originally posted on October 5, 2016

 

MONROE, La (News Release) – Update: Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016 at 10:55am:
The boil advisory for the Charmingdale Water System has been lifted.
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Original Story:
A boil advisory has been issued by the Charmingdale Water System. Water services were interrupted due to a contractor installing new valves in Charmingdale.

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

by Catherine Doss, originally posted on September 8, 2016

 

HURT, Va. (WSET) – Some scheduled work on water lines in Hurt led to the Health Department to issue a boil advisory. Mayor Gary Poindexter told ABC 13 a few areas now have water and the water pumps are running and the system is being flushed.

Poindexter also believes the boil water advisory will need to continue at least until Saturday. The mayor is also telling residents updates on the situation will come every few hours on the Hurt’s Facebook page and website.

He explained the water system in town is over 30 years old. They had to special order parts for some pressure regulating devices that need repair.

Poindexter said it was a challenge to coordinate getting the parts and contractors for the project.

Poindexter said it was a challenge to coordinate getting the parts and hiring contractors for the project.

Officials estimated water service would be restored by 9 a.m. Mayor Poindexter said he is waiting to hear a new estimate from Public Works, but they think water will be on by early afternoon.

Poindexter says the Health Department issued the boil advisory because the main had to be shut down, which can let bacteria into the system. The advisory is on-going and the Health Department will issue a statement when they feel the water is safe.

Officials at Faith Christian Academy announced the school would be closed Thursday so crews could work on the water lines.

This story will be updated.

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RIDGEWOOD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Three New Jersey towns are under a boil water advisory after traces of fecal E. coli was found in a groundwater sample during a routine test.
Ridgewood Water issued the advisory for portions of Ridgewood, Wyckoff and all of Glen Rock.
The advisory comes after a sample earlier this week from a raw groundwater source tested positive for E. coli before any treatment, the company said.
Ridgewood Water said boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, cooking, ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes and any other food preparation until further notice.
It said water should boil for one minute and allowed to cool before using.
Parents have also been notified.
So far, no cases of illness have been reported, CBS2’s Magdalena Doris reported.
It also noted that water coming from the source is disinfected before being distributed to customers and said no distribution system samples have tested positive for fecal indicators or any other bacteria.
For more information, please contact Ridgewood Water at 201-670-5520.

By Elizabeth Ruiz, originally posted on October 4, 2016

 

A boil warning is still in effect for residents in Gold Hill.

That means anyone in the area shouldn’t drink the water or use it to brush their teeth unless it’s been boiled.

A water main break Monday created the potential for bacteria in the water.

The on-duty manager at the local Ray’s Food Place says residents rushed in last night to buy bottled water after hearing about the advisory.

“I mean when I bought the water I bought it because I was concerned. I didn’t want to drink contaminated water, and then of course there’s concern for people in the area,” resident Jerry Sewell said.

The city says the water main was restored yesterday and the system has been flushed.

The Gold Hill mayor says bacterial samples are being collected for analysis and the results should be available tomorrow morning.

The city says bottled water is available at Gold Hill City Hall.

Originally posted on October 4, 2016

 

Columbia, SC (WLTX) A boil water advisory has been issued for some Columbia water customers.

The advisory is for the 3000 block of Bellingham road and Avondale Drive from Summerlea Drive to Abingdon road or if you live near these areas and have lost water pressure.   Residents are advised to boil their water for at least one minute prior to drinking or cooking with it.

The City of Columbia had a 6 inch line repair that could result in bacterial contamination of the water.

The city is currently working to correct the problem.

By Alex Davis, originally posted on October 4, 2016

 

Workers restored water to an estimated 50 households much earlier than expected after a 12-inch water main blew out Monday morning at the Kessel Athletic Complex at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford.

Now a boil water advisory is in effect for those residents until further notice.

“The repairs went better than expected,” said Bradford City Water Authority Executive Director Steve Disney, saying water should have been back for households as of around 8:30 p.m. Monday.

The break was discovered around 9:30 a.m. Monday below the tennis courts at the Pitt-Bradford athletic complex, and Disney figured that water would be restored to several homes as early as midnight Tuesday.

The break has impacted Marion Avenue to the 500 block of West Washington Street and several of the side streets.

On Monday, after-school activities at St. Bernard Elementary and Middle School were canceled. The athletic complex cannot be used by the campus and others, at least until later this week.

When the water pressure was found to be low at St. Bernard Elementary and Middle School on Monday, Principal Kim Mooney said officials gave students bottled water. Students also used paper products during lunch, and the maintenance man helped with flushing the toilets in the restrooms.

There are about 100 students who attend the school.

Those same impacted areas are now under a boil water advisory until further notice, and Disney said that water should be brought to a rolling boil for at least one minute.

“The only place on campus that was affected was the Hangar Building,” Pitt-Bradford spokeswoman Pat Frantz Cercone said. “The rest of campus was not affected.”

The testing of the water will need to be conducted today and Wednesday. Two consecutive positive tests will mean the advisory can be lifted later in the week, Disney said.

In the meantime, Cercone said the fall sports have not been adversely impacted.

“All of our home tennis matches are over for the fall. However, our men’s and women’s soccer teams are scheduled to host Hilbert on Wednesday,” she said. “Those games will not be able to be held at the Kessel Athletic Complex.”

She said officials are hoping the soccer field will be set for the men’s and women’s home games against Franciscan on Saturday.

“The situation also affects Bradford High’s girls’ tennis team, which uses the facilities at the Kessel Athletic Complex for practice and competition,” Cercone said.

Originally posted on October 4, 2016

 

Beckley Water Co. makes the following announcement:

Water service along East and West Main and Virginia streets in Sophia will be temporarily interrupted Wednesday, Oct. 5, from 2 to 4 p.m. due to repair work. This includes side streets, also.

A boil water advisory will be in effect following the outage.

The time of the outage is only the company’s best estimate of when it can get water off and make the necessary connections and changes and restore water service.

It is suggested that you collect some water prior to the outage for both cooking and drinking as well as for sanitary purposes.  Sometimes the outage is extended beyond anticipated time due to conditions beyond our control.

If we are unable to perform work due to unseen delays or inclement weather, work will be done on first permissible work day thereafter.

Raleigh County PSD has issued a boil water advisory for Bee Branch and Honey Lane on the Arnett system.

West Virginia American Water has issued a precautionary boil water advisory for approximately 75 customers in the Cunard area. The affected area includes Cunard Road, Creek Side Road, McGuire Hill Road, Brooklyn Loop and Coal Run Creek.

Ravencliff – McGraws – Saulsville PSD has issued a boil water advisory for Glen Fork at David Lays Road to the Jesse and Matheny areas.

Customers are advised to bring all water to a full rolling boil, let it boil for one minute and let cool before using, or use bottled water. Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes, bathing, and food preparation until further notice. Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water.

The City of Mount Hope has lifted a boil water advisory for its system.

Break Affected Water Service to Rutgers Village, Edgebrook, Clifton Av. & Hoffman Av.

-By Charlie Kratovil, originally posted on October 4, 2016

 

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The Hub City’s water woes continued over the weekend of September 23-25, as thousands of city residents were forced to boil their water before use or risk their health while crews worked to repair a 20-inch water main that ruptured on a ramp connecting Routes 1 and 18.

After the main broke, a chunk of the roadway above it collapsed, causing traffic delays amid the Friday rush hour on September 23, and another headache for city’s embattled Water Utility.

“It broke Friday night, causing low water pressure throughout the night to area neighborhoods, as well as partial and full closures of the ramp,” said Jennifer Bradshaw, a City Hall spokesperson.

The utility was required to tell thousands of residents to boil their water for the next two days, while crews spent some 23 hours fixing the break.

The timing could not have been worse, as it occurred just hours after the city publicly admitted that water quality testing done in August showed elevated levels of Total Trihalomethanes at three out of eight sites in the city.

The news was cause for concern because of the city’s track record with water quality: The Water Utility’s longtime water treatment plant operator Edward O’Rourke was recently imprisoned after pleading guilty to public corruption.

And O’Rourke’s case wasn’t the first or last time the agency has been exposed as shady.

While residents were reading New Brunswick Today’s article on the city’s latest water quality violation, many residents in the First Ward of the city were seeing discolored and potentially dangerous water coming out of their faucets.

At 8:14am on September 24, a Nixle alert issued by the New Brunswick Police Department said water service disruptions were occurring, but maintained the “water remains safe for consumption at this time.”

But an hour and 40 minutes later, the city no longer was confident in the water being distributed to some neighborhoods.  A follow-up alert said that the boil water advisory was being issued “as a precaution.”

The areas affected included some of the city’s wealthier neighborhoods including Rutgers Village and Edgebrook, as well as the Raritan Crossing apartment complex.

A follow-up message at 2:52pm noted that the advisory remained “in Effecr” and had been expanded to cover Clifton Avenue and three apartment apartments buildings on Hoffman Avenue in the Gardens at Raritan.   For the first time, Edgebook was also mentioned.

Rutgers Village and Edgebrook are largely isolated from the rest of the city, and they happen to be home to the residences of Mayor James Cahill, City Councilman Glenn Fleming, and many of the city government’s top officials.

Fleming and several other Council members still have not responded to questions about when they first learned of the city’s latest water quality violation.

“As part of the repair efforts, valves had to be opened and closed, which caused outages to the affected neighborhoods.,” explained Bradshaw, who said the boil water advisory “was in place for over a day while we ensured that there was no bacteriological contamination.”

Bradshaw said City Hall staff printed “hundreds of copies of a letter alerting residents to the boil water advisory and hand delivered them to the affected neighborhoods by police and water utility staff, in addition to putting out several Nixles, Facebook posts and Tweets.

Neighbors were quick to complain about the water problem, and at least one irate resident reported not recieving any letter.

The advisory was lifted at about 6:45 p.m. on Sunday, September 25, according to Bradshaw.

For the benefit of our readers who may see this article during a future water boil advisory, here’s what the city’s public notice said, including instructions for water use during the boil water advisory:

The New Brunswick Water Utility is providing notification that a water main break occurred on Friday, September 23 on Route 1 in New Brunswick, which has caused some customers within the service area to be without water. A repair crew continues to work on the broken main and water service is projected to be restored to the area on Saturday afternoon.

As a precaution, the New Brunswick Water Utility is implementing a Boil Water Advisory for all addresses contained in the area of Raritan Crossing, Rutgers Village and Edgebrook.

Residents of Clifton Avenue and Raritan Gardens residents in buildings 100, 200 and 300 on Hoffman Avenue should also boil water until testing of the water supply is deemed satisfactory. Residents and businesses outside of this area are not affected by this advisory. A repair crew continues to work on the broken main and water service is expected to be restored to the area on Saturday afternoon.

What should I do? What does this mean?

Effective immediately and until further notice, customers within the impacted service area are instructed to bring tap water to a rolling boil for one minute and allow the tap water to cool before using, or use bottled water. Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking; preparing foods; mixing baby formula, food, juices or drinks; washing vegetables and fruit; cooking; making ice; brushing teeth; and washing dishes until further notice. Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water.

If you have a severely compromised immune system, have an infant, are pregnant or elderly, you may be at an increased risk and should seek advice from your health care providers about this drinking water.

The following measures are also recommended:

• Throw away uncooked food or beverages or ice cubes made with tap water during the day of the advisory;
• Keep boiled water in the refrigerator for drinking;
• Do not swallow water while showering or bathing;
• Rinse hand-washed dishes with a diluted bleach solution (one tablespoon of household bleach per gallon of tap water) or clean your dishes in a dishwasher using the hot wash cycle and dry cycle;
• Do not use home filtering devices in place of boiling or using bottled water; most home water filters will not provide adequate protection from microorganisms;
• Use only boiled water to treat minor injuries;
• Provide pets with drinking water that has been boiled (and cooled).

Please continue to boil your water or use bottled water until you are notified that the water quality is satisfactory. This advisory will remain in effect until repairs are completed and testing shows the water quality to be safe. We are working as quickly as possible to restore your water quality. Thank you for your patience. If affected customers have any questions regarding the boil water advisory, they are encouraged to call the New Brunswick Water Utility’s 24-hour emergency line at (732) 745-5103.

*Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools and businesses.) You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or by distributing copies by hand or mail.

Water issues continue in parts of Binghamton following a water main break over the weekend. A boil water advisory will soon be in effect for the Ely Park Area. Camille DeLongis reports. 

-By Camille DeLongis, originally posted on October 4, 2016

 

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Water issues continue in the Ely Park area of Binghamton with a boil water advisory now in effect.

Residents on Valley View Drive, La Grange Street and part of Thomas Street lost water usage due to a water main break on Saturday.

The break of a 45-year-old pipe stopped the city’s ability to fill the Ely Park Reservoir, which increases the chance of untreated water entering the system.

The advisory starts Tuesday at noon and officials hope the problem will be resolved within three days.

Meanwhile, a water conservation alert remains in effect in that area.

The city of Binghamton is asking residents north of LaGrange Street to only use water for critical needs.

The area includes Broome-Tioga BOCES, Legacy Bay Apartments and the Ely Park Golf Course.

BOCES’ Director of Facilities and Operations says while they will continue to be cautious, students have no reason to worry.

“We’re going on with normal operations with a conscious effort of trying to reduce water usage wherever we can but so far it hasn’t caused us any issues or any changes in operations,” said Mike Lynch, BOCES facilities and operations director.

BOCES school officials say they will start using bottled water if the issue gets worse.

Residents with questions are encouraged to contact the City of Binghamton Water Department at 607-772- 7210.

Several parts of Mingo County included

-By Courtney Harrison, originally posted on october 3, 2016

 

DELBARTON, W.Va. – Despite a water line break and a boil water advisory issued for several areas throughout Mingo County, area schools were on a regular schedule Monday morning.

Mingo County Schools Interim Superintendent Donald Spence explained that bottled water was being provided at schools affected by the boil water advisories. Bottled water will continue to be provided at the schools until the boil water advisory has been lifted.

Over the weekend, the Mingo County Public Service District (PSD) issued a boil water advisory for several areas throughout Mingo County.

The boil water advisory was issued Saturday morning following a water line break. The impacted areas originally included Delbarton, Ragland, to the top of Horsepen Mountain and Ben Creek.

On Sunday, additional areas were added to the boil water advisory. The additional areas now under advisory include Lenore, Trace Fork, Belo, and areas surrounding Dingess and Jennies Creek.

The boil water advisory for all impacted areas will remain in effect until further notice.