Boil Water Notice in effect By: Staff Report – Updated: 1 hour ago SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY — On Tuesday, Dec. 19 at approximately 9 a.m. a contractor working near the San Juan Creek Bridge on Centre Street in Shandon accidentally damaged a main water line.
When water system pressure returns the County of San Luis Obispo Department of Public Works is advising residents of Shandon — County Service Area 16 — to use boiled tap water or bottled water for drinking and cooking purposes as a safety precaution until laboratory testing results are available on Thursday, Dec. 21.
DO NOT DRINK THE WATER WITHOUT BOILING IT FIRST.
Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking and food preparation until further notice.
Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water.
To do so, add 8 drops (or 1/8 teaspoon) of bleach per gallon of clear water or 16 drops (or 1/4 teaspoon) per gallon of cloudy water, mix thoroughly, and allow it to stand for 30 minutes before using.
A chlorine-like taste and odor will result from this disinfection procedure and is an indication that adequate disinfection has taken place.
Efforts to isolate the break from other portions of the water system are underway, including the provision of State Water to areas east of the bridge.
They anticipate resolving the problem by the end of the week.
You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.

A “No Skin Contact” advisory is still in effect days after a force main break leaked around 3 million gallons of wastewater, some of which is said to have entered Palma Sola Bay.
Manatee County Utilities Department and the Florida Department of Health in Manatee County are each testing the waters around the bay, located between Manatee Avenue West and Cortez Road West near Anna Maria Island.
The boil water notice for residents in an area between 75th Street West and Palma Sola Boulevard from Alhambra Drive to 19th Avenue West has been lifted.
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While replacing a nearly 40-year-old cast iron force main last week near Cortez Road West and 66th Street West, crews broke the pipe, causing an estimated 3 million gallons of wastewater to be released over about 60 hours.
Trucks made an effort to divert the spill, but some is said to have gone into Palma Sola Bay.
Signs have been placed around potential impacted areas of the bay to discourage people from swimming, kayaking, paddleboarding or fishing.
Initial estimates of the spill were said to be around 1.5 million gallons, but the utilities department late last week updated the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, charged with notifying the public of pollution instances.
Hannah Morse: 941-745-7055, @mannahhorse

Water advisories Beckley Water Company has issued a boil-water advisory for customers on West Railroad, Ruble and Knob Street in Beckley.
The advisory follows line improvements.
Lester Municipal Water has issued a boil-water advisory for water customers in Lester.
Customers in these areas should boil their water for at least one full minute prior to use until further notice.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A Boil Water Advisory remains in effect for several Pittsburgh neighborhoods, but the end may be in sight.
The break is located near the intersection of Centre and South Negley avenues.
“At no time has there been any testing that has shown any contaminants within the water.
The chlorine levels are within standards.
All the levels are within standards,” Mayor Bill Peduto said.
Crews hope to have the repairs complete by mid-morning on Tuesday.
The Boil Water Advisory will be lifted once repairs and further water testing are complete.
That could be as soon as [Tuesday] at 5 p.m,” Peduto said.
Nearly 7,000 homes are affected by the advisory in eight Pittsburgh neighborhoods: The PWSA decided to put a Boil Water Advisory in place around 8 p.m. Sunday.
This was done out of an abundance of caution for eight affected neighborhoods: Bloomfield Central Lawrenceville East Liberty Friendship Garfield Highland Park Morningside Shadyside Stay With KDKA.com For More Details

The Genesee County Drain Commissioner’s Office has issued a boil water advisory for the city of Swartz Creek, Clayton Township and Gaines Township.
Due to loss of water pressure, there may be bacterial contamination in the water system.
Because of the water main break, Swartz Creek Schools will be closed Dec. 19.
Bacteria are generally not harmful and are common throughout our environment.
The county drain commissioner’s office advises to not drink the water without boiling it for one minute first and then letting it cool down before using it.
Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes and food preparation.
The office is investigating the cause of the low water pressure.
The office said it expects to have the problem solved within one week and will inform the public when the advisory is lifted.
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GENESEE COUNTY (WJRT) (12/18/2017) – A precautionary boil water advisory was issued for Swartz Creek and Clayton and Gaines townships on Monday evening after a water main break.
A water main break earlier Monday in Swartz Creek caused pressure in the western Genesee County water system to drop.
That may have allowed bacteria to enter the system and contaminate water.
The Genesee County Drain Commissioner’s Office said the risk of contamination is low, but officials issued the boil water advisory as a precaution.
Swartz Creek Community Schools will be closed on Tuesday due to the advisory.
Until further notice, anyone drinking or using municipal water in Swartz Creek and Clayton or Gaines townships should boil it for one minute — or just use bottled water.
That includes drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes and food preparation.
Boiling the water for one minute would kill any bacteria or harmful organisms that may have entered the system.
Once that is complete, the line will be flushed, sanitized and tested before the boil water advisory can be lifted.
The advisory should be lifted within a week depending on how quickly repairs are made and the system is sanitized.

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GLENVILLE – Part of Freeman’s Bridge Road near Sunnyside Road was closed Monday evening as workers tried to repair a water main break.
The repair work had been going on for a large part of Monday.

WAVERLY, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) — WAVERLY, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) —Crews continued to work Monday night on a huge water main break in downtown Waverly.
Two separate breaks happened Sunday in Crooked Creek.
According to Mayor Greg Kempten more than 5,000 people are without potable water.
Crews were working to repair the breaks which were under the canal in two locations.
Conditions are difficult for workers who are digging under the canal and the creek to fix the break.
The City of Waverly brought in big tankers full of water to give out to residents in Canal Park.
Sarah Copeland stopped by the tanker after a day of work and was grateful for the water for her husband, son and dog.
Mayor Kempton helped her fill jugs and a bucket and load them in her car.
The mayor said most stores had sold out of bottled water.
Kempton said even if you have water coming out of your faucet you should boil it until further notice.

Grassroots groups on Monday called for a state investigation of what they claim was mismanagement of Pittsburgh’s water system in 2012-15 by Veolia, a private firm hired to provide oversight and reduce operating costs for the city’s aging water system.
Against a seasonal, street theater backdrop in which activists portrayed Veolia as the Grinch, and a water main break and ongoing boil water advisory in the city’s East End, Aly Shaw, an organizer for the group Our Water, urged Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr., to forward her September complaint to state Attorney General Josh Shapiro.
The investigation of the complaint, Ms. Shaw said, could result in Veolia being held financially responsible for actions resulting in higher lead concentrations in the public water supply, including funding for the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority’s required multimillion-dollar lead water line replacement work.
“The focus has been on the PWSA, but the city hired Veolia to manage the system and after it was done, the system was in worse shape.” Mike Manko, Mr. Zappala’s spokesman, said the district attorney’s office is reviewing information it has received about PWSA, but would not specify whether Veolia is part of the review and has “no time frame on when that review will be complete.” Joe Grace, a spokesman for Mr. Shapiro said the the AG’s office had not received any referral from Mr. Zappala’s office.
Greg Akili, project coordinator for Corporate Accountability, said Veolia was paid $11 million to manage PWSA and should be held accountable.
“How did we end up with high water lead levels?
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner said calls for a full investigation of Veolia have her support.
“We need to make sure that the full cost of lead water line replacement doesn’t fall on the ratepayers and insist that the private water management company be held accountable,” she said.
Veolia, which is involved in ongoing arbitration over a number of claims related to its PWSA contract, said it couldn’t comment on the complaint without seeing its allegations.
Don Hopey: dhopey@post-gazette.com, 412-263-1983, or on Twitter @donhopey

The water main break at Centre and South Negley avenues caused either low or no water pressure for residents of the central and eastern parts of Pittsburgh.
(Scroll down for full list of affected neighborhoods.)
"Will it mean that there will be additional inconveniences to people?
But it will also mean that we’re doing everything to make sure that your water is safe," Mayor Bill Peduto told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4.
The boil water advisory is a precaution taken in case bacteria got into the system while the water pressure was low.
"We are going to take every effort to err on the side of caution.
After what happened in Flint and in other areas, the worst thing you can have is a government that doesn’t over-react to these types of situations," Peduto said.
"So although there’s no risk to the public, the boil advisory will stay in effect until we’ve had two consecutive testings for bacteria.
The earliest the final test results will be available is tomorrow evening, Tuesday, December 19, 2017."
The minute starts when the water begins to bubble.