By Fox 4 Newsroom, originally posted on September 28, 2016

 

CASS COUNTY, Mo. — Water customers in Pleasant Hill and Strasburg are under a boil advisory issued following a low-pressure event in a transmission line.

The mayor of Pleasant Hill says the line was repaired, chlorinated and flushed by 9 p.m. on Wednesday, but regulations mandate a boil advisory is in place until water samples are tested and found not to be contaminated.

You’re encouraged to boil water vigorously for three minutes and allowing it to cool before drinking it, or using for hygiene or food preparation. You should also replace ice made with unboiled tap water.

This order does not apply to customers in Water District 5 or 9.

Originally posted on September 28, 2016

 

GREENVILLE, S.C. — A boil water advisory is in effect this morning for part of Greenville County.

The boil water advisory was issued for the area around Circle Drive and Sutherland Road in Marietta.

A construction crew hit a water line, according to an official with Marietta Water District.

E.Coli In Water Prompts Boil Advisory From Ridgewood Water.
RIDGEWOOD, NJ — Ridgewood Water customers need to boil their water before drinking it due to fecal E.coli that was found in a groundwater source sample, the utility announced Wednesday.
The raw groundwater sample was taken from the water’s low pressure zone, which includes parts of Ridgewood and Wyckoff and all of Glen Rock, said Richard Calbi Jr., Ridgewood Water director.
The sample tested positive for E.coli before it was treated.
Fecal indicators mean that the water may be contaminated with human or animal waste.
Water from the zone is disinfected before it is distributed and no distribution samples tested positive for E.coli or any other bacteria, Calbi said.
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Boil water advisory affects Sunchild First Nation’s public buildings.
A school is one of three public buildings on Sunchild First Nation that remains affected by a boil water advisory issued last week.
Alice Peters, Sunchild First Nations band manager and health director, said on Wednesday that three public buildings — Sunchild School, the band office and health centre — are still affected, as well as seven homes.
School principal David Malthouse said they do have water for the toilets and there is drinkable water in coolers.
Peters said the boil water advisory was issued March 28, when there was a break in the main water line, resulting in two 10,000-gallon reservoir tanks depressurizing and no water service for awhile.
About 40 to 50 homes and the public buildings were affected at first.
On Wednesday they were still trying to locate a break in the part of the line that affects the seven homes and public buildings.
Until that is done, all homes that use the water system will remain under the advisory.
The reserve has about 160 homes but not all are connected to the water system.
Many have their own wells.

Water advisory expected to be lifted.
PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY – People in the Picton and Bloomfield areas might be able to drink water from their taps as early as today (Thursday) as tests continue to show no contamination of the drinking water system following the sinking of a barge in Picton Bay on March 24.
At Wednesday morning’s daily press conference of the municipality’s Emergency Control Group, acting mayor Barry Turpin said the boil-water advisory could soon be lifted.
“Although the plant has been restarted, it is not yet reconnected to the Picton-Bloomfield distribution water system (and) we are in discussions with the Ministry of the Environment over our plans to reconnect the distribution system to the plant,” he said.
“Until we receive the Ministry of Environment’s acceptance, we cannot reconnect the plant to the distribution system, (but) we anticipate their acceptance by end of day and water will be directed to the distribution system soon thereafter.
This means that the boil-water advisory, while still in effect, could be lifted sometime tomorrow.” Turpin said he expects a Thursday afternoon press conference scheduled for 3 p.m. will signal the end of the boil-water advisory.
“We’ve had no indication of anything being stirred up and we have better turbidity measurements today which is an indication of suspended matter in the water,” he said.
“The bay is turned over and flushing itself seasonably as it does and we have no indication of anything in the water aside from the release from the barge.” CAO James Hepburn said the arduous task of sifting through the financial aspects of the disaster will start soon and will likely include court action.
“I will be meeting with our lawyers later today to discuss (the process) and, obviously, we will be making claims against various people responsible for this,” he said.
“We also have to determine if we will be applying for emergency funding through the provincial government or not.”

Boil-water advisory issued for Cameron.
The Orangeburg Department of Public Utilities on Thursday issued a boil water advisory for water customers in the Cameron area.
The advisory is in place for customers along First Street in Cameron including Old Orangeburg Road from Highway 33 to Second Street, Highway 33 from First Street to Second Street and Second Street from Highway 33 to Orange Street in Calhoun County.
DPU advises as a precautionary measure for customers to vigorously boil their water for at least one full minute prior to cooking or drinking with it.
Any water customers in the vicinity of the affected area who have lost water and/or water pressure are also advised to vigorously boil their water for at least one full minute prior to cooking or drinking.
The Water Division has experienced a six-inch water main break in this vicinity.
The advisory is in effect until further notice from DPU.
Should you have any questions pertaining to this advisory, call the Water Division at 803-268-4404 or if after hours, 803-268-4000.

Officials in Prince Edward County are optimistic the Boil Water Advisory may be lifted as early as tomorrow. Results of recent tests at the Picton/Bloomfield Water Treatment Plant have been encouraging but until the plant is fully operational and reconnected to the distribution system the boil water advisory remains in effect. As of last reports, reservoirs…

Cameron boil water advisory.
The Orangeburg Department of Public Utilities has issued a boil water advisory for water customers in the Cameron area.
The advisory is in place for customers along First Street in Cameron including Old Orangeburg Road from the Highway 33 to Second Street, Hwy 33 from First Street to Second Street and Second Street from the Hwy 33 to Orange Street in Calhoun County.
DPU advises as a precautionary measure for customers to vigorously boil their water for at least one full minute prior to cooking or drinking.
Also, any water customers in the vicinity of the affected area who have lost water and/or water pressure are also advised to vigorously boil their water for at least one full minute prior to cooking or drinking.
The Water Division has experienced a six inch water main break in this vicinity.
The advisory is in effect until further notice from DPU.
The DPU Water Division is presently working to correct the problem.
Should you have any questions pertaining to this advisory, please call the Water Division at (803) 268-4404 or if after hours (803) 268-4000.

TRAVERSE CITY — Problems flowed into Benzie County’s jail after water gushed from Beulah’s drinking water supply network.
Sheriff Ted Schendel said the leak forced jail staff to make some quick adjustments.
Muddy running water returned to the jail, which along with all other Beulah homes and businesses remains in a boil water advisory that could last through Friday, said Brian Moore, village department of public works superintendent.
He blamed the spill on an aging pipe located beneath Spring Valley Street between Highland Drive and Crystal Avenue.
A small crack split the water main, spilling about 250,000 gallons of water and dropping water pressure throughout the village.
Moore discovered the leak, heard the jail did not have water at about 6 p.m. and quickly put the boil-water advisory into effect.
He said in his 16 years with the village he has seen the water main along Spring Valley Street break eight times.
Schendel said he was relieved water returned at all.
The advisory will continue until three consecutive clean water samples are collected, Moore said.
Crews traveled around Beulah in search of those samples Tuesday afternoon.

State College, Pa., recipient of solar project at WWTP.
"We know how important renewable energy is to our country’s future, and we’re glad to partner with a progressive local utility to make that happen in Pennsylvania," said Alan Litt, President of Pace Energy.
The authority will use the energy generated to power about 25 percent of its daily advanced wastewater treatment operations, which provides wastewater treatment and reuse water to the majority of the State College region.
The solar project enables the authority to completely offset its water reuse operations (a portion of the whole facility) with renewable energy.
RETTEW will provide engineering designs for the project, including an energy storage battery system to regulate the regional power frequency.
This project provides synergies between water reuse and renewable energy, positioning the authority to further advance their mission."
"We continue to strategize and work towards advanced renewable energy and sustainable water management, providing an example of how many in our industry could ramp up operations," said Cory Miller, the authority’s executive director.
Pace Energy, LLC is a specialty-financing firm whose members have a long history of investing in and managing impact lending projects in the renewable energy market.
For more information, contact Alan Litt at (646) 844-3601 or visit www.monticello.nyc.
Today RETTEW has more than 350 employees and nine offices located in Lancaster, Lehigh Valley, Mechanicsburg, Pittsburgh and Williamsport, P.A.