A boil water advisory is in effect for the Town of Latta (MGN/FILE) Latta, S.C. (WPDE) — A boil water advisory is in effect for the Town of Latta after someone hit a fire hydrant on Highway 917 Tuesday night, causing some people to experience low water pressure, according to Latta Acting Town Administrator Jarett Taylor.
Taylor posted the following message on Facebook Wednesday morning: “A fire hydrant was hit and destroy by a car on west Highway 917 last night.
The line was fixed last night and experienced a leak this morning due to the high pressure put on the line.
The problem has been resolved already this morning.
Pressure should be back up within the hour to normal.
Due to the accident, I am being told there are some reports of low pressure and possibly no pressure.
The Town of Latta will be asking residents to boil their water as a precaution until in town water can be checked.
Sorry for the inconvenience but it is always better to be safe.
Thanks and have a great day.” We will let you know as soon as the advisory is lifted.

CARRBORO, N.C. (WNCN) – A water main break at an OWASA treatment plant Monday shut down a road, required customers to limit their water use, resulted in a Boil Water Advisory and closed city schools.
A main water line from the company’s Jones Ferry Road Water Treatment Plant broke Monday morning, impacting 80,000 customers in Chapel Hill and Carrboro.
An update provided by the Orange Water and Sewer Authority at 7:45 a.m. said that customers in Chapel Hill and Carrboro can resume water use at normal levels.
Although normal use can resume, OWASA customers should still boil any tap water before drinking it.
As a precaution, we’re testing samples to confirm the drinking water remains safe and expect results this evening," officials said.
The Orange County polling station in the Community Room at OWASA will be open for Election Day as scheduled, from 6:30 am to 7:30 pm on Tuesday.
Due to the water main break, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools closed early Monday due to the water main break, officials announced.
Elementary schools closed at 11:30 a.m., middle schools at noon and high schools at 1 p.m. All after school programs and activities were canceled.
Due to the issues, UNC-Chapel Hill had to close their retail/food operations Monday, with some exceptions.
Visitation with Medical Center patients is limited until full water service is restored, officials say.

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Yes, ContinueNo By Sarah Krueger and Emmy Victor, WRAL reporters Carrboro, N.C. — A major water main break in Carrboro caused the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools to cancel classes Monday and forced UNC Hospitals to reroute trauma patients as crews scrambled to find and fix the rupture.
Residents are still advised to boil water until further notice.
Video showed water gushing from the Orange Water and Sewer Authority, or OWASA, treatment plant onto Jones Ferry Road.
Police blocked off the road in front of the plant, at 400 Jones Ferry Road, while crews worked to patch the line.
"We’re making more drinking water to try and make up what’s being lost through the break," Ed Kerwin, executive director of the water utility, said, adding that drinking water from Durham and Hillsborough would also be brought in."
Late Monday afternoon, UNC-Chapel Hill announced that classes will be cancelled through 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Bottled water was brought in for staff and patients, and portable hand-washing stations were being set up throughout the hospitals.
OWASA originally stated its water was safe to drink but later issued a boil advisory for local customers.
The boil advisory doesn’t affect customers on Hillsborough’s water system.

Some residents in Bellefontaine are without water due to a water main break on the south side of that city.
WPKO Radio reported that the break occurred in the Highpoint Village Shopping Center between the Kroger Fuel Station and Burger King.
Several homes and businesses in that are without service.
Other customers have low pressure.
No timetable has been given as to when water will be restored, and officials have not determined yet what areas will be under a boil water advisory once water is restored.

Interior Health and the Glenmore-Ellison Improvement District (GEID) have issued a boil water notice for some residents in the Ellison area.
According to GEID, the notice has come into effect following an increased raw water turbidity in Mill Creek due to recent rainfall.
It is expected that increased turbidity will continue for several days.
The yellow areas shown on the map below are the only properties affected by the notice.
The advisory does not affect those residents located at Country Rhodes Strata, Country View Estates Strata, or any properties now serviced from the Okanagan Lake Source shown in blue.
Interior Health recommends that all customers drink boiled water or a safe alternative until further notice.
“Water intended for drinking, washing fruits and vegetables, making beverages or ice, or brushing teeth should be boiled for one minute.
Boiled water should then be refrigerated in a clean, covered container.
Customers could also choose to use bottled or distilled water, or water that has been filtered through a well-maintained treatment device,” states Interior Health.
Health risks are a particular concern for the elderly, newborns, and people with a weakened immune system.

– (11/5/2018) A boil advisory is in effect for parts of Caldwell Parish.
Leaders at the Wards 4 & 5 Water System, Inc. say the boil order is in place use to a water supply problems due to main line repairs.
Below is the full press release from Wards 4 & 5 Water System, Inc.: The Wards 4 & 5 Water System, Inc. is experiencing problems with the water supply system because of main line repair.
Therefore, as a precaution, the Wards 4 & 5 Water System, Inc.. is issuing a BOIL ADVISORY effective immediately for the customers.
This BOIL ADVISORY is to remain in effect until rescinded by the Wards 4 & 5 Water System, Inc.
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 one (1) full minute in a clean container.
The one minute starts after the water has been brought to a rolling boil.
(The flat taste can be eliminated by shaking the water in a clean bottle or pouring it from one clean container to another.
Again, please be sure to disinfect your own water prior to consumption until you have been advised otherwise.
Upon such notification, the Wards 4 & 5 Water System, Inc. will then rescind the Boil Advisory and notify its customers that the water has been found to be safe.

Until late Wednesday at the earliest OXFORD, N.S.
– Oxford’s boil water advisory remains in effect.
The town issued a news release late Monday saying it’s required by the provincial Environment Department to have water tests completed to ensure the absence of pathogens or bacteria before the all clear can be given.
The boil order was put into effect on Sunday because of a power outage at the town’s chlorinator in Little River.
Test results are expected by the end of the day Wednesday.
Residents are asked to boil any water for at least one minute that is to be used for drinking, ice cubes, washing food, brushing teeth or any activity requiring human or domestic animal consumption.

Due to water main repair work at 535 Imperial Lane, a water boil advisory has been issued for 12 properties in the 500 and 600 blocks of Imperial Lane, according to a news release from the city water distribution department.
The residences affected are at: 525, 530, 529, 535 536, 600, 601 606, 607, 610, 611 and 614.
As a precaution, residents should vigorously boil, for at least one minute, any water used for drinking (including water used to make ice), cooking or oral hygiene.
As an alternative, residents could use bottled water.
Samples are being collected from the area to test for bacterial contamination.
A notice will be issued when the boil advisory is lifted by the water distribution department.

PARCHMENT, MI — The city of Parchment is repairing a water main break on 20th Street, resulting in a temporary period of water shut off, a loss of pressure and a precautionary water boil advisory for some area residents, the city of Kalamazoo said in a news release.
The precautionary boil water advisory was issued on the evening of Monday, Nov. 5, in cooperation with the Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services Department for all water intended for drinking or ingestion or any consumptive uses within the affected area, including: 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.
There have not been any confirmed tests showing bacteria present in the water main at the location of the infrastructure repair.
Initial sampling results will be available within 24 hours of its collection and the final set within 48 hours.
It is expected that the advisory will be lifted within 72 hours, on Nov. 9, the news release states.
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.
Municipal water customers in the boil advisory area may use bottled water for consumptive purposes or boil their tap water for 2 minutes prior to use for drinking or other ingestion.
No special precautionary measures are necessary for water used for personal hygiene, the news release states.

The Ahousaht First Nation has declared a local state of emergency due to a contaminated water supply and a low reservoir level in the remote west coast community.
Ahousaht has been under a boil water advisory for the last two days due to soil contaminants in the village’s water reservoir.
Ahousaht Chief Greg Louie said the reservoir is now at 32 per cent.
The local school is closed and the First Nation is preparing to evacuate their elderly and infirm to Tofino.
The causes of the contamination and the low reservoir level are under investigation.
#ahousaht under Boil Water Advisory after mystery soil contaminants entered village’s water resevoir early today or late last night @scottfraserndp @GordJohns @Catherine_RDGBC pic.twitter.com/ZjnvHYaOT9 — Ahousaht Admin (@AhousahtAdmin) November 5, 2018 With files from CBC