Leland Orders Drinking Water Advisory

The City of Leland has issued a Boil Water Advisory for its residents.
Residents are advised to boil water before drinking it.
Chad Nordskog of the City of Leland explained the reason for the boil order.
Cities routinely clean out their water towers to assure clean drinking water for their residents and for the city of Leland, the work won’t take that long.
The city will notify residents through media outlets when the boil order is lifted.

Boil advisory issued along Sunset Lane in Henderson

A boil advisory has been issued for residents along Sunset Lane south of Barker Road in Henderson.
Residents are asked to boil their water for at least five minutes before drinking or cooking with the water.
The boil advisory will be lifted once water samples come back negative.
There’s no word on what caused the boil advisory in this area.
We will update information as it becomes available.
A boil advisory has been issued for all residents on Sunset Lane south of Barker Rd.
Boil water 3-5 minutes at a rolling boil.
When bacteriological samples have proven negative, then the boil water advisory will be lifted.
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(This story was originally published on November 12, 2018)

Woolsey Fire Latest: Water Supply Threatened, 91K Acres Burned

MALIBU, CA – Santa Ana winds picked up again Monday and were expected to continue into Tuesday as firefighters battling the deadly Woolsey Fire in Los Angeles and Ventura counties worked to hold back the flames.
The blaze had burned 91,572 acres and was 20 percent contained, with full containment not expected until Thursday.
Santa Ana wind gusts reached as high as 60 miles per hour in parts of Ventura County on Monday and heavy gusts could follow Tuesday, National Weather Service Meteorologist Curt Kaplan said.
A Red Flag Warning remained in effect for Los Angeles and Ventura counties through Tuesday, when winds will be strongest in the mornings and early afternoons, giving firefighters a nightly reprieve, Kaplan said.
Related: SCE Investigated For Role In Woolsey Fire: Report While most evacuation orders remained in effect, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced that repopulation has begun for Agoura Hills, Westlake Village, Oak Park, North Ranch, Newbury Park residents affected by the fire.
A total of 450 engines, 40 water tenders, 50 bulldozers, and 50 crews were sent into the battle, Cal Fire reported.
Firefighters also had to deal with a fast-moving brush fire along the 118 Freeway near the Los Angeles/Ventura county line, which burned 105 acres and forced the immediate evacuation of Box Canyon and Lake Manor residents.
Meanwhile, the California Public Utilities Commission is investigating Southern California Edison for its possible role in the fire.
Osby credited the Los Angeles Fire Department with keeping areas to the south, especially in Bell Canyon, "buttoned up" employing some 50 engines on the fire’s flank to keep it from spreading south of Mulholland Highway into Pacific Palisades and Topanga Canyon.
"Pepperdine has a long-standing understanding with the county fire and sheriff’s departments," Richardson said.

City of Blencoe to depressurize water system Tuesday

BLENCOE, Iowa (KTIV) – The city of Blencoe, Iowa plans to depressurize the entire city’s water system Tuesday.
The depressurization will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. And is being done to connect the system to a new water treatment facility.
City leaders say they will let the public know if a boil advisory is necessary after their bacteria sample test is done.

Boil water advisory issued for areas in northern Scott County

SIKESTON — A boil water advisory has been issued for customers of Scott County Public Water Supply District No.
4.
According to the PWSD No.
4’s website, a water outage has occurred north of Morley, along highway 77 near Oran, as well as the Kelso, New Hamburg and Rockview areas.
Once water is restored, households are advised to boil any water for human consumption until further notice, the PWSD said just before 10 a.m. Monday.

Woolsey Fire sparks boil water advisory in Ventura and Los Angeles counties

Ventura County Star Add water to the utilities that may be affected by the Woolsey Fire, which has burned 91,572 acres in Ventura and Los Angeles counties.
Anyone living within the burn area is encouraged to boil their tap water for one minute before usage or use bottled water due to possible contaminates that may have entered the area’s supply, according to a warning issued by Los Angeles County.
Los Angeles County Waterworks District No.
Winds have been pushing flames and helping the spread of the Woolsey Fire in Ventura and Los Angeles counties since Wednesday afternoon.
As of Monday, firefighters contained 20 percent of its perimeter with full containment expected Saturday.
Two fatalities have been confirmed and 370 structures have been destroyed with thousands more threatened.
The water advisory is on top of warnings that electricity may be shut off to Southern California Edison customers across Southern California.
Meanwhile, an air quality advisory also has been issued for communities across Southern California.
The advisory lasts through noon Monday, although Santa Ana winds could help move smoky air out of Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange counties in the coming days, according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
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Boil water advisory issued for area of Harrison County

The Greater Harrison County Public Service District has issued a boil water advisory for an area of Harrison County.
The boil water advisory is in effect for all Greater Harrison County PSD customers oh Alpha Hill Road.
Residents of the affected are are advised to boil water before use until further notice.

Boil water advisory lifted for Parchment-area residents

PARCHMENT, MI — A boil advisory for some Parchment residents has been lifted by the city of Kalamazoo, in cooperation with the Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services Department.
The boil water advisory was issued Monday, Nov. 5, as a precautionary measure while Parchment repaired a water main break on 20th Street.
The advisory was lifted Sunday, Nov. 11, after bacteriological sampling within the affected area verified the water was safe to drink, the city of Kalamazoo said in a news release.
Citizens in the affected area can now use city water for consumption as well as all other purposes, according to the news release.
The affected area included: 20th Street – From McKinley Street (northern boundary) to just north of Colby Avenue, both sides of street; McKinley Street – From 20th Street (western boundary) to eastern extent of Parchment water system (between 21st Street and Polk Street), both sides of street; Roosevelt Avenue – From 20th Street (western boundary) to the eastern extent of Parchment water system, both sides of street.
The city of Kalamazoo agreed to connect residents served by Parchment’s municipal water system to the Kalamazoo municipal water supply after per- and polyflourinated substances (PFAS) were found in the Parchment municipal water supply at levels more than 20 times greater than an EPA health advisory in July.

Boil Water Advisory: Harrison County

HARRISON COUNTY, W.Va. (WDTV) — A boil water advisory is in effect for Alpha Hill Road until further notice.
Stay with 5 News for updates.

Technical error causes boil water advisory for Village of Farwell

CLARE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) — A boil water advisory has been issued for the Village of Farwell.
According to village officials, the advisory came after a communication issue with the SCADA system and communications to the water tower late Saturday night.
Records show the issue has been taken care of as of now.
The Department of Public Works is running water samples Monday and it is required for the samples to pass two days in a row.
Residents of Farwell are encouraged to do the following before using their water: Boil any cooking or drinking water for at least 1 minute before using, Bathing should not be an issue, but be sure to avoid accidentally swallowing any water, When bathing small children or babies, a sponge bath is advised to keep water away from their mouths and You can brush your teeth but use bottle water or boiled water to rinse If you have any questions, you can call the Village of Farwell office Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m. at (989) 588-9926.