by Tom Johnson, originally posted on September 12, 2016

Water customers in a portion of Princeton have a precautionary boil advisory following repairs to a water main break.

Affected by the advisory are customers west of Broadway and south of Markie Street (in Princeton).

The advisory to boil water for cooking and drinking will be in effect until Tuesday night for that area of Princeton.

originally posted on June 28, 2016

The city of Kirksville has issued a 48-hour boil advisory for citizens who live along the old RR Row between Normal and Dodson streets, including South Sheridan.

The advisory is scheduled to end at 10 a.m. on Thursday.

Originally posted on September 25, 2016

A boil water advisory has been issued for the Tawny Branch Road, Hartwood Circle, Whitwood Circle, Battery Walk Court, Prices Court, Heritage Village Lane, Hampton Oaks Place, and Cutlers Court in the Harbison area by the City of Columbia Water Works.

For more information contact the SC DHEC Division of Health Licensing at ‪(803) 545-4370, or the City of Columbia Customer Care Call Center at (803) ‪545-3300.

Customers in the area of Tawny Branch Road, Hartwood Circle, Whitwood Circle, Battery Walk Court, Prices Court, Heritage Village Lane, Hampton Oaks Place, and Cutlers Court are urged to vigorously boil any water used for drinking, food preparation or making ice for at least one full minute before use.

by John McNeill, originally posted on September 25, 2016

By Matthew Van Dongen, originally posted on September 24, 2016

More water tests are needed before the city’s precautionary boil water advisory for Brigadoon Drive residents can be called off.

City officials said tests from five of six hydrants in the neighbourhood came back late Friday night completely clean — but one sample showed “a very small amount of non-harmful bacteria,” water director Andrew Grice Saturday.

“In order to verify the safety of the water we will need two consecutive back-to-back clean sets of test results.”

The setback means the precautionary boil water advisory will remain in place until at least Monday morning, Grice said.

The area of Brigadoon that is affected is from Apple Blossom Drive to Glenview Place, Matthew Street, Nature Court, Gledhill Crescent, Galt Street and Graywood Road.

The precautionary boil water advisory was issued Sept. 21 after lab results indicated there was excessive bacterial contamination in a water sample collected on Sept. 19 from a fire hydrant on Brigadoon near Nature Court.

No water sample taken to date has actually turned up harmful bacteria, Grice emphasized. But even samples showing benign bacteria must be taken seriously in case harmful micro-organisms are hidden by the result.

Hamilton public health has strongly urged the affected residents not to use their water for drinking or, if they must, to boil it at a rolling boil for at least one minute before using it for drinking and other uses such as brushing your teeth, washing fruits and vegetables, washing dishes or making meals.

Public health has several other procedures and precautions for residents to take at hamilton.ca.

by Ashley Sanchez and Jason Thomason, originally posted on June 28, 2016

LIVINGSTON COUNTY, KY –

Almost 3,600 customers in the Crittenden-Livingston County Water District can’t drink their tap water without boiling it first. A boil water advisory was put in place over the weekend after algae was found in water that had already been filtered at the plant.

Simply Southern owner Trish Atchison has not had an easy start to her week.

“It makes it really hard on a café, because you can’t use your ice machines, your coffee makers, your tea machines, your fountain drinks, or none of that,” Atchison said.

A boil water advisory causes more work for Atchison and less of a profit, because she, like many others in the area, is having to buy bottled water and drinks.

“We’ve never had this issue before, so we weren’t really ready for it,” Atchison said.

Crittenden-Livingston County Water District Superintendent Ronnie Slayden says all the district’s water comes from the Cumberland River. Saturday night, he discovered the river was carrying too much algae into the plant for the filters to clean.

“That’s our source water. That’s where we got our water at, and we’ve got to have it,”Slayden said.

“The pumps that carry the water into the facility are at the bottoms of the river. So, when river waters are low and it’s not flowing fast, algae was going straight into them,” Slayden said.

Slayden says Barkley Dam let more water into the river, which helped the issue. State workers are also pouring a chemical into the Cumberland River to kill the algae.

“We’re doing all we can to get this thing straightened out,” Slayden said.

At this point, he’s still working with the state to get to the root of the algae problem.

Originally posted on September 24, 2016

A water boil advisory is in effect for the England Airpark/Billy Mitchell Blvd. area in Alexandria.

Water pressure was lost during repairs to a fire hydrant in the 1300 block of Billy Mitchel Blvd., resulting in the boil advisory, according to Utility Director Michael Marcotte.

The boil advisory is to remain in effect until further notice for water customers in the affected area, which is in the England Airpark area and along Billy Mitchel Blvd.

It is recommended that all consumers in the affected area disinfect their water before consuming it (including fountain drinks), making ice, brushing teeth, or using it for food preparation or rinsing of foods.

By Nikki Fredrikson, originally posted on August 12, 2016

A boil water advisory has been issued for the Kinbasket Sewer & Water Company Ltd service area, including Black Forest Heights, Canadian Tire and the commercial businesses along Athalmer Road. The advisory was issued on Friday, August 5th and will remain in effect until further notice.

“Due to a mechanical issue with the chlorinator, the First Nations Health Authority Environmental Health Officer recommended Shuswap First Nation Chief and Council place a precautionary boil water advisory on the system until the issue is resolved. The Band’s water operation and maintenance team have ordered a new piece of equipment to replace the malfunctioning chlorinator. Ongoing sampling through the weekend did not show any health risk and it is expected the boil water advisory will be resolved sometime next week,” the First Nations Health Authority told The Pioneer in an email.

The First Nations Health Authority and the Shuswap Band with support from Corix Utilities made the decision to implement the advisory with door-to-door notifications.

Until the advisory is lifted, residents in the affected service area should avoid swallowing water unless it has been boiled for a minute. Other precautionary measures include sponge bathing infants, adding bleach to dish water when washing dishes by hand and boiling water when using for cooking, making ice cubes and washing produce. This advisory will be in place until the chlorinator is fixed.

The Shuswap Band expects the advisory to be lifted by this weekend August 13th.

Contractor hit large water main, City of Saskatoon working to fix

originally posted on June 27, 2016

A water main break has caused the City of Saskatoon to issue a wide-sweeping precautionary boil water advisory.

Areas east of Central Avenue and north of College Drive are under the advisory until further notice.

The affected neighbourhoods include:

• Forest Grove
• Erindale
• Arbor Creek
• University Heights Suburban Centre
• Willowgrove (east of McOrmond Drive)
• Evergreen

According to Trent Schmidt, acting director of public works with the City of Saskatoon, the problems started when a contractor hit a 42-inch water main in a private development. While the city quickly isolated the area and began repairs, it’s policy to put a ban in place until the city can check out the situation.

“Pressure has been restored so water should be returning to all these areas and if there’s a block or two that is affected, a water trailer will be delivered to those addresses,” said Schmidt.

The city is running computer models of the system right now. Any areas that weren’t seriously de-pressurized can return to normal behaviour.

Schmidt said it will take about 48 to 72 hours for the bacteriological results of the water main break to come. But until then, residents in the affected areas are asked to boil any drinking water for three minutes. People can still use the shower without any issues.

West side neighbourhoods were not affected.

Originally posted on August 12, 2016

The City of Hodgenville has issued a boil water advisory for several residents who live in the southern part of the city.

The advisory was issued because of a water main break that occurred around 4:30 p.m. Thursday on South Lincoln Boulevard. City crews worked for several hours and repaired the break around 2:30 a.m. on Friday. The boil water advisory remains in effect while water samples are being tested.

The advisory has been issued for residents who live on College Street, Saunders Lane, Hill Street, East Old Sonora Road, South Lincoln Boulevard, Tanner Road and Glendale Road. Residents who live on these roadways are advised to boil all water used for drinking and cooking until further notice.