Boil Water Advisory in McCormick Co.. MCCORMICK COUNTY, S.C. (WJBF) – According to the McCormick County Water and Sewer Company residents in Savannah Lakes, 378 west, and those who live along SC Highway 7 and the intersecting roads of 378 west, are currently under a Boil Water Advisory for the next 26 hours.
Residents are asked to boil their water vigorously for at least a minute before cooking or drinking it.
Dirt or debris may have entered the drinking water system in the area due to the main breakage located on SC Highway 81 North.
Please boil your water for the next 26 hours and do not eat the ice or drink it before prior to boiling it.
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The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority issued a precautionary flush and boil water advisory Monday night that will affect an estimated 18,000 homes in the city’s northern neighborhoods and in Millvale and Reserve.
PWSA issued the advisory after determining deficiencies in the cover of the Lanpher reservoir could affect the quality of its water, the authority said in a news release.
Those areas include: Millvale Manchester Reserve Marshall-Shadeland Allegheny Center North Shore Allegheny West Northview Heights Brighton Heights Perry North California-Kirkbride Perry South Central Northside Spring Garden Chateau Spring Hill – City View East Allegheny Summer Hill Fineview Troy Hill Herr’s Island Customers who use water for drinking — including for pets, making ice, washing dishes, brushing teeth and preparing food are advised to flush their lines by running water from the tap for at least a minute before boiling vigorously for another minute to kill bacteria.
Water should be cooled before use.
Schools Pittsburgh Public Schools and Shaler Area School District, which includes Millvale and Reserve, said that all of its schools will remain open Tuesday.
Schools in areas affected by the advisory have taken precautions, according to school officials, including receiving daily deliveries of bottled water, covering kitchen/utility sinks and water fountains, and notifying students to not brush their teeth or drink from uncovered bathroom sinks.
Affected schools in the Pittsburgh Public Schools district include: Allegheny K-5 Allegheny 6-8 Clayton Conroy King PreK-8 Manchester PreK-8 Morrow PreK-8 Oliver Citywide Academy Perry High School Schiller 6-8 Spring Hill K-5 Spring Garden Early Childhood Center City Connections – North City Connections- CCAC and an early childhood center in the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh on the North Side are district programs also affected by the advisory.
Additionally, The Nutrition Group, our food service contractor, will be preparing all food for both breakfast and lunch off site,” the district said in a statement.
Water stations to be announced On Tuesday morning, the city is scheduled to announce the locations of water stations.
The Lanpher rising, as it is known, serves 40 percent of PWSA customers, including on the North Side.

Problems that led to PWSA boil water advisory traced to bird and animal droppings at reservoir, officials say.
Tens of thousands of residents in Pittsburgh’s northern neighborhoods are under a “boil water” advisory Tuesday morning after concerns were raised about possible contamination of the Lanpher Reservoir in Shaler.
Water stations will be set up — at locations to be announced Tuesday morning — for residents who cannot boil water.
Mayor Bill Peduto, in a late-night news conference with PWSA interim director Bob Weimar, stressed that the advisory was being issued “out of an abundance of caution” after some tests showed potential contamination on Friday.
And they cannot be protected from birds and animals, which can cause perforations, Mr. Weimar said.
The reservoir is made up of two cells — a smaller east cell and the larger west cell, the cover of which is in worse shape.
“We will not be able to solve the problems at PWSA in a few years.
There are numerous issues and if one thing goes down within this authority, the potential of not having water in this city is very real.
We want to be able, in the next 12 years, to provide a system of safe drinking water that will take us to 2080.
It doesn’t come easy and it won’t be solved in less than 10 years.” Customers with questions on the advisory can visit www.pgh2o.com or call the authority’s customer service line at 412-255-2423.

Sinton under water boil advisory until further notice.
City Secretary Cathy Duhart confirmed Monday afternoon the City of Sinton remains under a water boil advisory until further notice.
This is for drinking the water.
City officials said the advisory was issued as a precaution.
Residents should boil water prior to consumption (e.g., washing hands/face, brushing teeth, drinking, etc).
Children, seniors, and persons with weakened immune systems are particularly vulnerable to harmful bacteria, and all customers should follow these directions).
To ensure destruction of all harmful bacteria and other microbes, water for drinking, cooking, and ice making should be boiled and cooled prior to use for drinking water or human consumption purposes, the water should be brought to a vigorous rolling boil and then boiled for two minutes.
In lieu of boiling, individuals may purchase bottled water or obtain water from some other suitable source for drinking water or human consumption purposes.
When it is no longer necessary to boil the water, the public water system officials will notify customers that the water is safe for drinking water or human consumption purposes.
For more information, please contact the City of Sinton at (361) 364- 2381.

Problems that led to PWSA boil water advisory traced to bird and animal droppings at reservoir, officials say.
Tens of thousands of residents in Pittsburgh’s northern neighborhoods are under a “boil water” advisory Tuesday morning after concerns were raised about possible contamination of the Lanpher Reservoir in Shaler.
Water stations will be set up — at locations to be announced Tuesday morning — for residents who cannot boil water.
Mayor Bill Peduto, in a late-night news conference with PWSA interim director Bob Weimar, stressed that the advisory was being issued “out of an abundance of caution” after some tests showed potential contamination on Friday.
And they cannot be protected from birds and animals, which can cause perforations, Mr. Weimar said.
The reservoir is made up of two cells — a smaller east cell and the larger west cell, the cover of which is in worse shape.
“We will not be able to solve the problems at PWSA in a few years.
There are numerous issues and if one thing goes down within this authority, the potential of not having water in this city is very real.
We want to be able, in the next 12 years, to provide a system of safe drinking water that will take us to 2080.
It doesn’t come easy and it won’t be solved in less than 10 years.” Customers with questions on the advisory can visit www.pgh2o.com or call the authority’s customer service line at 412-255-2423.

PWSA advises customers in Pittsburgh’s northern neighborhoods to flush, boil water.
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority issued a precautionary flush and boil water advisory Monday night that will affect an estimated 18,000 homes in the city’s northern neighborhoods and in Millvale and Reserve.
PWSA issued the advisory after determining deficiencies in the cover of the Lanpher reservoir could affect the quality of its water, the authority said in a news release.
The reservoir has been isolated from the water distribution system, and PWSA will flush throughout the affected areas.
Those areas include: Millvale Manchester Reserve Marshall-Shadeland Allegheny Center North Shore Allegheny West Northview Heights Brighton Heights Perry North California-Kirkbride Perry South Central Northside Spring Garden Chateau Spring Hill – City View East Allegheny Summer Hill Fineview Troy Hill Herr’s Island Customers who use water for drinking — including for pets, making ice, washing dishes, brushing teeth and preparing food are advised to flush their lines by running water from the tap for at least a minute before boiling vigorously for another minute to kill bacteria.
Water should be cooled before use.
Pittsburgh Public Schools said Monday night that all of its schools will remain open Tuesday.
PWSA is working with the state Department of Environment Protection to meet regulatory requirements for disinfection.
It about 120 years old and 60 inches in diameter.
Customers with questions on the advisory can visit www.pgh2o.com or call the authority’s customer service line at 412-255-2423.

PWSA issues ‘precautionary’ flush and boil advisory for North Side neighborhoods, Millvale, Reserve Township.
Updated: 11:03 p.m. About 18,000 homes in Pittsburgh’s North Side neighborhoods, as well as Millvale and Reserve Township, are under a precautionary flush and boil water advisory, PWSA and city officials announced Monday night.
“Sampling methods are not infallible.” Repeat tests conducted Saturday showed no contamination or issues, Weimar said.
“PWSA will also conduct flushing throughout the impacted area to eliminate potentially compromised water,” according to a release.
http://on.wpxi.com/2wNJnAG 65 335 252 Read the rest of PWSA’s release below: “The impacted areas are shown on the attached map (also available here: PWSA Boil Water Area).
PWSA estimates the precautionary flush and boil water advisory affects approximately 18,000 homes in the PWSA service area.
[…] “Customers within the impacted area should do the following before using water for drinking, making ice, washing dishes, brushing teeth, and food preparation until further notice: “Residents who do not know if their property has lead water pipes or solder, it is recommended to first flush your lines by running water from your tap for at least one minute before boiling.
You should throw away ice made during the time the advisory or notice was issued, as freezing does not kill bacteria.
Customers in this service area are being advised to flush their taps and then boil their fresh water to ensure that drinking water meets or exceeds all state and federal water quality requirements.
Customers with questions can go to our website homepage at www.pgh2o.com or call Customer Service at 412.255.2423.

Water Supervisor out in Mechanicville amid significant water issues.
MECHANICVILLE – Toni Rangela is spending five dollars a day on water she once got from the tap.
A boil water advisory was first issued August 2nd because of high turbidity, likely due to excessive rain.
Since then, the NYS Department of Health stepped in to assist with treatment procedures but also to establish guidelines for the future.
"What we’ve been doing is working with them to get back on track and we look like we’re headed in the right direction," explains Department of Health spokesman Gary Holmes.
The agency took samples Tuesday and plans to again on Wednesday.
The City is also testing and says its sample Tuesday was seven times better than what’s allowable.
"We have no reason to believe the levels will be anything other than what’s trending," adds Holmes.
Residents just hope the fix is a permanent one.
The DPW Director classified the departure as a resignation.

Mechanicville boil-water advisory could soon be lifted.
MECHANICVILLE — City residents could soon be able to drink their water without boiling it first, according to the state Department of Health.
A state-imposed boil-water advisory has been in place since Aug. 2 after routine sampling done by the city found the water to be too cloudy.
State health officials met with city water plant operators Tuesday morning and found the treatment facility “looked really stable,” said Gary Holmes, a Health Department spokesman.
“We decided to start the process for lifting the boil-water order,” he said.
That process involves two days of testing the water by the city and state.
“Assuming the levels are where we believe they will land, the city can share some good news with its residents Thursday,” Holmes said.
“We’ve been working with them pretty closely, and we’ve seen a positive progression.” The boil-water advisory was needed because cloudy water, or high turbidity, can compromise the disinfectant process at the treatment plant and increase the likelihood of contamination, he said.
Holmes said the heavy rains stirring up sediment in the city’s two reservoirs caused the water to be cloudy, and the treatment plant wasn’t able to filter out the turbidity.
Testing for bacteria at six locations in the city came back negative, Holmes said earlier this week.

Boil water advisory remains in effect in Mechanicville, but relief in sight.
Boil water advisory remains in effect in Mechanicville, but relief in sight (WRGB) MECHANICVILLE, NY (WRGB)–People in Mechanicville have spent the last 13 days boiling their water, but relief could be on the way.
The NYS Department of Health says right now they are in the process of lifting the boil water advisory, which means two more consecutive days of bacteria testing – today being day one.
The boil water advisory was issued by DOH back on August 2nd when levels of turbidity were deemed too high.
DOH spokesman Gary Holmes says the turbidity, or cloudiness, was caused mainly by the weather we’ve had this summer.
He says the heavy rains caused sediment to come loose in the reservoir that feeds the water supply.
He says the treatment system provides a disinfectant process, and high levels of turbidity *could interfere with that.
Still, Holmes says he’s expecting negative results from the bacteria testing today and tomorrow and the boil water advisory should be lifted Thursday.
So, it speaks to the fact that the treatment facility was working effectively as a disinfectant and then the boil water was a necessary precaution on top of that, but just that, a precaution," he said.
We also spoke with the Mayor who says he is now working with DOH and city engineers to make sure this issue of high turbidity never happens again.