Do you know your water?
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for the Neosho County Rural Water Districts No. 6, 7, 9, and 12 public water supplies located in Neosho County. KDHE officials issued the advisory because of a loss in pressure in the system. Failure to maintain adequate pressure may result in a loss of chlorine residuals and bacterial contamination.
The advisory took effect Thursday night and will remain in effect until conditions which place the system at risk of contamination are deemed by KDHE officials to be adequately resolved.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
Boil water for one minute prior to 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 generally need to be boiled. Supervision of children is necessary while bathing so that water is not ingested. Persons with cuts or severe rashes may wish to consult their physicians.
If your tap water appears dirty, flush the water lines by letting the water run until it clears.
Consumers in Truro and areas of Bible Hill and Salmon River that receive water from the town are advised to boil all water for at least one minute before drinking, preparing infant formulas, preparing juices and ice cubes, washing fruits and vegetables, cooking, dental hygiene or any other activity requiring human consumption.
The order is in effect until further notice but a town official said because two consecutive clear tests are required before the advisory can be lifted, the earliest it could be lifted is Saturday.
In addition to residential issues, the order also has an immediate impact on local restaurants serviced by town water.
Elaine Jack, manager of the Willow Street Tim Horton’s, said arrangements are being made to have fresh water trucked in but until that happens, no coffee or other beverages made on site can be served.
A news release from the town said the Truro water utility is doing all it can to determine the cause of the problem and to remedy it as quickly as possible. The Truro water utility, Nova Scotia Environment and Labour and the Medical Officer of Health are continuing to monitor the water quality closely and are working in close consultation to find the cause of the problem.
Detailed instructions on water usage when a boil-water advisory is in effect are available from the water utility or the local office of Nova Scotia Environment.
FACT SHEET
Instructions for Using Water in the Home During a Boil Water Advisory
During an advisory, it is essential that all water to be used for the following activities be boiled:
– drinking;
– preparing infant formulas;
– preparing juices and ice cubes;
– washing fruits and vegetables;
– cooking; or
– dental hygiene.
Holding water at a rolling boil for at least 1 minute will inactivate all waterborne pathogenic micro-organisms. Water can be boiled either in a pot or kettle on a stove, an electric kettle without an automatic shut-off or in a microwave oven. If water is boiled in a microwave, it is advisable to include a glass rod or wooden or plastic stir stick in the container to provide nucleation sites for bubble formation and energy diffusion. This will prevent the formation of superheated water.
Under most circumstances it is not necessary to boil water used for other household purposes. Adults, adolescents and older children may shower, bathe or wash using tap water but should avoid swallowing the water. Toddlers and infants should be sponge bathed. In non-outbreak situations, dishes and laundry may be washed in tap water, either by hand or by machine.
In the event of a waterborne outbreak as declared by the MOH, it may be necessary to take additional precautions. In this situation, hands should be washed in a dilute solution of household bleach and water (1 mL or 20 drops per litre of water). This is particularly important before preparing or eating meals, and after using the toilet, changing diapers, and handling animals. The solution should be allowed to stand 10 minutes before use. If dishes are hand washed they should be washed and rinsed in hot tap water, soaked in a dilute solution of household bleach (20 mL of bleach in 10 litres of water) for one minute and air dried. Alternatively, dishwashers with a hot water cycle will disinfect dishes.
Additional instructions for businesses, institutions, manufacturing plants or health care facilities that may have special requirements when a boil water advisory is in effect are included in the Guidelines for Monitoring Public Drinking Water Supplies. The guidelines are available ONLINE HERE or contact the local Department of Environment
Lower Dulac residents no longer have to boil their tap water before drinking it.
Terrebonne Parish Waterworks officials say the boil-water advisory enacted Thursday afternoon has been lifted after tests showed the water is safe to drink.
The advisory was enacted after damage to a fire hydrant caused water pressure in the area to drop. It had applied to areas south of 7500 Shrimpers Row and 7603 Grand Caillou Road.
Duncannon has some answers for its water problems in recent months, but is tackling new ones related to elevated lead levels in a couple of recent water samples.
Last Friday, the borough issued a warning about the elevated lead in two samples from a 10-sample batch, and it’s spreading information on lead exposure to help residents understand the risks, borough manager Chris Courogen said.
The borough believes the overall risk to water customers is small and the problem is likely in the buildings where the elevated samples were taken.
“There’s no indication it’s lead in our water,” Courogen said. “We don’t have lead pipes, but there may be a few lead (connections). We don’t have lead like in major cities. If it was everywhere in our water, it would be in all the samples, not just two.”
The borough is taking precautions though and pushing out educational information to all water customers, including ways to reduce exposure to lead and resources for residents to have their water tested by approved laboratories.
“Any time there’s something like this, the borough is going to err on the side of caution because it’s the right thing to do by the residents,” Courogen said.
More information is available on the borough’s website, duncannonboro.org, or by calling the office at 834-4311.
Also, Duncannon officials now know what caused an additives pump to fail and reduce the chlorine used to disinfect water, Courogen said.
A boil water advisory was issued Dec. 12 and continued through Friday.
Workers found a clog in a two-inch water pipe near the pump at well two.
The clog was comprised of caustic soda particles layered over time in the pipe, Courogen said. Caustic soda is an additive that balances the acidity level of the water.
“It takes time to build up but there’s something with our system causing this,” Courogen said.
Borough residents and those in Petersburg Commons in Penn Twp. were advised to boil water and allow it to cool before consuming, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes and preparing food.
Residents also can use bottled water until the boil advisory is lifted.
It’s possible a similar problem last month, resulting in a boil water advisory, was caused by the same thing, Courogen said.
Some residents online have questioned why there have been boil advisories two months in a row.
“I don’t blame people for wondering,” Courogen said. “Having a boil water advisory two months in a row isn’t normal, and it isn’t the service we want to be giving our customers.”
At least now, the borough has part of the puzzle uncovered — additives are falling out of the water and causing clogs, which are causing pumps to fail and low chlorine levels.
The borough is waiting on a full report from engineers.
It could be the type of additives, frequency of well use, or something about the water chemistry that’s causing the clogs.
LINDON CITY, Utah — The boil order issued Friday for Lindon residents and businesses has been lifted.
The boil order was issued after E. coli was found in the city’s water supply.
The drinking water supply has been deemed safe, but residents still need to flush out their own plumbing, discard ice that may be contaminated, flush out heated water, cycle water softeners and change filters in reverse osmosis systems. Please follow the detailed instructions provided in the photos below.
A boil advisory is in effect for five residential services until further notice. The advisory is due to a water main break repair.
The service addresses affected by this boil advisory are 1306, 1312 Buchanan Street and 2011, 2017 and 2021 Carr Street.
A boil advisory means water should be boiled for at least one minute and cooled before consuming.
The boil advisory for Union Star, Missouri, has been lifted as of Friday afternoon.
The city states that no further precautionary measures are required. Union Star was under a boil advisory due to a water line break on Thursday.
PORT BARRE, La. –
A contractor early Friday morning drilled through a St. Landry Parish water line, causing part of a state highway to wash away and leading to the rupture of a gas line as repair crews dug underground to find the water leak’s origin.
Mayor Gil Savoy said a contractor working to install AT&T fiber optic lines beneath LA 103, or Saizan Avenue, drilled through a portion of Port Barre’s 6-inch water line, which provides water for the town and for rural residents in St. Landry Parish Waterworks District No. 3.
The town issued a boil advisory for affected water customers early Friday.
“It’s affecting quite a bit of people,” Savoy said.
Town workers digging to find the source of the water line’s rupture then impacted a gas line underground.
“We’re having mega problems,” the mayor said.
Pressure in the gas line has been lowered but not completely shut off, Savoy said.
Department of Transportation and Development closed off the affected section of Saizan Avenue, about a half-mile north of US 190 and located in the driveway of the Port Barre Police Department.
Drivers may detour from US 190 to LA 741.
There is no timeline on when the repairs will be completed.
KATC will provide updates as they become available.
MONROE, La (News Release) – Update – Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016 at 3:25pm:
The Green Acres Subdivision Water System has lifted their boil advisory. Recent water samples were negative for bacteria and E. coli.
Original story:
The Green Acres Subdivision Water System are telling their customers to boil their water due to the discovery of E.coli bacteria in the water supply.
A copy of the release from Green Acres Subdivision Water System has been posted in the related documents section for further reading.
This advisory is in effect until further notice.
It is recommended that all consumers disinfect their water before consuming it (including fountain drinks), making ice, brushing teeth, or using it for food preparation or rinsing of foods by the following means:
+ Boil water for (1) one full minute in a clean container. The one minute starts after the water has been brought to a rolling boil.
** READ attached release for further instructions **