunday morning.
"From what I’m hearing it will be tomorrow (Tuesday)," said Ruth Wilson, city clerk.
The cause of the breakdown is so far undetermined, but Wilson suspects that a power surge knocked the pump offline.
The city has provided bottled water to some of the town’s roughly 200 residents.
Wilson said many already had bottles on hand because power outages are a regular issue.
City officials learned of the breakdown after midnight Saturday and began working on the problem at 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Wilson said.
Businesses have closed and some residents have left town as a result of the water outage.
"I’ve talked to everybody in town, and everybody has made arrangements," Wilson said.
A boil advisory will be issued when water service is returned, Wilson said.

According to officials, the advisory has been issued due to a water line break.
The areas affected include Wabash Ave., Homestead St., Louise Ave., Cass Ave., Freeman Ave., Walnut Ave., New York Ave., and High Street.
Customers with low or no pressure are asked to boil their water until further notice.

A significant water main break in Pittsburgh’s East End led the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority to issue a precautionary flush and boil advisory affecting 7,000 households.
It’s the third advisory this year.
Contractors and PWSA staff have been working around the clock since Sunday morning to isolate and repair a break in a 20-inch water main on Centre Avenue near South Negley Avenue.
The vulnerabilities of that main are representative of nearly 70 percent of the water pipes in PWSA’s system, said Bob Weimar, PWSA’s interim executive director.
“And the problem is that it will break when it is exposed to a major change in temperature.” The pipes can become brittle and therefore more likely to break, he said.
In addition, Sunday’s break may have been caused by a pressure issue; a pump shut down at about the same time.
It’s unacceptable for customers to have undergone three precautionary flush and boil advisories in such a short timeframe, said Weimar.
“But we’ve taken in each case an abundance of caution to minimize the potential for any water quality problems that would affect the public,” he said.
It will take three to four days to repair the break on Centre Ave and to restore the street, said Weimar.
Water buffaloes are available to customers who are without water or unable to boil their water at: Shursave IGA Super Market at 4401 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224 CVS at 4610 Centre Avenue at North Craig Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Fire Station 8 at 149 North Euclid Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 PWSA will know by 5 p.m. Tuesday if the advisory can be lifted, when they receive the results of tests conducted Monday.

COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) – The City of Columbia Water Works division is advising customers at 701 Assembly St. (Coliseum and training facility) to boil their water for at least one minute before drinking or cooking.
The City has experienced a 6-inch water main break in the area.
This could possibly result in bacterial contamination of the water in that area.
The City of Columbia Water Works division is currently working to correct the problem.
People in that area should continue to boil the water for drinking and cooking purposes until notified by the City of Columbia.
If you have any questions, you’re asked to call the City of Columbia Customer Care Call Center at 803-545-3300 or the SC DHEC Division of Health at 803-545-4370.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — The City of Kalamazoo responded to a water main break on Virginia Avenue, south of Chandler Avenue, north of Troy Avenue, that has resulted in a temporary loss of pressure and a temporary interruption of water service.
A precautionary boil water advisory has been issued in cooperation with the Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services Department for all water intended for drinking or ingestion or any consumptive uses within the affected area of Virginia Avenue – Chandler Avenue to the north, Mt.
Olivet Road to the south, including Spring Valley Crossing Apartments.
The city said the advisory is precautionary only; there have not been any confirmed tests showing bacterial present in the water main at the location of the infrastructure repair.
Initial sampling results will be available within 24 hours of its collection and the final set within 48 hours.
It is expected that the advisory will be lifted by December 24.
Municipal water customers in the affected area may use bottled water for consumptive purposes or boil their tap water for two minutes prior to use for drinking or other ingestion.
No special precautionary measures are necessary for water used for personal hygiene.

SOUTH CHARLESTON — All residents north of John Street must boil their water until further notice.
The village of South Charleston issued a boil advisory Thursday afternoon as a precaution following a disruption in water service.
Do not drink the water without boiling it first.
Bring water to a rolling boil for at least one minute, then cool before use, or use bottled water.
This should be used for all drinking, cooking, making ice, brushing teeth and washing dishes.
The village said there is no evidence the water supply is contaminated, but that it is possible so the advisory was issued as a precaution.
For more information, call the town hall at 937-462-8888.
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WEST UNION, W. Va. (WDTV) — A boil water advisory has been issued for West Union residents in the Wabash Area.
According to city officials, water service has been interrupted for a repair located in the Wabash area.
Places affected include Wabash Ave., Homestead St., Louise Ave., Cass Ave., Freeman Ave., Walnut Ave., New York Ave., and High Street.

ARLINGTON – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued a boil-water advisory for the public water supply in Arlington.
Health officials issued the advisory because the city cannot maintain the minimum required chlorine residual.
Details on why there are issues with chlorine levels were not immediately available but failure to maintain those levels may put the system at risk for bacterial contamination.
The advisory will remain until officials determine that conditions that placed the system at risk of contamination are adequately resolved.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice: Boil water for one minute before drinking or food preparation or use bottled water.
Dispose of ice cubes and do not use ice from a household automatic icemaker.
Disinfect dishes and other food contact surfaces by immersion for at least one minute in clean tap water that contains one teaspoon of unscented household bleach per gallon of water.
Water used for bathing does not need to be boiled.
Supervision of children is necessary while bathing, however, so they don’t ingest the water.
Persons with cuts or severe rashes may wish to consult their physicians.

LAUREL, Miss.
(WJTV) — A boil water advisory has been issued for some parts of Laurel.
United Water / Suez crews have been working throughout the night on a waterline breach that occurred in the Queensburg area.
Officials said the leak had affected numerous areas around the city of Laurel.
Some areas have adequate pressure, while other areas have sporadic to very low pressure.
Crews have been issuing boil-water hangers in the areas that have been affected.
If you have not received a hanger or some notification and you notice that your water pressure is very weak, please contact United Water Suez to report the issue at 601-428-6464.
If you are at all in doubt of the safety of your drinking water at your home or business take the necessary precautions to prepare the water before consumption by boiling it for at least two minutes.