Emergency water shutoff planned for parts of Saint John’s Forest Hills

originally posted on December 14, 2016

 

A boil water order for about 700 customers in east Saint John is expected to remain in place until at least Saturday night, with an emergency water shutoff planned for some customers in Forest Hills Wednesday night for repairs, says the city.

The shutoff to approximately 100 homes and businesses is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. and last until approximately 7 a.m. on Thursday, according to an advisory issued on Wednesday afternoon.

Affected customers, who will receive hand-delivered notices, are being urged to draw enough water to meet their daily needs prior to the shutoff.

The areas affected by the shutoff include:

  • Mountain View Drive, civic numbers 120-136
  • Vista Ridge Crescent
  • Candace Street
  • Lynn Avenue
  • Kelton Street
  • Beverly Drive
  • Kennington Street

​”Provided the emergency repair work proceeds as planned tonight, crews will flush the water system tomorrow and we will get the first round of water samples followed by the second set of water samples on Friday,” the advisory states.

“Considering this, the earliest the boil water order could be lifted for the areas of Forest Hills and Champlain Heights would be Saturday evening.”

Customers will be notified when the order has been lifted, it states.

Boil before consumption

Until then, affected customers should bring their tap water to a rolling boil for at least one minute before drinking it, using it to brush their teeth, or to make ice, juice, coffee or tea, or washing vegetables that aren’t being cooked.

Tap water is safe to use for bathing or washing dishes.

The boil order was issued on Tuesday following the break of a 24-inch cast iron transmission main.

“In order to complete the [repairs] safely, Saint John Water will have to shut down a watermain that travels over the broken transmission main so that crews are not working under a large live watermain,” the advisory states.

The areas affected by the boil order include:

  • The Forest Hills areas affected by the shutoff
  • Cottage Road, civic numbers one to 138
  • Bayside Drive, civic numbers 1142 to 1385
  • Grandview Avenue, civic numbers 438 to 1223
  • All of Champlain Heights
  • Old Black River Road, civic numbers 777 to 916
  • Berryman Street
  • Helena Street
  • Miranda Way
  • Bernice Court
  • McAllister Industrial Park
  • 2 Cromwell Dr.
  • Champlain Heights Irving
  • Loch Lomond Road, civic numbers 999 and 1007

“We thank customers for their patience,” the city’s advisory states.

About 45,000 customers in the east, north and south ends of the city — or about 60 per cent of the customer base — were under a boil order for a few days earlier this month after heavy rains and high winds increased turbidity.

Point Blue Water System boil water advisory lifted

originally posted on December 15, 2016

 

EVANGELINE PARISH, La –Point Blue Water System has rescinded its boil water advisory for these streets:

Kennedy/Eugene Subdivision
Wyble Subdivision
Rue Richume
Rue Maurey
Rue Des Cajun
Duffy Lane
Miller St.
Dew St.
Wade St.
Starting at 1093 Chataignier Rd. going south, up to 2268 Chataignier

The water is safe for consumption.

Dixie Overland Water System under boil advisory

by Bruce Franklin, originally posted on December 14, 2016

 

A boil advisory for the Dixie Overland Water System is in effect.

The advisory comes after a water main break along Katie Lane. System Operator Scott Day said repairs should be complete by Wednesday evening and water restored to residents affected by the outage.

Day said investigative samples will be taken from the system and sent for testing, which is required by the Department of Health and Hospitals.

The advisory is expected to be lifted once water samples return from the state testing lab.

Boil water advisory in place for section of East Michigan Ave

by Emily Monecelli, originally posted on December 15, 2016

 

KALAMAZOO, MI — Kalamazoo city officials are advising residents in the area of East Michigan Avenue and Foresman Avenue to boil their tap water before drinking.

City crews responded to a water main break, which caused a pressure loss within the water main. The affected area is from the 1300 block of East Michigan Avenue to the 1600 block of East Michigan Avenue on the north side of the street, and all of Foresman Avenue.

Residents there should boil their tap water for two minutes before drinking. No precautions need to be taken for water used for personal hygiene.

City officials say the advisory is precautionary only, and there have been no confirmed tests showing bacteria present in the water main. The advisory is expected to last up to 72 hours. Preliminary sampling results will be available within 24 hours and final results will be available within 48 hours.

Boil Water Advisory For Airport Blvd. Area

originally posted on December 14, 2016

 

Columbia, SC (WLTX) A boil water advisory has been issued for an area of Airport Blvd.

The City of Columbia Water Works advises the water customers of Airport Blvd, between Holt and Holly, located in Richland County, to vigorously boil their water for at least one (1) full minute prior to drinking or cooking. Also, any residents near the affected area who have lost water and/or water pressure are advised to vigorously boil their water for at least one (1) full minute prior to drinking or cooking.

The City of Columbia has experienced 6 inch line break. This could possibly result in bacterial contamination of the water on Airport Blvd, between Holt and Holly. Water

The City of Columbia Water Works is presently working to correct the problem.

Boil advisory lifted

originally posted on December 14, 2016

 

The Department of Water & Sewerage has lifted the voluntary boil advisory for 401 West 70th near Linwood Public Charter School and blocks 2900-3200 on Greenwood Road near Fair Park High School and Just 4 Kids Day Care Center.

The water supplied by the distribution system to the facility was tested for microbiological quality. The satisfactory laboratory test results were obtained and the Department of Water & Sewerage, with approval from the Department of Health and Hospitals, has rescinded the boil advisory and the water has been deemed safe for consumption.

Opinion: More testing is needed to gauge water contamination on Whidbey

by Jessie Stensland, originally posted on December 14, 2016

 

News this week that Navy tests showed two wells in Central Whidbey are contaminated with a potentially harmful chemical should spur more testing.

One of the residents with the contaminated well said the amount of the chemical, which was used in firefighting foam, was six times beyond the advisory level. Navy officials quickly supplied his family with bottled water.

So far, the Navy has received results from just 19 wells. A total of 170 wells are in the target area.

Much more testing is needed. Unfortunately, well owners have been slow to respond to Navy requests for permission to test for the scary-sounding chemicals, perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate.

The EPA set a lifetime advisory level on the two compounds earlier this year. A specialized test is necessary to detect the “emerging contaminants.”

The request letters went out to the owners of property within a mile radius of sites on Naval Air Station’s Ault Field base and Outlying Field Coupeville.

Testing done by the Town of Coupeville found the presence of one of the compounds in a well closest to OLF Coupeville. The amount was below the advisory level, but worrisome nonetheless.

While the health effects of the chemicals aren’t conclusive, there’s enough evidence of harm to spur the EPA to set an advisory level and for the Navy to conduct proactive testing on bases across the nation.

Residents can’t afford to take a head-in-the-sand approach to the issue. The Navy is doing the testing for free and supplying bottled water to anyone whose well tests beyond the advisory level.

More test results also means that experts can get a better idea of how big the problem might be and how water flows underground. The information may help determine if the Navy or another source is responsible for the contamination.

In addition, the Navy should consider broadening its testing to areas beyond the one-mile radius. While contamination that far out may be unlikely, it would provide a lot of people with peace of mind.

Gold Hill residents prepare for seventh boil order leading up to Christmas

by Megan Allison, originally posted on December 14, 2016

 

GOLD HILL, Ore. — Gold Hill’s water system will be turned off on Monday to replace shut off valves throughout the city. Residents will then be put under a boil advisory through Thursday.

Anna Fetty brought home a newborn grandson as these boil orders began. Now, she’s getting frustrated.

“At that point we were doing bottles. And to come home and to find out that we had to boil the water was just ridiculous,” Fetty said.

Fetty is having her whole family over for Christmas dinner, and plans to start cooking days in advance. But with a boil order, she worries her meal could be affected.

“It’s about 20 people. And this year we were gifted with a turkey and a ham and I’m making all the fixings to go with it. The cakes, the pies, the cookies,” she said.

Mary Slaton also lives in Gold Hill. She said she’s not comfortable giving faucet water to her dogs, let alone her family.

“It smells like bleach when it does run. When you can drink it, it still smells like bleach. And we’ve had to continuously get water from the store because you can’t drink bleach water,” Slaton said.

Slaton is used to being the host for family holidays. But she cooked Thanksgiving at her daughter’s this year, and plans to do the same for Christmas.

“She has a bigger place but she has good water also. So I don’t even want to cook anything here, I wanna cook it over there where I can just use the faucet water,” Slaton said.

Other residents said they planned to have relatives in town for Christmas, now they’re telling them not to make the trip.

Utility Faces $1 Million Fine After Months Of Boil-Water Advisory

by Sara Jerome, originally posted on December 14, 2016

 

New Mexico regulators have cracked down on a water utility after the system left customers under a boil-water notice for months on end.

After issuing several notices to the utility, regulators ordered it to pay $1 million for issues that have left thousands of customers under a boil-water advisory since June, according to the Albuquerque Journal.

The problems date back to at least May, the report said, citing state data. State environmental regulators received customer complaints about water quality. State investigations revealed problems including “a malfunctioning valve that allowed backwash water to enter the distribution system,” the report said. Environmental officials found high levels of sediment in the system, the report said.

The utility, Animas Valley Water, “has consistently told regulators it is acting appropriately under the circumstances and is making a good-faith effort to rectify the problems,” the report said.

Nevertheless, regulators decided to take action last month.

“The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission voted unanimously [in November] to impose the penalty on Animas Valley Water, and ordered it to supply water to the customers whose systems have been most severely affected,” the report said.

A Public Regulation Commission spokesperson said, per the report: “AV Water (is ordered) to immediately provide safe and potable drinking water — bottled or otherwise — to all Harvest Gold residents.” Regulators decided to impose a $1 million fine, and “AV Water now has 30 days to pay the fine,” KOB 4 reported.

“AV Water has been supplying its customers with water from the city of Farmington since July 22. Though the boil water advisory for Morningstar customers was lifted in September, the advisory for Harvest Gold customers remains in effect,” the Albuquerque Journal reported.

The problems at AV Water attracted the attention of well-known environmentalist Erin Brockovich earlier this year. Brockovich did not mince words in her criticism, saying it the utility must be among the worst water systems in the country, according to KOB 4.

Boil water advisory lifted in parts of West Columbia

by Thomas Lanahan, originally posted on December 13, 2016

 

COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) – The City of West Columbia has lifted a boil water advisory aeffecting water customers in numerous areas.

These areas include the 400-500 blocks of Beverly Drive, Dawn Drive, Rainbow Circle, Kensington Court, the 2400-2800 blocks of Rainbow Drive and Armstrong Street.

The City says the water has been tested and boiling the water is no longer necessary.

Water customers can check on updates of any boil water advisory by visiting the City of West Columbia website. Water customers may also contact customer service at City Hall between 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday at 803-791-1880. Emergencies occurring after hours and on weekends and holidays should be reported to the West Columbia Police Department at 803-794-0721.