Boil advisory issued for Town of Melville Water System
originally posted on December 19, 2016
MELVILLE, La. – The Town of Melville Water System has issued a precautionary boil advisory.
The system suffered a loss of pressure due to power loss during the storm Saturday night; however, this issue has been resolved. Therefore, as a precaution, the Town of Melville Water System is issuing a boil advisory, effective immediately. This boil advisory is to remain in effect until rescinded by the Town of Melville.
Boil water for one full minute in a clean container.
The Town of Melville Water System will cancel this boil advisory upon notification from the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals that samples collected from the water supply system have shown the water is safe to consume without additional disinfection.
Vaudreuil-Dorion boil-water advisory lifted
Advisory had been in place since Sunday
originally posted on December 20, 2016
Municipal officials in Vaudreuil-Dorion have lifted a boil-water advisory that had been in place since Sunday.
The advisory was put in place after a water sample from the area tested positive for E. coli bacteria on Sunday morning.
A notice posted on the city’s website Tuesday said the advisory was no longer in place.
Subzero temps, school delay, outages, Town Code scofflaws
by Kevin Nevers, December 19, 2016
At 7:56 a.m. today the temperature was -10 degrees in Chesterton, according to Intellicast; with an overnight low of -12 at 5:23 a.m.
Windchills were in the vicinity of -18 to -20.
Brisk, to be sure, but not quite the December record low of -19 set in 1989. In any case, both the Duneland Schools and Porter County government offices opened two hours late this morning on account of the cold.
Warming centers in Duneland are located at the Chesterton town hall, 726 Broadway; and the Burns Harbor town hall, 1240 W. Boo Road.
Temperatures are expected to rise steadily, however, with a high today of 16; a high of 28 on Tuesday; and thaw temperatures on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
NIPSCO
Meanwhile, the Northern Indiana Public Service Company reported a pair of outages early this morning–both weather related–which affected fairly large swaths of Duneland. Both occurred around 6:20 a.m. and were resolved shortly before 8 a.m., NIPSCO spokesman Nick Meyer said.
The first was located along the U.S. Highway 20/I-94 corridor and affected portions of Chesterton, Porter, and Portage, with 1,750 customers in the dark.
The second was located along Ind. 49 and affected portions of the west side of Chesterton, with 1,500 customers juiceless.
Early this morning, the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District was expecting delays of 10 to 15 minutes on multiple rush-hour trains “due to NIPSCO problems.”
Digging Out from the Snow
Town of Chesterton roadways were mostly clear this morning, after Saturday’s overnight snow dropped something like seven inches on Duneland, Street Commissioner John Schnadenberg told the Chesterton Tribune.
Schnadenberg’s plow drivers, though, have a bone to pick with residents who’ve been shoveling or blowing snow from their driveways and sidewalks back into previously plowed streets, in violation of Town Code.
“Our biggest complaint was numerous people piling the snow back into the roadway after we have plowed,” Schnadenberg said. “Water Tower Drive in Duneland Cove was to the point where we had to send a plow back to plow a second time because of snow being thrown in the roadway.”
Schnadenberg is mulling a solution to the problem, which may involve photographing evidence of the code violation, then later sending a citation to the offending resident.
Boil Advisory
In related news, the 24-hour boil-advisory issued by Indiana American Water Company (IAWC) around 3 p.m. Friday was duly lifted on Saturday, after test results confirmed no contamination in the system.
The boil-advisory was issued following the break of a 16-inch cast-iron water main in the area of Ind. 149 and U.S. Highway 12 in Burns Harbor. “Approximately 850 Indiana American Water customers in Northwest Indiana experienced low water pressure for a short period of time on Friday,” IWAC spokesman Joe Loughmiller told the Tribune. “Certain customers in Burns Harbor, Chesterton, Portage, South Haven, and Porter were notified of the need (utilizing our CodeRED emergency notification system to boil water for three minutes that would be used for consumption as a precautionary measure.”
“Customers in the affected area may have experienced cloudy or discolored water,” Loughmiller added. “If so, we advised them to open several cold water faucets until their water ran clear before using.”
Lubeck Public Service District customers face water issues
by Brett Dunlap, originally posted on April 7, 2017
LUBECK — The Lubeck Public Service District was able to restore water to over 500 customers on Monday after weekend storms took out a line.
The PSD’s website had a warning posted that said, “Lubeck PSD has a leak in a creek crossing; it cannot be repaired until the water recedes. People will be out of water at least until the leak can be repaired.”
Lubeck Manager Rocky McConnell said the affected pipe was along a creek off of Kesterson Ridge Road off of Lost Pavement Road. McConnell said heavy rains redirected the creek and it ended up taking out an 8-inch main.
A crew of around 15 workmen were out Monday doing repairs. The line was put back together as of 2:45 p.m. Monday with crews working to get water service up and running again.
Officials said they were charging the lines slowly to make sure everything holds. Water was expected to be restored by Monday evening.
”When the water comes back on, there will be a boil water advisory for the following areas: Lost Pavement, Wadesville and Buck Run areas,” the PSD’s warning stated.
PSD officials also added Ball School Road, Larkmead area and Locust Ridge to the boil advisory area.
”People will have to boil water for the next couple of days,” McConnell said.
Water main break forces boil alert in Trumbull County
The boil advisory affects some Brookfield Township residents until further notice
by Sarah Mercer, originally posted on December 19, 2016
BROOKFIELD TWP., Ohio (WKBN) – Brookfield Township residents will have to boil their water until further notice.
A water main break on Crestwood Drive forced Trumbull County Sanitary Engineers to issue the boil advisory.
It affects Trumbull County Water customers living on Crestwood Drive between Sunnydell and Northview drives.
Tap water used for drinking should be boiled for three to five minutes.
Webster County Orders Boil Advisory
by Britney Taylor, originally posted on July 7, 2016
The city of Providence, Kentucky has issued a boil advisory.
The water main break happened at HWY 293, which covers Baldwin Ford Road, Pleasant Valley Road, and Clara Doris Road.
The boil advisory is in effect until further notice.
The area where the water main break happened is under five feet of water.
This boil advisory is due to a water main break in the city.
Greer road closed, boil-water advisory issued after water main break
by Amanda Shaw, originally posted on July 8, 2016
GREER, SC (FOX Carolina) – A water main break in Greer has resulted in a road closure on Thursday.
Dispatchers said the water main break occurred on Cannon Avenue, which is now closed between Pelham and Trade Street. Lindall Street is also closed.
The break is reportedly due due to normal aging of the water main.
Greer CPW issued a boil-water advisory for approximately 30 homes in the area, which received phone messages about the advisory. Residents on 104-132 Cannon Avenue and 201-209 Pelham Street are asked to boil their water before drinking, cooking or dishwashing.
Stay with FOX Carolina for details on this developing story.
Car crash damages Bloomfield water main, boil advisory in effect
by Jessica Mazzola, originally posted on July 7, 2016
BLOOMFIELD — Township residents are on a boil water advisory until further notice.
According to an emergency notification posted on the municipal website Thursday afternoon, a car accident caused “severe damage” to a water main, prompting the advisory.
“While at this time the presence of e-coli or fecal coliform has not been detected in the water system, water main breaks of this nature require the Township to sample and re-sample the water to verify that these contaminants have not been introduced into the water system,” the post reads.
The township is recommending that residents either use bottled water, or boil all water used for eating and drinking, brushing teeth, and washing dishes for at least one minute before use.
Additional details on the accident were not immediately available.
Residents can receive additional information by reaching out to the water department at 973-680-4177.
Boil water advisory issued for Saint-Henri residents
by Tim Sargeant, originally posted on July 7, 2016
MONTREAL – Residents living in the Fattal mixed commercial/residential building on Saint-Rémi Street are being asked to boil their drinking water for at least one minute before consumption.
Tests are being done on the drinking water to determine why so many people have been getting sick in the building.
Sud-Ouest borough Mayor Benoît Dorais told Global News the results of the water tests should be known on Friday.
Dorais said it’s too early to say whether the water problem is due to a plumbing issue within the building or whether it’s related to the water network system controlled by the city.
Temporary water pipes have been installed in the area and will be connected to all the homes when work to renovate the underground water network begins.
This situation is unrelated to the current problems.
Boil water advisory in effect for parts of Lynchburg starting Friday
by Sherese Gore, originally posted on July 7, 2016
The City of Lynchburg has announced a boil water advisory for residents along U.S. 460 east of Campbell Avenue and areas of Tyreeanna and Pleasant Valley beginning at 8 p.m. Friday.
Water service in the impacted areas will be disrupted Friday and Saturday to complete the re-location of a waterline as part of U.S. 460 access management roadwork by the Virginia De-partment of Transportation.
Customers in the impacted areas will be without water generally between 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights. According to a city news release, the boil water advisory will begin at 8 p.m. Friday and will remain in effect “until such time water testing has been performed and the water is declared safe to consume — usually 48 hours after completion of the waterline work.”
Written notice will be distributed to affected residents at least 24 hours before work begins. The release notes unforeseen extensions of service outage time may be required at which point city customers will be notified “as quickly as possible should this occur.”
The affected areas include: Pleasant Valley, Tyreeanna and along U.S. 460 east of the Campbell Avenue interchange. Streets include Poston Street, Holcomb Path Road, Rockwell Road, Kavanaugh Road, Aultice Lane, Carnell Lane, Tyreeanna Road, Pleasant Valley Road, Statham Lane, Turner Lane, Spinoza Circle, Nickerson Road, Channie Lane, and Concord Turnpike from the Lynchburg Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant east to U.S. 460.
For more information, call the Department of Water Resources at (434) 455-4250.